Wolf City

Wolf City is the fifth studio album released by the German Krautrock band Amon Düül II.

Wolf City
Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedJuly 1972, Bavaria Studios
GenreKrautrock, progressive rock
Length34:41
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerOlaf Kübler, Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II chronology
Carnival in Babylon
(1972)
Wolf City
(1972)
Live in London
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Like its predecessor, Carnival in Babylon, Wolf City is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures.[2] This was likely due to the band's increasing commercial popularity, both at home and in the UK.[1] Despite this, some of the album's tracks, such as "Jail-House-Frog" and "Deutsch Nepal", are still overtly experimental.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Surrounded by the Stars"Karrer/Rogner07:44
2."Green-Bubble-Raincoated-Man"Weinzierl05:03
3."Jail-House-Frog"Weinzierl04:50
4."Wolf City"Karrer/Fichelscher/Rogner/Weinzierl/Meid03:18
5."Wie der Wind am Ende einer Strasse"Karrer/Fichelscher/Rogner/Weinzierl/Meid05:42
6."Deutsch Nepal"Kübler/Meid02:56
7."Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge"Fichelscher/Rogner04:54

Bonus tracks on Gamma CD reissue (83803):[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What You Gonna Do"Kübler/Meid06:37
2."Las Vegas"Kübler/Meid04:19
3."Mueller's Frau-Jam"Leopold10:53

Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305372):

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kindermörderlied"Karrer05:59
2."Mystic Blutsturz"Weinzierl/Knaup-Krötenschwanz10:11
3."Düülirium"Karrer/Kühler/Weinzierl/Knaup-Krötenschwanz04:25

Personnel

Amon Düül II

  • Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocals
  • Chris Karrer – guitars, soprano saxophone, violin
  • John Weinzierl – guitars
  • Falk-Ulrich Rogner – organ, clavioline, synthesizer
  • Lothar Meid – bass, vocals, synthesizer
  • D. Secundus Fichelscher – drums, vocals, guitars

Guest personnel

  • Jimmy Jackson – choir organ, piano
  • Olaf Kübler – soprano saxophone, vocals
  • Peter Leopold – synthesizer, timpani, vocals
  • Al Sri Al Gromer – sitar
  • Pandit Shankar Lal – tablas
  • Liz van Neienhoff – tambura
  • Paul Heyda – violin
  • Rolf Zacher – vocals

References

  1. Amon Düül II: Wolf City at AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
  2. Mineur, Matthias (2002). "Amon Düül II Wolf City". Wolf City (CD liner). Amon Düül II. Hamburg: Repertoire Records.
  3. Cope, Julian (1995). Krautrocksampler. London: Head Heritage. p. 100. ISBN 0-9526719-1-3.
  4. Amon Düül II: Wolf City [German Bonus Tracks] at Allmusic. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
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