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Amon Düül
Amon Düül was a German political art commune formed out of the student movement of the 1960s that became well known for its free-form musical improvisations. This spawned two rock groups, Amon Düül (sometimes referred to as ''Amon Düül I'') and the more famous Amon Düül II. After both groups disbanded in the 1970s, some of the original members reunited in the 1980s under the name Amon Düül again, though this incarnation is commonly referred to as Amon Düül (UK) to avoid confusion with the original one.
== Origins ==
Amon Düül began in 1967 as a radical political art commune of Munich-based artists calling themselves, in part, after the Egyptian Sun God Amon. Düül, which is probably a fictive word, came from the album ''Tanyet'' of the Los Angeles psychedelic rock band The Ceyleib People, which was highly appreciated by band members. This album contained a song featuring a self-created mythology with an element called "Dyl", but it was transformed into "Düül" by Amon Düül members, to create a more Germanic, and at the same unusual sounding word.〔Charlie O'Mara: ''(Interview ) with guitarist John Weinzierl (from Amon Düül 2). Silhobbit.com (prog. rock magazine). Link inserted 14-06-2012.〕 Led by Ulrich Leopold, Amon Düül included Ulrich's brother Peter Leopold (15 August 1945 - 8 November 2006), together with Austrian Rainer Bauer and Chris Karrer on guitars. Karrer has since claimed that, "the only original thing from that period which hasn't been released yet is a 1967 recording of the basic Amon Düül band." Later, the commune would add Bauer's sister Ella, Helge and Angelika Filanda, Uschi Obermeier, Wolfgang Krischke, Falk Rogner and Renate Knaup.〔(''Communing With Chaos'' ) by Edwin Pouncey - 'The Wire' #144 (February 1996)〕 The commune attained underground popularity for its free-form musical improvisations, performed around the happenings and demonstrations of the youth movement at the time. The commune had a liberal attitude to artistic freedom, valuing enthusiasm and attitude over artistic ability, and as a result, band membership was fluid; anyone who was part of the commune could be part of the group. They issued a declaration: "We are eleven adults and two children which are gathered to make all kinds of expressions, also musical."〔(''Amon Düül – Germany’s Psychedelic Rockers'' )〕 A faction within the commune was more ambitious, conventional and musically structured than the commune society overall. This led to a split within the collective, and in September 1968 they performed at the ''International Essen Song Days''—Germany's first underground festival—as two groups, "Amon Düül" and "Amon Düül II", at the suggestion of drummer Peter Leopold.〔(''Amon Düül'' at 'All News In One' )〕
Amon Düül engaged in exuberant open-ended experimentation that at times equalled their psychedelic rock equivalents in countries such as the USA or Brazil (e.g. Os Mutantes), with a focus on political activities. The members were close to Kommune 1 in Berlin and boasted, for a time, a prominent member in the model and activist Uschi Obermaier. Amon Düül signed a contract with the firm "Metronome Records", and continued for seven years with varying degrees of success and in various guises. They wound down in 1973 after releasing four official albums (and a posthumous fifth), though all except one were recorded at the 1968 sessions for their debut. Apparently, the man responsible was producer Peter Meisel, who released the albums without the band's approval in an attempt to capitalise on the success of Amon Düül II.〔 The LPs are these days regarded as unique, if unessential, records in the history of German rock. In contrast, their ''Paradieswärts Düül'' album featured a pastoral, folk-influenced sound (produced by Julius Schittenhelm) which is highly regarded amongst krautrock fans.〔''Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards'' by Julian Cope〕 The name 'Amon Düül' was trademarked by Chris Karrer and Peter Leopold of Amon Düül II, meaning that re-issues of Amon Düül's albums have been required to license the name from them.
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