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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0693723041926 Format: Enhanced, Original recording remastered Label: Revisited Records Manufacturer: Revisited Records MPN: 30419 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Revisited Records Release Date: July 18, 2006 Studio: Revisited Records Editorial Review: Album Description: First released in 1970, Yeti was the second album by Amon Düül II and is quite a musical achievement. Originally released as a double vinyl album set and now re-mastered onto a single CD, Yeti contains some of Amon Düül's most impressive work, delivering their thick, full-fledged, multi-layered sound with dense instrumentation and a certain epic vastness... in many ways not unlike the craftmanship of early Can. This is Krautrock in the full mass of its power: huge, towering, dark and completely devoid of any happy optimism but still bound full of energy. Instrumentally, Yeti is an album of pure magic with some great psychy, sitarish, acoustic guitar plucking and hand percussion interplay. Yeti is also abundant in the fusion of electric guitar, bass and drum interplay and is totally devoted to improvisation and stands up as some of the most intriguing music you will ever hear. The first three Amon Düül II albums are essential artifacts of the psych/prog era. Amon Düül II, the second formation of this now legendary band, are one of the earliest and best known of the German experimental (Krautrock) bands. For the complete re-issue series of the Amon Düül II catalogue, the CDs will be released as remastered deluxe editions, with enhanced booklets, featuring new liner notes and photos. Album Details: Digitally Remastered Edition of the Second Album by Amon Duul Ii and is Quite a Musical Achievement. Originally this was a Double Vinyl Album Set and Now Has Been Released and Remastered on One CD. "Yeti" Includes Some of Amon Duul's Most Impressive Work, Delivering their Thick, Full-fledged, Multi-layered Sound with Dense Instrumentation and a Certain Epic Vastness in Many Ways Not Unlike the Craftmanship of Early Can. This is Krautrock in the Full Mass of Its Power: Huge, Towering, Dark and Completely Devoid of Any Happy Optimism, but Still Bound Full of Energy. Instrumentally this Album is Pure Magic with Some Great Psychy Sitar'ish Acoustic Guitar Plucking and Hand Percussion Interplay. "Yeti" is Abundant also in the Fusion of Electric Guitar, Bass and Drum Interplay. The Second Album is Totally Devoted to Improvisation and in Itself Stands Up as Some of the Most Intriguing Music You Will Ever Hear. The First Few Amon Duul Ii Albums Are Essential Bits of the Psych/Prog Era. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Hardly ListenableIntroduced to "Yeti" through my intense fascination with Can, I emerged from this experience in utter disappointment. With the foreknowledge of how unique experimental music from the seventies can be, I did not expect "Yeti" to be remotely like Can, even though they are both dubbed as "Krautrock", but I did expect such a revered avant-garde band to be able to do more than tastelessly bang away on their instruments. As far as compositional skills go, the members of Amon Duul II are seriously ... Read More Rating:  - Great HalluzinationsAs a music-making mode, "psychedelic" music is something of a highwire act. The music's perilous disdain for rigour and structure lends it a haphazard predilection for earnestly vacuous displays of directionless squawks and jangles. Yet emerging from the radicalist commune movement of 1960s Munich, Amon Düül II injected their anarchic leanings with a force that drove the green fuse through the flower (power) of the "jam band" archetype. After the fitful brilliance of their debut Phallus Dei, ... Read More Rating: - Essential psychedelic prog rockI didn't really know what I was letting myself in for. I'll be honest, I downloaded this album (initially), it wasn't a blind purchase. But if it had been, it would have been quite possibly the best blind purchase I ever made. Having never heard of krautrock prior to hearing this, I was introduced to the genre via this album. And what a way to be introduced to a genre of music! Yeti remains my favourite krautrock album. It's the perfect blend of psychedelic improvisation, driving riffs, moments of catchy pop ... Read More |
