Amon Düül

Amon Düül began in Munich in 1967 as a hippie commune and musical collective active in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The group produced noisy, improvisational psychedelic/experimental recordings and is frequently contrasted with the more polished Amon Düül II.

Formed in Munich in 1967 as a hippie commune; split/overlapped with the better-known Amon Düül II. Key releases associated with the commune include Psychedelic Underground (1969 sessions), Collapsing Singvögel Rückwärts & Co., and Paradieswärts Düül (recorded November 1970). Reviews note the commune's improvisational, anarchic approach and the mixed reception of their recorded legacy.

Reviews on DeBaser treat Amon Düül as a German 1967 hippie commune tied to the birth of krautrock. Paradieswärts Düül is widely praised as a cosmic/psychedelic folk high point. Psychedelic Underground is divisive—valued for historical importance but criticized for chaotic, unpolished sound.

For:Fans of krautrock and 1960s/70s psychedelic/experimental music, record collectors, students of countercultural music history.