KROKODIL - An Invisible World Revealed - LP 1971 Krokodil Records
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November 21, 2020
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Original Erscheinungsjahr: 1971 Year originally published: 1971 Label: Krokodil Records Label: Krokodil Records Zustand: Neuware Condition: New Land: Deutschland Country: Germany Stil: Progressiv / Krautrock Style: Progressiv / Krautrock Herstellungsjahr: 2020 Date manufactured: 2020 Medium: LP Media: LP Gewicht.: 400 g Weight.: 400 g Artikelnr.: KLP 01-2020 Cat. no.: KLP 01-2020
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KROKODIL goes progressive rock: This album isn't called a 70ies milestone for nothing! You can hardly describe in detail what the band, working closely with sound wizard Dieter Dierks, accomplished here. To put it short: 'Invisible World' simply contains each and every trademark of the genre - great song writing, absolutely far out arrangements, highly imaginative solos and psychedelic mellotron and sitar sounds.
KROKODIL goes Progressive Rock. Nicht umsonst wird das Album weltweit als ein Meilenstein der frühen Siebziger bezeichnet. Was die Band hier in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Soundtüftler Dieter Dierks zuwege gebracht hatte, ist im Detail kaum zu beschreiben. Kurz gesagt, enthält 'Invisible World' einfach alle Trade-Marks des Genres: tolles Songwriting, völlig abgefahrene Arrangements, fantasievolle Soli und psychedelische Mellotron- und Sitarklänge.
Krokodil (German for 'Crocodile') were constantly promoted by the labels they signed to as a Krautrock band, yet though they had the spirit of Krautrock in their veins, the truth was that they were Swiss! Naturally, Liberty tried to present them as the Krautrock answer to The Groundhogs. Well, Krokodil did have blues origins, they really knew how to rock-it and had a flair for the experimental, so they did have the same sort of attitude as The Groundhogs. But, all that aside, Krokodil were innovators in their own right, not at all copyist, except for maybe their John Mayall type roots.
Like most Swiss bands, Krokodil were an unlikely combo, mostly of German-Swiss extraction, with one Englishman: Terry Stevens. Early on, the quoted 'Swiss Bob Dylan' Hardy Hepp seemed to be in control, his softer folk and blues mix, and Mojo Weideli's harmonica, gave them a more down-to-earth sound. Krokodil's first two albums were excellent examples of progressive/psychedelic rock and blues, and developed a unique distinctive style, featuring excellent songs and superb jamming instrumental breaks.
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