EMTIDI saat LP GERMAN ACID FOLK PSYCH PROG KRAUT PILZ
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Description
This is the second pressing of this classic kraut album on the Pilz label (pop import). The gatefold sleeve is in excellent condition and the record is in near mint condition.
Here's a review from progarchives.com:
Very beautiful dreamy mix of acid folk and atmospheric cosmic kraut psych. Definitely up there with Broselmaschine's debut, Holderlin's Traum, and Carol of Harvest. This gets as transcendent as some of the best psychedelic krautrock, and for me that gives it a great deal of value. Hugely better than their debut, which was a much more basic style of harmonic folk. This has a lot more electronic sounds on it (i.e., keyboard/organ whatever) and very beautiful mostly female singing. "Touch the Sun" (12:06) is my favorite track, and "Die Reise" (10:17; the only song sung in German) is very good too. These two long pieces along with "Traume" are the most electronic, and "Walkin' in the Park", "love Time Rain" and "Saat" are more solidly in the psych folk genre.
And another review from progreviews.com:
Emtidi was a German duo stuck somewhere between the Kosmische and psychedelic movements stylistically. Despite having only two members a full sound is provided, as Maik Hirschfeldt provides guitars, flute, some keyboards and vocals while Dolly Holmes is charged with lead vocals and most of the keyboard work.
Much of the instrumental work here is soothing and relaxed, a sun-drenched counterpart to groups like Tangerine Dream. The drone at the start of "Touch the Sun" is reminiscent of that band's Alpha Centauri, although it features moments of wistful release rather than perpetually building an anxious, hopeless tension. Some wilder Krautish moments show up on tracks like "Die Reise", but for the most part chaos is minimal.
The duo sometimes eschews lyrics in favour of vocalisations, which work pretty well within the framework of the music. One good argument with sticking to vocalisations is "Walking in the Park", featuring the incredible line (no, I am not making this up), "Don't sit on the grass, it's too cold for your ass". A nice hippie sentiment, but I suspect the language barrier makes this one more hilarious than intended. Holmes' voice is somewhat reminiscent of Annie Haslam's, although somewhat thinner. One realizes that comparing a female voice to Haslam's is a prog rock reviewing cliché, but in this case it's absolutely valid. Hirschfeldt grabs lead vocals on the final track, in German, although he tends to speak them more than anything.
If the idea of crossing Renaissance with Tangerine Dream and having them add some psychedelic acoustic material appeals to you, rush right out and grab this. I find the combination pretty appealing, as despite the variety of styles presented each one is strong in its own right.
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