Wolf City

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Wolf City
Wolf City cover
Studio album by Amon Düül II
Released 1972
Recorded July 1972, Bavaria Studios
Genre Krautrock
Length 34:41
Label United Artists
Producer Olaf Kübler and Amon Düül II
Professional reviews
Amon Düül II chronology
Carnival in Babylon
(1972)		 Wolf City
(1972)		 Live In London
(1973)

Wolf City is the fifth studio album released by the German Krautrock band Amon Düül II.

Like its predecessor, Carnival in Babylon, Wolf City is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures.[1] This was likely due to the band's increasing commercial popularity, both at home and in the UK.[2] Despite this change, the album is far from anything that could be termed "mainstream". Amon Düül II's love for experimentation still shines through, especially on such tracks as "Jail-House Frog" and "Deutsch Nepal".[3]

A re-released version of the album, published in 2003 on the Gamma label, features three bonus tracks: "What You Gonna Do", "Las Vegas", and "Mueller's Frau-Jam".[4]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Surrounded by the Stars" – 7:44
  2. "Green Bubble Raincoated Man" – 5:03
  3. "Jail-House-Frog" – 4:50
  4. "Wolf City" – 3:18
  5. "Wie der Wind am Ende einer Strasse" – 5:42
  6. "Deutsch Nepal" – 2:56
  7. "Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge" – 4:54

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Amon Düül II

  • John Weinzierl – electric guitar
  • Lothar Meid – bass, synthesizer, vocals
  • Chris Karrer – guitar, soprano saxophone, violin
  • D. Secundus Fichelscher – drums, guitar, vocals
  • Falk-Ulrich Rogner – organ, clavioline, synthesizer
  • Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocals

[edit] Guest personnel

  • Jimmy Jackson – choir organ, piano
  • Olaf Kübler – soprano saxophone, vocals
  • Peter Leopold – synthesizer, timpani, vocals
  • Al Sri Al Gromer – sitar
  • Pandit Shankar Lal – tablas
  • Liz van Neienhoff – tambura
  • Paul Heyda – violin
  • Rolf Zacher – vocals

[edit] Samples

"Green Bubble Raincoated Man"

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mineur, Matthias (2002). Amon Düül II Wolf City. In Wolf City [CD liner notes]. Hamburg: Repertoire Records.
  2. ^ Amon Düül II: Wolf City at All Music Guide. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
  3. ^ Cope, Julian (1995). Krautrocksampler. London: Head Heritage. ISBN 0-9526719-1-3. 
  4. ^ Amon Düül II: Wolf City [German Bonus Tracks] at All Music Guide. Retrieved February 6, 2006.