Amon Duul II – Carnival In Babylon
UAS
Rock / Heavy / NoiseVintage Vinyl LP (GAT) / 30 EUR
Media VG+ / Sleeve VG+
Amon Düü II’s follow-up to their landmark double-LP set Tanz der Lemminge features a musical approach less experimental than previous recordings, but nonetheless distinctive and broad-reaching in its sphere of influences. The almost epic tack of the earlier works has been pared down here, but full-forward, guitar-heavy tracks like “C.I.D. in Uruk,” “Ballad of the Shimmering Sands,” and “Kronwinkl 12” use disparate folk and hard rock elements cannily. The band moves the music with a majestic sweep punctuated by the snaky guitar work of Chris Karrer and John Weinzierl.