Rock On! Wednesday, 17 March – Hoelderlins Traum (Hoelderlin, Bröselmaschine, Kraan, Out Of Focus, Wallenstein)
Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Wednesday December 23rd. Dan’s pick of the week: Hoelderlin (Hoelderlins Traum), Bröselmaschine (Bröselmaschine), Rufus Zuphall (Phallobst), Kraan (Kraan), Out Of Focus (Out Of Focus) & Wallenstein (Blitzkrieg).
De Duitse band Hölderlin debuteerde met een merkwaardige mengeling van folky protestliedjes in combinatie met symfonische rock. Prog Archives review: “This absolutely delightful record is an incredibly successful mix of medieval ambiances, stunning 60’s folk rock, slight Indian music influences, the whole thing sprinkled with a tad of hippy idealism and great progressive arrangements including the odd Mellotron. From the opening Waren Wir to the closing Traum (dream), the album is invitation fly out of our realm and head for Nirvana, paradise, Eden, Babylon, with flaunts of flutes, loads of Hamonds, Trons of Mello, guitars strings by the dozens and superb vocals both male and female.… Read more...
