Krokodil - The Psychedelic Tapes (2005)

Krokodil - The Psychedelic Tapes (2005)

Artist: Krokodil
Album: The Psychedelic Tapes
Released: 2005
Label: Second Battle (066)
Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic

"First release of this collection of demos and live materieal from this legendary band from Switzerland, best known for their opus An Invisible World Revealed. "1970-1972 were the psychedelic years of the Krokodil from Switzerland. During this period the band recorded a lot of magical songs both live and in the studio which are now after more than thirty years released for the first time. 1970-1972 were the psychedelic years of the mighty Krokodil from Switzerland who made the stunning psychedelic kraut rock album "An Invisible World Revealed". During this early period the band recorded a lot of magical songs both live (3 tracks) and in the studio (5 tracks) which are now after more than 30 years are released here on CD. Long trippy space rock with a West Coast/Kraut Rock edge, feature fluid acid guitar work, flute and effects. The CD includes a great version of "Pharoah Sanders "The Creator Has a Mater Plan" plus other gems."

"1970-1972 were the psychedelic years of the mighty Krokodil from Switzerland who made the stunning psychedelic kraut rock album "An Invisible World Revealed". During this early period the band recorded a lot of magical songs both live (3 tracks) and in the studio (5 tracks) which are now after more than 30 years released on CD. Long trippy space rock with a West Coast/Kraut Rock edge, featuring fluid acid guitar work, flute and effects. The CD includes a great version of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan", which surprisingly doesn't sound all that jazzy, a live 30 minute version of "Odyssey In Om" from their landmark album "An Invisible World Revealed" - about a third of this is a bass/percussion extravaganza. On the hard rock side is a live version of "Marzipan" from the album "Getting Up For The Morning". The three "Stehaufmädchen" tracks are very interesting, but also real short. "You're Still a Part of Me" is a live version of the song from their 1969 debut album and has a great late 60's bluesy/psych vibe. The last track, "Raga" is some cool sounding Sitar work."

Lineup:
Terry Stevens - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Hardy Hepp - Violin, Piano, Recorder, Vocals
Düde Dürst - Drums, Congas, Vocals
Walty Anselmo - Sitar, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Mojo Weideli - Mouthharp, Flute, Percussion, Vocals

Tracklist:
01 - The Creator Has A Master Plan - 9.24
02 - Stehaufmädchen Part 1 - 1.07
03 - Marzipan (Live) - 8.04
04 - Stehaufmädchen Part 2 - 1.05
05 - You're Still A Part Of Me (Live) - 5.46
06 - Stehaufmädchen Part 3 - 1.07
07 - Odyssey In Om (Live) - 30.33
08 - Raga - 3.15