Tracks Side 1: 1. Lady Of Attraction (4:21)
2. With Little Miss Trimmings (5:36)
3. Odyssey In Om (15:17)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Green Fly (4:21)
2. Looking At Time (14:01)
3. Last Doors (3:54)
Tracks Side 3:
1. The Morning Sun (3:24)
2. Lady Of Attraction (5:44)
3. You Shoot Me Like A Rocket To The Sky (3:10)
4. You're Still A Part Of Me (6:15)
Tracks Side 4:
1. Invisible (4:02)
2. Blue Flashing Circles (3:27)
3. Two To Twelve (4:24)
4. Skyline (7:15)
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third album is the one to get by this Swiss four-piece. "An
Invisible..." is a highly original album that can be described as
psychedelic heavy-progressive with some eastern influences and dominated
by the rather unusual combination of Mellotron and bluesy harmonica!
The album includes two complex 15-minute tracks that demonstrates and
capsules the very original style and sound of the album very well. Lots
of Mellotron, harmonica, flute, hard rocking guitar work and even some
sitar. The performance of the material is very fresh and energetic. Like
it or not, but this stuff is actually much more progressive in the true
sense of the word than what your average Yes/Genesis- influenced
progressive rock band ever will be. "Lady of Attraction" is probably the
best of the shorter tracks and is a little bit more acoustic and
laid-back than the rest of the album. The Mellotron and harmonica
reaches heavenly heights at the end of this track. "An Invisible World
Revealed" was Krokodil's masterpiece and should be in every 70's
progressive rock collection. (vintageprog.com)
Walty Anselmo / guitars, sitar, bass, vocals
Terry Stevens / bass, guitar, mellotron, vocals
Mojo Weideli / flute, harmonica, vocals
Düde Dürst / drums, percussion, vocals
Crocodiles age well. So it comes as no surprise
that the band, named after the primeval reptile with the killer
instinct, is, once again, back in the game. Over 50 years after forming
the group in Zurich, and 45 years after their break-up, Düde Dürst,
drummer, band leader, graphic designer and archivist of the first Swiss
“supergroup”, decided to take another stab at it. In the midst of
working on a rerelease of Krokodil’s psychedelic masterpiece «An
Invisible World Revealed» (1971) he couldn’t help himself but get
inspired. His latest vision? Recording an album that unites Krokodil’s
pioneering creative spirit with the zeitgeist of the 2020s. Together
with the two founding members Walty Anselmo (guitar, sitar, vocals) and
Terry Stevens (bass, vocals) as well as two younger and gifted musician
friends, Adi Weyermann (guitar, vocals) and Erich Strebel (keys) Düde
embarked on his latest, bold undertaking.
As a result a frisky psychedelic album, partly revived old
Krokodil classics, partly newly written compositions, has emerged: «An
Invisible World Returns». An album that ties in seamlessly with where
Krokodil left of in the 1970s, and much like back then, transcends any
stylistic boundaries. Düde chats about the album with confidence: «This
sound is our sound, this time is our time». It’s obvious he’s happy with
his creation, as he explains: «We love it, and others seem to as well.
This is where we feel at home, this is what we do.»
Missing from «An Invisible World Returns» are singer Hardy
Hepp, who had already left the group prior to the recording of «An
Invisible World Revealed» as well as harp player Mojo Weideli, who
passed away in 2006. The reformed group had no intention of replacing
him - nor would they have been able to. Instead they welcomed Adi
Weyermann’s and Erich Strebel’s own, novel musical influence that tied
in flawlessly with the band’s collective sound.
The new album forms part of a special edition on vinyl, which
also entails «An Invisible World Revealed» with its classic
Düde-Dürst-Underworld-Cover and a 20-page large scale colour leaflet
bursting with pictures and liner-notes.
Ok then. Mission accomplished? Almost. Düde Dürst hasn’t seen
enough quite yet. He’s ready to rumble and plans to hit the stages with
the new Krokodil line up - for starters on the 18th September 2020, the
night of the album launch, at the Alte Kaserne Zurich. See you there!
(krokodil.li)
Terry Stevens - Bass
Düde Dürst - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Tabla
Adrian Weyermann - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Walty Anselmo - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Sitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Bass
Erich Strebel - Mellotron, Piano, Organ |