It is commonly referred to as an essential album in any krautrock album collection.Īlthough Germany's early Krautrock scene took on many forms from spoken word polito-rock and heavy guitar based progressive rock to jazz-fusion and a slightly more progressive version of what would become known simply as Deutschrock, the best and most authentic form of the Kraut scene came from the bands that pushed the boundaries of the world of unrestrained psychedelia. Sadly, after they released Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley in 1972 and then dissolved. A possible sound-alike would be Annexus Quam (in the psychedelic rock approach) and Between (in the ethereal, atmospheric sound).

Their use of wind instruments (woodwinds), peculiar percussion patterns, flute, saxophones and a stylopohone gives their music a special otherworldly sound.

Being almost entirely an instrumental band (apart from some occasional voices) they created a most unique sound which combined together successfully different styles such as folk, psychedelic rock and electronics. As you can tell from the name of the band and one album title, their coming together was to make their instrumental interpretation of Aldous Huxley's novel - A Brave New World. The German musicians were Reinhart Firchow (recorders, flutes, ocarina, stylophone, percussion, vocals), Lucas Lindholm (bass, bass fiddle, organ, piano), Dicky Tarrach (drums, percussion), Herb Geller (flutes, cor anglais, alto/soprano/tenor saxes, organ), the Irishman John O'Brien-Docker (guitars, organ, percussion, vocals, wind chimes) and Esther Daniels (vocals). It included a mixture of local musicians and two 'foreigners'. This band emerged from Hamburg and lasted only a few years. Founded in Hamburg, Germany - Disbanded in 1972

Those are brave words for someone