Erlkoenig Erlkoeni..1973 FULL ALBUM KrautRock..ladislav&zivanovic..Erlkoenig ‎– Erlkoenig/+Formato:
Vinyl, LP, Album
País:
Germany
Publicado:
1973
Género:
Rock
Estilo:
Krautrock, Prog Rock/+Lista de Títulos
A1 Erlkoenig Impression 6:20
A2 Tomorrow 5:02
A3 Thoughts 9:31
B1 Castrop-Rauxel 7:13
B2 Blind Alley 5:07
B3 Divertimento 8:04
/+Bass Guitar – Günter Armbrecht
Composed By, Arranged By – Eckhardt Freynik
Drums, Vocals – Michael Brandes (2)
Engineer [Technik] – Jobst Eberhardt, Jochen Klammroth, Karl Duschek
Guitar [6-string], Twelve-String Guitar – Friedrich Krüger
Organ, Piano, Grand Piano – Eckhardt Freynik
Recording Supervisor [Aufnahmeleitung] – Jobst Eberhardt
Text By – Eckhardt Freynik, Klaus Koch (3)Back cover:
Aufgenommen: January 1973.
Made in Germany · Manufactured by: TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten-Gesellschaft mbH., Hamburg 19Disc labels:
Fabrikation: TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH., Hamburg!!//+///+///+///+///+ I have no words, as I do not own the copyright for this wonderful music album,D.V.D..if society and administration consider that I am a copyright violator I will delete it and remove it, from my channel, my deep respect and great thanks!!!Erlkoenig biography
This relatively short-lived (from 1972 to 1977) obscure German symphonic/swab band consisted of three members from the band Paradise on Earth, these were; keyboardist Eckhardt Franke, drummer Michael Brandes and bassist Gunter Armbrecht, when guitarist Friedrich Kruger joined, the name of the band was changed to ERLKOENIG (recorded after the German song of the same name, written by the famous poet Goethe), this lineup lasted until the breakup of the band in 1977. ERLKOENIG played a very interesting and unique blend of krautrock and symphonic rock, it would probably be fair to characterize them as a symphonic prog band with evident krautrock inclinations. ERLKOENIG's music is dominated by an organ played skillfully and inventively by lead composer Eckhardt Franke, much fiercer than the average symphonic prog band. Music is full of intensity, beauty, virtuosity and fairytale images. Their output is mostly instrumental, but when vocals are added, it has a very unique and interesting sound that serves the mysterious nature of the music, but also a very charming German pronounced pronunciation.

Unfortunately, ERLKOENIG has released only one self-styled LP during his nearly 6-year career; it was published in January 1973. It was originally privately pressed in just 1,000 copies, mainly to be sold at concerts. In 2001, it was released on CD on the Garden of Delights label with 4 bonus songs. In 2004, it was reissued on vinyl on the Amber Soundroom label, limited to just 500 copies, with an alternate order of songs and one bonus song.

It is very sad that ERLKOENIG is not more famous than them, for the average prog listener you should look for a lot of interesting music. If you like organ-driven music with a lot of dynamics and intensity, do yourself a favor, find a copy of ERLKOENIG's self-titled debut.ladislav&zivanovic..........