...SIŁA I PIĘKNO MUZYKI TKWIĄ W JEJ RÓŻNORODNOŚCI...


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Ten dokument, wyreżyserowany przez niemieckiego filmowca Rüdigera Nüchterna, przedstawia kulisy powstawania filmu, podczas którego 'progresywni rockerzy' nagrywają swój debiutancki album 'Phallus Dei' w monachijskim studiu nagraniowym w 1968 roku. Łącząc nagrania z występów z zbiorem psychodelicznych klipów przyrodniczych, medytacyjny film Nüchterna oddaje prawdziwą istotę legendarnego krautrockowego kolektywu.
Film miał premierę na Festiwalu Filmowym w Edynburgu.



This short DVD consists of Rüdiger Nüchtern's film "Amon Düül II Spielt Phallus Dei" from 1968. And just as the title says, it shows Amon Düül II performing what soon would be the title-track from their first album. The film itself is very artsy, and mixes the band with footage of the sunrise above a forest, trees, clouds and general shots of the German countryside. The band plays in front of a wall with lots of animated psychedelic colours and patterns, but it surprisingly enough never becomes distractive or disturbing. The film is shot from only one angle, and in the beginning we see little else than Renate Knaup and Shrat, but the angle fortunately widens after a while, and we're allowed to see the rest of the band. The musical performance is very good, and the track lasts for 5 minutes longer than the studio version. Chris Karrer's dancing during the percussion part is priceless. "Play Phallus Dei" gives you not just a unique glimpse of some classic early krautrock, but stands also as one of the first examples of making a music video.



The title of the DVD explains it's contents...a short 16mm film depicting Amon Duul II playing selections from their album Phallus Dei. However, what one does not infer from the title its it's unfortunately short lenghth (28min) and the poor quality of the print it's taken from (check screen caps). Still, this is a fantastic performance with great sound quality, and any fan of the band knows how scarce this footage is.

Of special note is that one of the cinematographers on this project was none other than Wim Wenders.

Includes short album retrospective and optional surround audio.

This cinematic retrospective focusing on the early experimental days of Amon Duul II. The original film shot in the summer of 1966 at a Munich studio, features the German rock group with their legendary line-up. A few months before signing their first recording contract. The group was filmed performing the title track from their 1969 debut album. The movie was launched at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The film could be entitled 'the creation of sound', remarked the programme notes. A respected national daily newspaper enthused: "...a German rock music movie - Rudiger Nuchtern's one of the Munich rock group Amon Duul turned out to be the most successful entry and the only one to earn spontaneous applause and requests for a repeat performance. In addition to earning the curious accolade, "It's rough, it's vicious, it's drama."

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