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Krokodil - An Invisible World Revealed (1971)

Track listing:
  1. Lady Of Attraction 4:21
  2. With Little Miss Trimmings 1:42
  3. Odyssey In Om 15:20
  4. Green Fly 4:23
  5. Looking At Time 14:03
  6. Last Doors 3:59
  7. Pollution (Bonus Track) 3:41
  8. Krokodil-Session Part 1 (Bonus Track) 11:26
  9. Krokodil Session Part 2 (Bonus Track) 11:42

Notes


KROKODIL goes progressive rock: This album isn't called a 70ies milestone for nothing! You can hardly describe in detail what the band, working closely with sound wizard Dieter Dierks, has accomplished here. To put it short: "Invisible World" simply contains each and every trademark of the genre - great song writing, absolutely far out arrangements, highly imaginative solos and psychedelic mellotron and sitar sounds. Digitally re-mastered and with two long sessions as bonus tracks - all in high quality sound.

First legit CD reissue (previously booted by Germanofon in the mid-90s) of the most highly regarded 3rd Krokodil album, originally issued by United Artists in 1971. "Here's one for all those who like their Krautrock 'Swiss', one that straddles the Second Battle 'heavy' requirement with the more psych flavors of Teutonic slop. Decidedly more focused on exotic instrumentation and effects than their preceding LPs, the opening track 'Lady of Attraction' lays it all out immediately: flanged vocals, distorted organ, acoustic guitars and the sound of the sacred mellotron, all in the first four minutes. By the time you get to the 15 minute 'Odyssey in Om', you know percussionist Dude Durst isn't lying when he says that 'we had been on pot most of the time...'). Imagine a more psychedelic Black Sabbath, and your getting warm. Great cover, excellent sound, and 20 minutes worth of bonus material that should make anyone who isn't put off by more bluesy sonorities grateful that there are obsessives out there that are making this stuff available at last."