German Oak - Nibelungenlied 1972 (Germany, Krautrock, Heavy Psychedelic Rock)




German Oak ( German Oak) - krautrock band from Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen), which released one album during his lifetime German Oak ( 1972 ), dedicated to the history of the 2nd World War and recorded for truthfulness in a bunker underground. Krautrock expert Julian Cope in his comprehensive review of the album said " ... seems brutally recorded , mednoloby and unbridled industrial white funk , filled in the glorious traditions « Hurricane Fighter Plane » from the legendary The Red Krayola". Immediately after the release of this album, the band for a long time ( in 1972-1976 ) and persistently recorded epic album Nibelungenlied ( Song of the Nibelungs ), dedicated to the history of this family ... And this album was instrumental, because the words in the group was not ... And even ( say ), this album was released in an edition of 200-210 copies somewhere . But where this had happened to circulation - it just Nibelungen know . In 1992, this CD album still came out ... Themselves musicians called The Teutonic Warriors ... Music spun enough , bleak , we can say - sullen , ridden heavy and distorted guitar riffs . They are naive , out of the bunker thought their dark creature waiting for millions of sufferers of listeners ...

Tracks:

01. The Heroic Deeds Of Siegfried (Manfred Uhr) - 0:00
02. Nibelungenlied I: Siegfried & Kriemhild (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit) - 6:13
03. Gunter & Brunhild (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit) - 13:44
04. Hagen von Tronje (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit, Rolf Moers) - 17:46
05. Siegfried's Death (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit, Rolf Moers) - 23:22
06. Dankwart, Ruediger & Hildebrand (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit) - 27:39
07. Dietrich von Bern (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit) - 32:06
08. Nibelungenlied II: Krienhild & Etzel / Final Fights And Death (Wolfgang Franz Czaika, Ullrich Kallweit, Rolf Moers) - 35:34
09. Lament (Manfred Uhr) - 47:57

Personnel:

- Wolfgang Franz "Caesar" Czaika - lead guitar (02-08)
- Manfred "Warlock" Uhr - drums, percussion, guitars, windchimes, clockwork (01,09), producer
- Rolf "Moerly" Moers - bass (04,05,08)
- Ullrich "Ulli" Kallweit - drums, percussion (02-08)
- Norbert "Nobbi" Luckas - A77, sound effects