Tanz der Lemminge

Studio album by Amon Düül II

Released

March, 1971

Genre

Krautrock, progressive rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock, avant-garde

Length

63:28

Label

United Artists

Amon Düül II chronology

Yeti
(1970)

Tanz der Lemminge
(1971)

Carnival in Babylon
(1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.8/10^[2]

Tanz der Lemminge (English: Dance of the Lemmings) is a double LP by German rock artists Amon Düül II which was released in 1971.

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album was listed as #36 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".^[3]

Track listing

Side A

"SYNTELMAN'S MARCH OF THE ROARING SEVENTIES" – 15:51

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In the Glass Garden"	Karrer	1:39
2.	"Pull Down Your Mask"	Karrer/Rogner	4:39
3.	"Prayer to the Silence"	Karrer	1:04
4.	"Telephonecomplex"	Karrer	8:26

Side B

"RESTLESS SKYLIGHT-TRANSISTOR-CHILD" – 19:33

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Landing in a Ditch"	Weinzierl	1:12
6.	"Dehypnotized Toothpaste"	Weinzierl	0:52
7.	"A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain-Surgery"	Weinzierl/Rogner/Meid	5:00
8.	"Race From Here to Your Ears. Part I - Little Tornadoes"	Weinzierl/Rogner	2:08
9.	"Race From Here to Your Ears. Part II - Overheated Tiara"	Weinzierl	1:46
10.	"Race From Here to Your Ears. Part III - The Flyweighted Five"	Weinzierl	1:26
11.	"Riding on a Cloud"	Weinzierl	2:33
12.	"Paralyzed Paradise"	Weinzierl	3:07
13.	"H.G. Wells' Take Off"	Weinzierl	1:26

Side C

"CHAMSIN SOUNDTRACK" - 18:05

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"The Marilyn Monroe-Memorial-Church"	Karrer/Weinzierl/Meid/Rogner	18:05

Side D

"CHAMSIN SOUNDTRACK"

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Chewing Gum Telegram"	Karrer/Weinzierl/Meid/Rogner	2:41
16.	"Stumbling Over Melted Moonlight"	Karrer/Weinzierl/Meid/Rogner	4:33
17.	"Toxicological Whispering"	Karrer/Weinzierl/Meid/Rogner	7:45

Personnel

Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz - vocals (6)
Chris Karrer - guitars, vocals (2, 4), violin
John Weinzierl - guitars, vocals (12), piano
Falk Rogner - organ, electronics
Lothar Meid - basses, vocals (7, 11)
Peter Leopold - drums, percussion, piano

with:

Jimmy Jackson - organ, choir-organ, piano
Al Gromer - sitar
Rolf Zacher - vocals (13)

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
↑ Leone, Dominique. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
↑ Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.

Amon Düül II

Studio Albums	Phallus Dei Yeti Tanz der Lemminge Carnival in Babylon Wolf City Utopia Vive La Trance Hijack Made in Germany Pyragony X Almost Alive... Only Human Vortex Nada Moonshine # Düülirium

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