Tanz der Lemminge

Tanz der Lemminge
Studio album by Amon Düül II
Released	March 1971
Genre	Krautrock progressive rock psychedelic folk psychedelic rock avant-garde space rock
Length	68:28
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 the German rock band Amon Düül II which was released in 1971. It is their third studio album.

In the Q and Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album was listed as number 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"	Chris Karrer	1:39
2.	"Pull Down Your Mask"	Karrer, Falk 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"	John Weinzierl	1:12
6.	"Dehypnotized Toothpaste"	Weinzierl	0:52
7.	"A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain-Surgery"	Weinzierl, Rogner, Lothar Meid	5:00
8.	"Race from Here to Your Ears (a) Little Tornadoes"	Weinzierl, Rogner	2:08
9.	"Race from Here to Your Ears (b) Overheated Tiara"	Weinzierl	1:46
10.	"Race from Here to Your Ears (c) 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"- 14.59

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

Amon Düül II

• Chris Karrer – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin, vocals on "Pull Down Your Mask" and "Little Tornadoes"
• John Weinzierl – guitars, vocals on "Paralyzed Paradise", piano (sides C & D)
• Falk Rogner – organ & electronics (sides C & D)
• Lothar Meid – bass, double-bass (sides A & B), vocals on "A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain-Surgery" and "Riding on a Cloud"
• Peter Leopold – drums, percussion (sides A & B), piano (sides C & D)
• Karl-Heinz Hausmann – electronics & sound engineer (sides A & B), mix & remix (sides C & D)

Guests

• Jimmy Jackson – organ, choir-organ, piano (sides A & B)
• Al Gromer – sitar (sides A & B)
• Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocals on "Riding on a Cloud" *
• Rolf Zacher – vocals on "H.G. Wells' Take Off"

(•) Renate Knaup was previously a band member, but listed as a guest for this album; she returned as a full member on the next album.

Technical

• Olaf Kübler – producer
• Peter Kramper – engineer
• Jürgen Kopper – remix engineer

References

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

External links

• Tanz der Lemminge at Discogs (list of releases)