Dzyan-S/T-'72 ethnic jazzy kraut prog rock-NEW LP

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Dzyan-S/T-'72 ethnic jazzy kraut prog rock-NEW LP

Dzyan-

DZYAN

S/T

new LP

REISSUE

Progressive / Krautrock
Longhair
 1972

Dzyan recorded 3 albums between 1972 and 1974. Each album they released was quiet different. After the release of the first album the line-up changed and Eddy Marron was the new guitarist.

 Dzyan played a slightly jazzy form of progressive rock with flashes of Zappa's Hot Rats and even some VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR saxophone- fronted diversions.

  DZYAN - DZYAN (NEW LP/LONGHAIR) 

Originally released on the small Aronda-label in 1972, Dzyan's eponymous first album was their most rock oriented one.

Dzyan played a slightly jazzy form of progressive rock ,with hints of Wolfgang Dauner, flashes of Zappa's 'Hot Rats' and even some Van Der Graaf Generator styled saxophone-fronted diversions.

As the Freeman Brothers write in their classic book 'The Crack In The Cosmic Egg', this is an "intriguing album that is still fresh today". The vinyl edition comes with original cover art and insert with the band story and rare photos.

from A Guide to German Progressive & Electronic Rock :

Dzyan recorded a unique kind of electric ethnic jazz-rock. The band look their name from the Indian book of creation. They formed in January 1972 as a quintet. After just two months the self-titled debut album was recorded, and then released on the minor Aronda label in April 1972. This first line-up of the band was just a studio project and promptly disintegrated. Lothar Scharf played drums in a revamped Dzyan's first live gigs, before he joined Virgo.

In November 1972 Dzyan were reduced to a trio. In Studio Dierks, Stommeln, they recorded Time Machine, produced by Peter Hauke and released on Bacillus in November 1973. This was an excellent jazz-rock album consisting of four tracks. "Kabisrain" was an Eastern-oriented, ethnic number featuring saz, quite similar to Embryo. The other three tracks were electro acoustic, inspired by King Crimson and perhaps jazz records released on the ECM label. The strongest cut on the album was the 18 minute long title track. Dzyan's second album for Bacillus (also recorded by the Hauke & Dierks team) was recorded in October 1974.

It had a similar style to their first, but was a bit more acoustic and Indian-flavoured. Late in 1974 Reinhard Karwatky, the last remaining original member, decided to leave the group. This concluded the story of Dzyan. Along with Embryo, Between and Agitation Free they were pioneers of the world music. Giger and Marron eventual recruited Gunter Lenz In 1976 and recorded one further album as Giger, Lenz & Marron (Niagara MIX 1011-N).