HEAVY CHRISTMAS original Pilz record 1971 Vinyl LP Krautrock Psych Prog Kraut

	£		122
	$		162

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HEAVY CHRISTMAS Pilz Compilation
Original German pressing on the Pilz label (152114-2) from 1971. The laminated gatefold cover and the record are in EX condition. 

Various Artists - Heavy Christmas (1971) (Full Album) [Krautrock]

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[isdntekvideo] One of the odder relics of the Krautrock heyday of the early '70s, Heavy Christmas was originally released in 1971, it featured both new and traditional Christmas songs interpreted by seven different acts, most of whom contribute two tracks each. None of the featured acts are among the upper tier of Krautrock acts -- and it would have been quite something to hear the likes of Can, Kraftwerk, and Guru Guru do Christmas songs! -- but the end results have their high points. If any bands would be points of inspiration, Amon Duul II and Faust would probably be them; most of the acts here have the nutty playfulness of the first, touched here and there by the sheer cut-up chaos of the second. Compared to both, though, groups like Libido and Virus are much more straightforward. Libido (a project of Achim Reichel) itself gets in two of the representative songs: "Evolution," starting with a weird, ragged chorus and getting in some heavy drum slams and crazed guitar wah-wah action; and the rockin' good times of "Come on Everybody," apparently the album's single. Virus has its own fine winner, "X-Mas Submarine," with a stuttering keyboard line and fantastic guitar soloing its high points. Joy Unlimited's contribution is a doozy, a lengthy number called "All Heaven and Earth Are Silent" which sounds like a mix of stoner folk, pomp-rock instrumentals, and a strung-out Up With People. In perhaps the most entertaining trip-out, Dies Irae rips through an instrumental version of "Silent Night" with a snarling electric guitar taking the totally unlikely lead, alternating between full propulsion and calmer moments. Solo act Marcel delivers "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" with a nicely airy vocal, while his backing musicians crank the amps and add violin to boot.
Tracklist: 01. Libido - Evolution 02. Marcel - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 03. Joy Unlimited - All Heaven and All Earth are Silent  04. Virus - Mary Meets Tarzan 05. Dies Irae - Silent Night 06. Libido - Come on Everybody 07. Ardo Dombec - Heavenly Rose 08. Dies Irae - Shepard's Song 09. Ardo Dombec - Open Your Door, Open Your Mind 10. Virus - X-mas Submarine 11. Flute & Voice - Ecce Navicula
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