Amon Düül II
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Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2, Pronunciation: Amon Düül) are a German rock band formed in 1968.[3] The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the West German krautrock scene. Their 1970 album Yeti was described by British magazine The Wire as "one of the cornerstones of ... the entire Krautrock movement".[4]
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Origin | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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Years active | 1968–1981, 1995, 2010–present[1][2] |
Labels | Liberty, Repertoire, United Artists, Atlantic |
Spinoff of | Amon Düül |
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Amon Düül II emerged from the radical West German Amon Düül art commune in Munich. The band's first album, Phallus Dei, was released in 1969. Amon Düül II received offers to write music for films and won a German film award, the Deutscher Filmpreis, for their contribution to the 1970 film San Domingo.