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HOELDERLIN: AN OTHER LOST CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND
Hoelderlin emerged from the kraut-folk scene in the beginning of the seventies, delivering a fantastic approach of dreamy, angelic folk songs written by a rock formation. With the delicate "introspective" female voice of Nanny, Christian Grumcow (guitars) and his team have recorded "Traum"" in 1972. This is a stylistic, very accomplished prog-folk album which culminates the genre. The album includes guests: the folk artists Witthuser and Westrupp for percussive, exotic and "acid" musical sequences.

 This psych-atmospheric folk masterpiece was recorded in the studio of Dieter Dierk (responsible of many krautrock important recordings).
In 1975 with their self title album the band shows a new direction, from a rather "dreamy", "cosmic" folk "trip" they changed to a symphonic rock but with a certain success. For instance "Clowns and clouds" and "rare birds" feature impressive, grandiose "chamber" orchestrations and sonic melodies. The band breaks out in 1981 after the commercial success of "Fata Morgana"

Similar bands: Emtidi, Broselmaschine, Novalis
Please share about your Hoelderlin´s musical experience

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philippe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 14 2004 Location: noosphere Status: Offline Points: 3597	Topic: HOELDERLIN Posted: April 12 2006 at 11:42
	HOELDERLIN: AN OTHER LOST CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND Hoelderlin emerged from the kraut-folk scene in the beginning of the seventies, delivering a fantastic approach of dreamy, angelic folk songs written by a rock formation. With the delicate "introspective" female voice of Nanny, Christian Grumcow (guitars) and his team have recorded "Traum"" in 1972. This is a stylistic, very accomplished prog-folk album which culminates the genre. The album includes guests: the folk artists Witthuser and Westrupp for percussive, exotic and "acid" musical sequences. This psych-atmospheric folk masterpiece was recorded in the studio of Dieter Dierk (responsible of many krautrock important recordings). In 1975 with their self title album the band shows a new direction, from a rather "dreamy", "cosmic" folk "trip" they changed to a symphonic rock but with a certain success. For instance "Clowns and clouds" and "rare birds" feature impressive, grandiose "chamber" orchestrations and sonic melodies. The band breaks out in 1981 after the commercial success of "Fata Morgana" Similar bands: Emtidi, Broselmaschine, Novalis Please share about your Hoelderlin´s musical experience


oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: April 12 2006 at 11:52
	Indeed, Holderlin's traum is a big classic of psyche folk and the traum's piece is the most accomplished. What about their first opus?

philippe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 14 2004 Location: noosphere Status: Offline Points: 3597	Posted: April 12 2006 at 11:57
	"Traum" is their first album... the summit of their career with "Rare Birds"


oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:00
	Tell us more about this one...

philippe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 14 2004 Location: noosphere Status: Offline Points: 3597	Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:09
	It is pure symphonic rock with discreet acoustic parts...this one is less melodic that their previous "Clowns and clouds" but features some incredible "sonic" arrengements...however according to me, none of their later albums reach the same level of intensity provided by "Traum". from German symphonic- krautrock universe NOVALIS is just the cream of the cream Edited by philippe


ANDREW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 21 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 3064	Posted: April 12 2006 at 12:14
	Their first album is simply awesome!!! Great band!!! Edited by ANDREW

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19597	Posted: April 13 2006 at 05:39
	It was in my election from the blog section http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=21576 Happy reading Edited by Sean Trane
	let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: April 13 2006 at 05:44
	A big hand for the Hoelderlin live 2-LP Traumstadt delivering excellent violin play !