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Amon Düül II

Progressive rock
Progressive rock

Amon Düül II is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Popol Vuh, Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream. Those roots explain a lot about how Amon Düül II arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gong, Soft Machine, Kraan, Henry Cow and Eloy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Agitation Free, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Deutsch Nepal, Dots and Loops and Angel'in Heavy Syrup, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Amon Düül II, reaching back through Popol Vuh and forward to Agitation Free. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Amon Düül IIPopol VuhHawkwindTangerine DreamAgitation FreeWest Ryder Pauper Lu…Deutsch NepalDots and LoopsAngel'in Heavy SyrupGongSoft MachineKraanHenry CowEloyThe United States of…Hatfield and the NorthHolger Czukay

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Amon Düül II connections

Amon Düül II grew out of Popol Vuh, Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream, shares an orbit with Gong, Soft Machine, Kraan and Henry Cow, went on to shape Agitation Free, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Deutsch Nepal and Dots and Loops. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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