(Progressive Rock, Progressive Folk) [LP] [24/96] Holderlin - Holderlins Traum (Hölderlin - Hölderlins Traum) - 1972 (Issue 1981), FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artwork – Helmut Friz
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Peter-Kassim*
Cello, Flute [Transverse], Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Mellotron – Jochen*
Drums, Percussion – Michael*
Engineer [Sound] – Dieter Dierks
Guitar – Christian (grummel)*
Lyrics By, Music By – Christian v. Grumbkow*
Mastered By – SST (8)
Photography – Victor
Producer – Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
Violin, Viola, Piano, Flute – Nops*
Vocals –

This record must be the dream of any music lover!!
This had been the debut by German band Hoelderlin (here still spelled with an "umlaut") and actually what an amazing one it was. Actually it should be considered as one of the most stunning first works by a band ever presented whereas usually it used to be rather underestimated. I've seen it rated with 9/15 on a German Prog site for example. Some people are comparing it with the style of some country fellow bands like Emtidi, Broselmaschine or Witthuser & Westrupp (musicians of the latter two guested here actually) which is only valid in some way with the difference that this album had been far superior to anything those bands ever released. The music they presented here was a lot different from the more classic Prog style they revealed on their later (also very good) albums.
Being mostly acoustic with a broad range of used instruments the seven compositions here exhibited a quite unique blend of folk, classical, ethnic and some jammin' Krautrock elements. But the latter feature comes here much more discreet and is mainly exclusively in one track ("Traum") present. Thus it's certainly not to be compared with anything from the LSD-inspired "Kosmische Szene" the band always refused to be part of and therefore had many juridical fights with their producer Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser. The lyrics (into parts inspired by their eponym) though being at times very dreamy and poetic are anything else than just misty-eyed romanticism but are containing as well many political and social comments, a fact that had been disliked as well by their manager back then. One could describe them as criticism of society packed into fabulous poetry. Most of them are sung by Dutch Nanny DeRuig in perfect German free of any accent thus I think it's quite crucial to be familiar with the language to fully appreciate this record. On the other hand there's plenty of brilliant music here to be enjoyed without taking care of the lyrics at all, played on acoustic classical-type of instruments like violin, cello and grand piano but also electric ones like organ and mellotron. Not to forget mentioning the magical flute play, the superb acoustic guitar and as well some sitar, tablas and nice percussion providing a slight "cosmic" touch. Finally I just can highly recommend this album not only to any fan of Prog Folk and Krautrock but to anyone looking for some unique and awesome music. It's absolutely flawless (apart from its short length but just put it on repeat play!) and in my opinion can't be rather lower than with the full score!
Review by hdfisch, progarchives.com

Distributed By – Pop Import
Recorded At – Dierks Studios
Mastered At – SST Bruggemann GmbH
Recorded January 1972 at Tonstudio Dierks in Stommeln.
This reissue LP comes in 2 versions at least, 1st with Pilz labels as pictured here, and the 2nd with Die Kosmische Kuriere label on one side and PDU on the other.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 1P 2021314-5 A SST
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 1P 2021314-5 B II SST
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): Made in Germany
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 2641