Talix "Spuren" 1970 Kraut Rock Private <br /> <br />...a highly-priced collector's item! Talix had the typical vintage progressive sound of guitar <br />versus sax battles... <br />...some parts of the album are good, i.e. where the guitarist turned up the distortion to the <br />maximum... <br />...they are comparable to their label mates Nosferatu... <br />...Talix later became PINGUIN, who released a much more keyboard-based album, called <br />“Der große rote Vogel” for Zebra in 1972... <br />[Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, ‘Cosmic Dreams At Play’, 1996] <br /> <br />Talix is that rare breed, a German psych album. Not only that, but what was considered commercial suicide back in the day – they sung in German. Released just ahead of the more known experimental Krautrock movement, and right before the hard rock invasion. Apparently Talix are pre-Pinguin, but there’s little reference of that here except for the lingua franca (and the moody closing track which is a killer). The music is somewhere between thoughtful, almost progressive, songwriting and fun saxophone lead exploito dance numbers. The guitar is a constant highlight, fuzzed out to the maximum, reminding me of the guy from The Plastic Cloud. Overall for the style, better than the more known Bokaj Retsiem. Something a bit different from the norm.. <br /> <br />Volker Plitz - Keyboards <br />Klaus Gebauer - Vocals <br />Markus Schaub - Guitar <br />Joe Voggenthales - Guitar <br />Elmar Kart - Saxophone, Flute <br />Tom Wohlert - Bass <br />K.D. Blahak - Drums
