Produced by Conny Plank, Germany's Os Mundi made their second album
their most distinguished and resilient one, with lyrics that reflected
the group's intellectualness and concern for world issues, mainly from a
social standpoint rather than a political one. With Dietrich Markgraf's
saxophone and flute converging on the flightiness of the organ and drum
work, Os Mundi used elements of jazz, rock, and even classical to busy
up their material, turning their music into animated excursions with a
solid rock & roll core. The opening track, "A Question of Decision,"
is reminiscent of Jethro Tull's style, attaching brisk waves of flute
to Arndt's high-pitched vocals with a jagged influx of drumming
counterbalancing the barrage of treble. "But Reality Will Show" and
"Children's Games" pertain to the Vietnam war, while "Triple" reflects
the band's humanitarian leanings and liberal viewpoints in a song about
the value of communal living. Os Mundi's horn play inundates the
peculiarity of "Erstickubungen," a song based on a poem by Erich Fried,
and the delicate cello applied to "Missile" makes the title awfully
misleading. 43 Minuten presents an unrestrained, aloof jazz-rock
outpouring onto some rather substantiated lyrics, which can become
redundant when coincided by this many instruments, but this is
definitely not the case here. No matter where the attention is directed,
the album makes for a wholesome package by one of Germany's most
underestimated and disregarded progressive bands. Mike DeGagne
Tracklist :
1. A Question Of Decision 7:40
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
2. Triple 5:07
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
3. Missile 3:05
Written-By – Udo Arndt
4. It's All There 4:13
Acoustic Guitar – Erik
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
5. Isn't It Beautiful 7/8 2:17
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
6. But Reality Will Show 6:30
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
7. Children's Games 7:59
Written-By – J.-Chr. Busse, Udo Arndt
8. Erstickübungen 6:21
Sounds [Telephone] – Renate
Written-By – Erich Fried, Udo Arndt
9. Fortsetzung Folgt 1:17
Guitar – Conny Plank
Written-By – Konrad Plank
Credits :
Bass – Andreas Villain
Cello, Percussion, Vocals – Mikro Rilling (pistas: 1 to 8)
Drums, Congas, Bongos, Vocals – Buddy Mandler (pistas: 1 to 8)
Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Christoph Busse (pistas: 1 to 7, 9)
Guitar, Organ, Piano, Percussion, Vocals – Udo Arndt
Saxophone [Sax], Flute – Dietrich Markgraf (pistas: 1 to 8).jpg)
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