EMTIDI — Saat (1972-2003) RM | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Saat is a little-known gem and Krautrock classic, an album full of dreamy and beautiful melodies. The Emtidi duo considerably expanded its instrumentation and style, and played a unique mix of folk, art rock, and psychedelic music. Besides acoustic guitar, the sound is mainly dominated by synthesizers, Mellotron, and other keyboard instruments, which are often played in a classical style. Some softly floating organ parts are comparable to early Tangerine Dream. In contrast stands a song like "Love Time Rain," which could be written by the British folk band Pentangle. On most tracks, Dolly Holmes sings lead with her high, transfigured voice. Aside from "Die Reise," a fairy tale story sung by Maik Hirschfeldt, all the songs have English lyrics. The album has a surprisingly full sound for a duo recording, although no drums were used. Most contemporary German bands played with new styles and sounds, but only a few obtained such wonderful music out of their experiments. Klaus Kehrle
Tracklist :
1    Walking In The Park    6:27
 Maik Hirschfeldt
2    Träume    3:15
 Dolly Holmes
3    Touch The Sun    11:42
 Maik Hirschfeldt / Dolly Holmes
4    Love Time Rain    2:43
 Maik Hirschfeldt / Dolly Holmes
5    Saat    4:07
 Maik Hirschfeldt / Dolly Holmes
6    Die Reise    10:04
 Maik Hirschfeldt / Dolly Holmes
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar [12 & 6-string], Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar [Leslie], Flute [F-alt], Cymbal, Vibraphone, Jew's Harp, Vocals – Maik Hirschfeldt
Mixed By, Percussion, Bass, Mellotron [Mellotron Assistance] – Dieter Dierks
Organ [Electric, Hammond], Electric Piano, Mellotron, Spinet [Electric], Piano, Vocals – Dolly Holmes

EMTIDI — Emtidi (1970-2009) Two Version | WV + FLAC (image+.tracks+.cue), lossless

The first LP by Emtidi was issued on a small label and did not indicate that the band would later record an album as unique and wonderful as Saat. Here the duo uses only acoustic instruments and plays traditionally arranged folk songs, which are similar to early Bob Dylan or Donovan songs. The album contains some melodic and melancholic tracks like "Lookin' for People" and "Shadow on Your Face," which deal with yearning and loneliness. In general, the lyrics tell little everyday stories. The weird sound of a kazoo on "Turn Back," the jazzy "Flute Piece," and a song title like "Let the Joint Go Round" are somewhat striking. Klaus Kehrle

Emtidi have become known mainly through their LP "Saat" which was released on the Pilz label in 1972. Back in 1970, a very small edition of their firstling, called simply "Emtidi", had appeared on the small Thorofon label. While there is to be heard some quite traditional folk with acoustic guitar and English lyrics on the LP front side, reminiscent maybe of the early Bob Dylan, the flip side already sounds far more psychedelic, with an abundant use of the flute and 12-string guitar. The male-female duet singing, all in English, is pleasing to the ear. In 1995, a bootleg CD of "Emtidi" (Germanofon 941057) was released in Luxemburg; it was copied from LP and made up cheaply. The Garden of Delights edition at hand has been taken from the master tape, and in the booklet you can find pretty much all one could wish to know about Emtidi. GOD
Tracklist :
1.  Lookin' For People 3:55
2. Shadow On Your Face 3:56
3.  Long Long Journey 2:24
4.  No Turn Back 1:55
5.  Space Age 4:10
6.  Let The Joint Go 'Round 5:00
7.  Yvonne's Dream 2:40
8.  Birds On A Graveyard 3:30
9.  Flutepiece 7:20
Credits :
Composed By – Holmes (tracks: 1 to 5), Hirschfeldt
Guitar [6-string], Bouzouki [Bousouki], Kazoo, Vocals – Dolly Holmes
Guitar [7-string], Twelve-String Guitar, Flute, Vocals – Maik Hirschfeldt