Originally released on small label "Aronda" in 1972 Dzyans eponymous 1st Album was their most rock oriented one. Similar to their SWF-recordings 6 month later Dzyan played a slightly jazzy form of progressive rock with hints of Wolfgang Dauner, flashes of Zappas Hot Rats and even some Van Der Graaf Generator styled saxophone-fronted diversions. As the Freeman Brothers write in their classic book "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg" an "intriguing album that is still fresh today". Strong expressive vocals (Jochen Leuschner), refined guitar playing (Harry Krmer) and remarkable sax tunes (Gerd Ehrmann) supported by an excellent rhythm section with extraordinaire bass player and bandleader Reinhard Karwatky and solid drummer Ludwig Braum are the characteristics of this great album, which is incomprehensible underrated in comparison with their latter albums "Time Machine" and "Electric Silence".
1 | Emptiness | 9:42 |
2 | The Bud Awakes | 3:00 |
3 | The Wisdom | 10:33 |
4 | Fohat's Work | 6:34 |
5 | Hymn | 1:24 |
6 | Dragonsong | 7:31 |
7 | Things We're Looking For | 1:56 |
8 | Back To Earth | 4:14 |
Design [Album Design] – Creativ Team
Design [Album Design] – Seibert/Kolb
Drums, Percussion – Ludwig Braum
Electric Bass, Contrabass, Arranged By [Arrangements By], Photography By [Photos By (Archive)] – Reinhard Karwatky
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Harry Krämer
Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Eberhard Panne
Guest [Special Thanks To], Organ, Electric Piano – Günter Kühlwein (2, 3, 7)
Painting [Cover Painting] – F. Eberhardt
Producer [Produced By] – Günther Müller
Reissue Producer [Reissue Produced By] – Malesch Records
Reissue Producer [Reissue Produced By] – Reinhard Karwatky
Remastered By – Jörg Scheuermann
Tenor Saxophone – Gerd "Bock" Ehrmann
Vocals, Congas, Percussion, Lyrics By – Jochen Leuschner
Recorded and mixed at Rhein-Main-Studio, Frankfurt/Main; on February 17, 18 & 29 and March 1, 1972.
Licensed by Aronda Music/Edith Müller, for Malesch Records/Long Hair © & P 2010 [P is boxed
All tracks have been digitally re-mastered from the original analog master tapes, transferred by using 96kHz/24-bit resolution.
All songs published by Musikverlag Günther Müller
Rights Society (Boxed) – GEMA
Label Code – LC 11329
Matrix / Runout – www.handlewithcare.de LHC89 AA04465-01
Mastering SID Code – ifpi L574
Mould SID Code – IFPI 9710