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Witthüser & Westrupp - Trips und Träume 1971

Witthuser & Westrupp is a 70's psych folk duo from Munich. They are at the top of the German prog folk scene. Stylistically distinguishable, they have opted for a musical signature simultaneously "cosmic" and folk. The two musicians started their career back in the sixties. Bernd Witthuser was the manager of Podium Folk club and financial manager of "International Essener Songtagen" (1968). He recorded "Vampiren, Nonnen und Toten" in 1970 (a conceptual, humorous album based on vampires' literature). Walter Westrupp involved in a baroque ensemble and was the leader of "Night Reveller Skiffle Group". Their first release in duet "Trips und Traume" was published in 1971 for ohr. It delivers a pastoral, "trippy" folk rock with a few oriental elements. It's mainly acoustic, featuring folk guitars, flute passages, recitatives & discreet lyrics in German, electric organ arrangements. A few songs have a nive satiric approach. A very original record which is now recognized as a standard. It contains many kraut-folk hymns! The track "Illusion 1" will be recorded in a new version for the project "Tarot" (Walter Wegmuller). The two following albums "Der Jesuspilz" (1972) and "Blauer Plath" (1972) present both various sorts of acoustic trip folk songs. "Der Jesuspilz"is a concept album inspired by a text which reveals that bible is all about drugs. "Bauer Plath" features guests from the symphonic prog Wallenstein (the drummer Harald Grosskopf, the keyboardist Jurgen Dollase).An essential band whose music had a great influence on kraut-folk related items. Witthuser & Westrupp also participated as guests in several krautrock albums: Walter Westrupp's Tarot, Sergius Golowin's Lord Krishna, Hoederlin's Traum.

Line-up / Musicians

Bernd Witthuser/guitar,vocals,mandolin
Walter Westrupp/guitar,vocals,zither,percussion,flute,trumpet
Renee Zucker/vocals,percussion,flute
Bernd Roland/bass,vocals

Discography(Album)

Trips und Träume 1971