Heimlich [Import]

17 Hippies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Buda Musique
• ASIN: B000N6UD9Y
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,516 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Schattenmann

2. Son Mystère

3. Wann War Das?

4. Deine Tränen

5. Teschko

6. Tick Tack

7. The Moving Song

8. Apache

9. Heimlich

10. Just Like You

11. Madame

12. Rustemul

Editorial Reviews

"17 Hippies is a prolific outfit ... their polyglot style has evolved to take in dozens of genres, and here they've chosen to mix an Eastern European odd-metered rhythm, played on bass and accordion, with a plaintive, gentle reading of the `Apache' melody on the clarinet. It's very simple, and effectively makes an old classic new again." -- Pitchfork

"17 Hippies sounds like someone used a warped blender to mix an accordion, ukulele, banjo, saw, clarinet, violin, trumpet, trombone, flute, a Jew's harp, an Indian tampura, an Irish bouzouki, an assortment of other string and wind instruments, a Zydeco band, Luminescent Orchestrii, and a circus sideshow from somewhere in Eastern Europe. In other words, their sound is quite bizarre and absolutely fantastic." -- Murúch

"17 Hippies are one of the most exiting bands that exist in Germany today. And if you miss them, it's your own fault." -- Rolling Stone [Germany]

"17 Hippies are ridiculously underrated. They should be in the front rank of European world music artists." -- Charlie Gillet, BBC London

"The musical idioms are ... disparate, yet the mix is never incoherent. 17 Hippies have learned how to fuse sundry musics into one." -- Washington Post

"The renegade sound of 17 Hippies--captured on the new disc Heimlich-- is an engaging blend of pop sounds and traditional eastern European folk melodies." -- Chicago Sun-Times

For the past 12 years, Berlin's very own "special orchestra" 17 Hippies has been playing a whirling, crashing, diving, bobbing, weaving mixture of music from around the world. Imagine a mix of Eastern melodies, Balkan rhythms, French chanson, Anglo songwriting, and Cajun tunes, all perfectly blended together to create a unique pop style.

Starting in Spring 1995 as a trio playing mainly instrumental music, the band mutated into an ensemble--now numbering 13 musicians--that displays a vast range of musical creativity, ranging from their French radio hit "Marlène"" to the soundtrack for Andreas Dresen's award-winning film Halbe Treppe(Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival).

With their new CD Heimlich, 17 Hippies have set a milestone. On this intoxicating album, most of the tunes are vocal--sung in German, French, and English. From a wild dance inspired by a Romanian melody to a Zydecogoes- Bollywood tune, 17 Hippies have created another masterpiece.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super-diverse offering from this groovy German ensemble, October 9, 2007

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heimlich (Audio CD)

Alternately kooky and beautiful, this far-flung German ensemble combines some of the insistent outsider experimentalism of The Ex, et al with the mellow amorphous poppiness of Polyphonic Spree, as well as the workmanlike, joyful competence of Paris Combo... Yes, it's the sound of a large number of amiable, unhurried musicians for whom the act of making music -- and having fun while you do it -- is an end in and of itself. Their love of collaboration and exploration will come through loud and clear to receptive listeners: if you're into Balkan brass bands, French accordion music, Jewish klezmer and gypsy swing or even ethereal indie ballads, you'll probably enjoy this album a lot. The Hippies flow from style to style, with each strand woven together in a surprisingly cohesive whole. Recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A World Odyssey, September 22, 2008

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L. A. Day "not_so_hip_mama" (South of Southwest, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heimlich (Audio CD)

I just caught 17 Hippies on tour in the US and bought this CD and another. They are amazing live, full of energy, and infinitely present with the audience while performing. This CD is an extension of that live raw energy, with wild and wonderful gypsy/Cajun/Klezmer/Eastern music sung in French, German, and English. Rather than clash as a large group, they will blow your mind with their innate ability to flow and synchronize; they love their music which becomes infectious! After several listens, these tunes curl up with you and become as old friends.....songs this beautiful can and should linger. [...]

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, August 27, 2008

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Zutron (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heimlich (Audio CD)

... and lots of fun. An exciting blend of klezmer, gypsy, rock cabaret and jazz with strains of melancholy. Wow!