Analogy (band)
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Analogy | |
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Origin | Varese, Lombardy, Italy |
Genres | Krautrock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock |
Years active | 1972–1974 |
Labels | Produzioni Ventotto, Akarma Records, Garden of Delights, Ohrwaschl Records |
Past members | Martin Thurn Nicola Pankoff Wolfgang Schoene Hermann-Jurgen Nienhaus Jutta Nienhaus Rocco Abate |
Website | http://www.analogy.it/ |
Analogy was a German and Italian psychedelic rock, progressive rock band, active in the 1970s. The band was launched by the guitarist Martin Thurn when attending the European School, Varese.[1] In 1968, Thurn founded a band called Sons of Glove. Other members were Wolfgang Schoene, Thomas Schmidt (later Pell Mell) and Jutta Nienhaus. The band later renamed itself to Joice (due to a misprint later as The Yoice) in 1970 with drummer Hermann-Jürgen Nienhaus (brother of Jutta) and Mauro Rattaggi (bass), the only Italian member of the band. During a music festival in Arona, a spontaneous collaboration happened with keyboarder Nikola Pankoff whilst playing a free interpretation of Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother". Pankoff became a band member thereafter. Finally, in 1972, after becoming a more centered progressive rock band, they decided to change their name to Analogy. Their first release was the single "Sold Out" / "God's Own Land", two songs written by Thurn. At the end of the year, Rattaggi had to join the army and left the band. Schoene changed to the bass guitar.
Members
- Martin Thurn (1950 – 2018) – Guitar
- Nicola Pankoff (1948) – Keyboards
- Wolfgang Schoene (1950) – Bass
- Hermann-Jurgen Nienhaus (1952 – 1990) – Drums
- Jutta Nienhaus (1953 – 2018) – Vocals
- Rocco Abate (1950) – Flute
- Mauro Rattaggi (1952) – Bass
Discography
- Analogy (1972, Produzioni Ventotto)
- The Suite (1993)
- 25 Years Later (1995)
References
- ^ Breznikar, Klemen (October 7, 2011). "Analogy interview with Martin Thurn-Mithoff". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
After moving to Varese in 1968, I started a band at the European School ("The Sons of Goive") with Wolfgang Schoene, which played around locally for about a year.