Leon Der Pinguin

Another great example of innovative and dark Kraut/Prog Rock, "Der große rote Vogel" follows the lines of better-known Krautrock bands such as Eulenspygel, Eiliff and Tomorrow's Gift, incorporating influences from Jazz, Heavy/Psych Rock and Classical Music, delivering long and rich tracks full of impressive twists and convincing breaks and keeping a balance between complex, symph-oriented arrangements and loose executions.

Pinguin's only release, though they had previously made a record under the name of Talix. Originally released by Zebra records and the sound is strongly keyboard-dominated (organist Volker Plitz composed all the tracks), but there are enough furious guitar leads to satisfy the psych-lover. Similar to other Germans prog outfits like Frumpy, Subject Esq.