A rediscovery in the mid-1990s, Irmin's Way were an obscure Anglo-German band from the 1970s who recorded just one LP in 1976, and remained unreleased until 1995. There is a great deal of mystery surrounding them, except that the band was originally known under a different name and, at the musicians' request, the original name and identities of the musicians have never been disclosed. If this all turns out to be a hoax, it is certainly convincing.
For the album's release, they took the name Irmin's Way, after the Saxon god who slew a dragon, a name that suited the album as a concept work steeped in mythology. In the classic tradition of Krautrock bands of the time, Irmin's Way notably veered towards the cosmic side of Pink Floyd or the psychedelic space of Gäa. A touch amateurish, that is to say, rough 'n' ready, and not all that well produced, it is nonetheless a classic of the genre.
According to Martin Heide, he says that the real name of Irmin's Way was Tin Pan Alley. Apparently, the Ege Sound Studio still exists, and resident engineer Dieter Ege still works there.
1 Past & Present 9:23
2 Eremite 9:13
3 Alone 5:20
4 Opus: Destroy 22:36
Cover [Umschlagbild] – Reinhold Skrzeba
Drums – Fuzzy Besserer
Engineer [Toningenieur], Producer – Dieter Ege
Guitar – Tom R. (2)
Keyboards – Gerhard Link
Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – Ernst Sinn
Vocals, Bass – Ernst Sinn
