The press raves about 17 Hippies as first rate globalists, the only true German ambassadors, and the new Berlin style and their new album is now available in the US! El Dorado perfectly demonstrates how a band matures over time. Having played together for 14 years, with 1,500 concerts in 20 countries, these musicians have found a unique style. Whether influenced by Balkan music, American rock, British pop, or film music, their compositions and sophisticated arrangements enter a new realm.

"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.

2011 album from the German Folk/Rock outfit. Phantom Songs focuses on songs and stories. It shows the impressive musical path that the 17 Hippies are following. Without losing sight of their origins, they are constantly on the move - open, changeable, and with breath-taking ease... right on the pulse of time. "Berlin World bohos still at the top of their game. Phantom Songs is their third ace in a row, a beguiling melange of French chanson and ice maiden cool" Uncut.

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"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.

The press raves about 17 Hippies as first rate globalists, the only true German ambassadors, and the new Berlin style and their new album is now available in the US! El Dorado perfectly demonstrates how a band matures over time. Having played together for 14 years, with 1,500 concerts in 20 countries, these musicians have found a unique style. Whether influenced by Balkan music, American rock, British pop, or film music, their compositions and sophisticated arrangements enter a new realm.