Analogy (Italy)

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. 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. 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 Analogy (1972, Produzioni Ventotto) The Suite (1993) 25 Years Later (1995) 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. Myspace profile Analogy discography at Discogs Analogy profile at musicbrainz.org Analogy profile at Allmusic.com