ELOY | ISLΕ OF SUN | 1971 (LYRICS)

The name Eloy is based on the futurist race of humans
from the book The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (there
spelled "Eloi"). Bornemann described the origin of the
name of the band thus: "Wells describes in his book
the situation of mankind about 800,000 years later,
and 'Eloy' is a human race in his story. The Eloy in
Wells' story have made a new start with the help of the
time traveler. In a way, it was a new beginning for the
human race. German rock bands in the late 1960s
played mainly covers from other bands instead of
playing their own compositions. Record deals for
German bands were absolutely rare and German
bands generally were considered to be second class
bands in their own country. At that time it was a
strong effort for a German band to come out with only
their own compositions. It was a start into an unknown
future, and from this point of view, comparable to the
human race in Wells' story. That is why I got the idea
to name the band 'Eloy'.

[aleksandrpetrovichkydrin]

Первые альбомы Eloy, чистейший Krautrok, аж крышу сносит. Как парни играли. Minsk, Belsryc_. 05.03.22.