They were supported by a small but brilliant classical ensemble, directed by Hartmut Westphal, well known German arranger and brother of the band’s bass player Michael.
Clearly influenced by the music of bands like early Genesis, Soft Machine or Van Der Graaf Generator, they experimented with 5/4, 7/4 or 11/4 rhythms and created a music that had symphonic, as well as psychedelic parts, jazzy influences combined with total free experimental sounds, driving-aggressive rock voices or folksong style harmony vocals, a pretty unusual mixture at that time.
Shortly after album and single were released in early summer 1974 Ute Kannenberg and Helmut Binzer left the band.
Based on the story "Kaleidoscope" of Ray Bradbury's "Illustrated Man" they created a multi media show that had its premiere on Christmas Eve 1975 at Berlin's Kant Kino.
[2] After the re-release of their first album in 2020 by Sony Music, the band finally released their version of "Mr. Spaceman" 48 years after the song had been recorded in the summer of 1975 by producer Udo Arndt (Nena, Rio Reiser, Ton Steine Scherben or Spliff).