: Features vocals and compositions by guitarist Houschäng Nejadepour.

By 1974, Guru Guru had already detonated the scene with UFO (1970) and Hinten (1971). But Dance of the Flames saw a seismic lineup shift. The power-trio format remained, but with Neumeier joined by bassist Hans Hartmann and drummer/percussionist Butze Fischer (replacing the legendary Uli Trepte). The result is leaner, funkier, and more rhythmically complex.

In the mid-2000s, digital music was synonymous with 128kbps MP3s—thin, compressed, and lifeless. Garden of Delights’ decision to issue Dance of the Flames in was a statement. For the first time, listeners could experience:

After the departure of founding guitarist Ax Genrich, Neumeier recruited (guitar, sax, vocals). The shift was immediate. Dance Of The Flames trades the abrasive, free-jazz noise of earlier works for a tighter, more rhythmically complex groove. This is Guru Guru at their most danceable—a term rarely associated with German experimental rock.