| Analogy | |
| Origin: | Varese, Lombardy, Italy |
| Genre: | Krautrock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock |
| Years Active: | 1972–1974 |
| Label: | Produzioni Ventotto, Akarma Records, Garden of Delights, Ohrwaschl Records |
| Website: | http://www.analogy.it/ |
| Past Members: | Martin Thurn Nicola Pankoff Wolfgang Schoene Hermann-Jurgen Nienhaus Jutta Nienhaus Rocco Abate |
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.[1] 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.