17 Hippies sounds like someone used a warped blender to mix an accordion, ukelele, banjo, saw, clarinet, violin, trumpet, trombone, flute, a jew's harp, an Indian tanpura, an Irish bouzouki, an assortment of other string and wind instruments, a Zydeco band, Luminescent Orchestrii, and a circus sideshow from somewhere in Eastern Europe. In other words, their sound is quite bizarre and absolutely fantastic.

Highlights include the energetic Romanian melodies "Schattenmann" and "Deine Tränen", the pretty and seductive French vocals on "Son Mystère", the eclectic instrumentation of "Wann war das?", the exotic traditional tune "Teschko", the Indian Cajun techno amalgam "Moving Song", the brassy "Just LIke You", and the whirligig finale "Rustemul".