The Krautrock Space

Pinguin : Der Grosse Rote Vogel (1972)  Not so bad.

Knowing your affinty for Amon Düül ll Tom, how are you with Älgarnas Trädgård? You mentioned Sweden before, and these cats are perhaps my best proof of a "Scandinavian Krautrock" sound. Throw in Kebnekaise's second and Archimedes Badkar ll or lll and I rest my case. Any of these should be right up your alley methinks. Älgarnas Trädgård's two albums though are essential if you're a psychedelic music fan.

Edited by Guldbamsen - May 18 2014 at 05:16

Toaster Mantis wrote: Will keep an eye open for both groups, then.

Nice one Simon.
I think you would appreciate the kind of thing I'm on about. I did a review stint a good while back, where I talked about this Nordic Krautrock sound. The bands I mentioned here are only a small part of it, but they showcase the style beautifully: you find this warped Nordic twist on folk alongside a willingness to partake in free associations. Throw some unhinged fusion, occasional flirts with electronics and an overpowering surge of psych into the mix, then you're almost there.

Maybe it's because I, mainly, associate genuine Krautrock with improv and that Kosmische vibe.
Krautrock to me has become an umbrella term for 'psychedelic avantguarde music of an improvising nature'.
I hear it in Djam Karet's 2013 'The Trip' as well, just like I know Pedro does.

Amen to that.

Btw I moved some posts from the Febus thread in here;-)

And there's a Karoli album I have, he plays all the instruments (!) and has Polly Eltes on vocals. The only time I know of Polly's work was on Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain album. Karoli's album is more Ska than Kraut.
Also have a Irmin Schmidt album, a bit hit and miss though, I don't listen to it often. He has a Bruno Spoerri helping out on synths and lyricon.
And of couse, a very cool album by Japanese vocalist Phew, backed by Jaki, Conrad Plank, and Holger. This is a fine post-punk, new-wave album, with Kraut elements.

^ Ok you've made me take out my Future Days copy and give it a fresh new spin right now, I always had a problem liking a Can album as a whole.

Guldbamsen wrote: Who knows, maybe this is the time you come around?:-P

It was very good actually, especially that 20 minute epic. I'll spin it tomorrow too


Edited by Sagichim - May 18 2014 at 15:38

dr wu23 wrote:   I've always had trouble getting into Can and I have been listening to them on and off for 40 years.

Did you ever try this album?

Triceratopsoil wrote: dr wu23 wrote:   I've always had trouble getting into Can and I have been listening to them on and off for 40 years. Did you ever try this album?

Yep...have it on vinyl.... for a long time.