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Yukorin

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 20:20

NetsNJFan...!

I'm gonna have to sue you...

...not because you 'and I quote "hate Damo's voice" '
...not because you "gave 12"
...not because you prefer one slightly-off pickled cabbage to another

But because you rate "Wolf City" better than "Carnival In Babylon"

Have your day in court !

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 20:17

do you have recommendations for Kosmiche Musik from the 70's and 80's Geisha Girl?

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:57

Thanks for the tip 'y, its goo to hear there was some good stuff in the 80s by Faust, I'll have to get some of their stuff some time along with the gazillions of other cds that I have to try out.

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:51

Can - Soon Over Babaluma (1974)
Faust - Faust IV (1974)
Amon Duul 2 - Wolf City (1973)
Amon Duul 2 - Tanz der Lemminge (1971)
Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra (1972)
Neu! - Neu! (1972)
Popol Vuh - Einsjäger & Siebenjäger (1973)
Amon Duul 2 - Yeti (1970)
Amon Duul 2 - Phallus Dei (1969)
Neu! - Neu! '75 (1975)
Can - Flow Motion (1976)
Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure (1979)

OK, so I gave 12. Sue me. I have slightly different kraut tastes, namely I HATE Damo Suzukis voice and much prefer Can after he left.

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Yukorin

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:51

Thanks Mr. DallasBryan......

......btw impressive list.

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:23

Zac M

Yeah...! "X" is fantastic...! Was it Klaus on the kit or the geezer from Wallenstein...? All I remember was side 1 of the vinyl was a side-long 25 minute bliss-fest. Great to see the early Ash Ra Tempel pictures in the gatefold-booklet as well. Stunning sleeve.

Eloy: Intelligent, indulgent, stoned, early '70s, Rodney Matthews' artwork, and German. Musically, not my cup of tea but let's have 'em in this thread.

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:18

Brilliant explanation, laffing girl!

Yukorin

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 18:53

Wilkommen Cheesecakemouse...!

That's a great start to an unforgettable journey...!

However, remember the Golden rules to Krautrock:

...don't stray too far from '69 through '74
...stay with the big names first
...be very wary of the 'this is the German Floyd /(insert English band here)' recommendations
...apart from Faust don't touch anything from the '80s
...be very careful with that eBay 200 dollar bid for an Ohr original LP having not heard it first
...and always remember that your real friends aren't interested in a 1st pressing "Pilz" mushroom logo spinning on your turntable (or a fried egg)

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:50

I have only a few Krautrock cds so not enough but

Can from Monster Movie to Landed is good in particular tago mago, ege bamyasi, and future days.

Also Neu! 75 is a masterpiece and Neu! is also quite good

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:49

Hmmmm Eloy aren't Krautrock at all!

My top ten would be something like this, in no specific order of course with only one album per artist:

Cluster-Cluster II
NEU!-NEU!75
Popol Vuh-In Den Garten Pharaos
Can-Tago Mago
Faust-So Far
Dieter Moebius and Conny Plank-Rastakraut Pasta
Tangerine Dream-Zeit
Klaus Schulze-X (don't know if it's really Krautrock, but still AMAZING nonetheless)
Amon Duul II-Phallus Dei (hard to choose just one of their albums)
Embryo-We Keep On (hard to choose just one from them)

Tough calls on some artists, but I think it's a pretty good list.

"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."

-Merleau-Ponty

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:45

Some great stuff in here fellas...!

...RastaKrautPasta...! Thanks for reminding me...! Conny Plank (RIP) was The Man...!

Annexus Quam, Harmonia, Emtidi...Superb...!

Anyone diggin' a bit of Sand, Dom, Tomorrow's Gift, or (and to keep the Opeth fans sweet) Blackwater Park...?

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:24

1. ASH RA TEMPLE - Join Inn
2. NEU! - 1
3. AMON DUUL II - Phallus Dei
4. AMON DUUL II - Carnival In Babalon
5. HOLDERLIN - Clouds and Clown
6. KLAUS SCHULZE - Moondawn
7. CAN - Future Days
8. FAUST - Tapes
9. DEUTER - D
10. DZYAN - Electric Silence
11. ELOY - Floating
12. HAX CEL - Zwai
13. POPOL VUH - Einsjager & Siebenjager
14. POPOL VUH - Letzte Tage Letzte Nachte
15. MOEBIUS & PLANK - Rastakrautpasta
16. TANGERINE DREAM - Encore
17. COSMIC JOKERS - Gilles Zeitschiff
18. AGITIATION FREE - Second
19. EMTIDI - Saat
20. HARMONIA - Deluxe

I know this is a top 10, but it was hard for me to pick only 20!!

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 17:16

Ill take a shot, but I consider Kosmiche Musik as TD, Schulze, Cluster, etc.

Ill list my favorites from the Krautrock years, pre 70's to 75-76'ish?

no particular order

Dzyan - Electric Silence

Yatha Sidhra - Meditation Mass

Eroc - same

Aera - Humanum est

Annexus Quam - Osmose

Deuter - Aum

Missus Beastly - Dr. Aftershave and the Mixed Pickles

Schicke, Fuhrs & Froeling - Symphonic Pictures

Kraan - Let It Out

Cosmic Jokers - Galactic Supermarket

off the top of my head.........

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 16:55

anael...

...haven't heard the Zweistein recommendation...

...but anything with the title

Trip Flipout Meditation

deserves further investigation...!

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 16:42

Oh yeah...!...Yatha Sidhra...! ...that phasing...!
Was that Dieter Dirks on the boards...? On a par with Schwingungen...!

Whatever happened to phasing...? !

Joren, "Wake Up" really clicked with me straight away...! Give her another try...preferably on 11...!

BebieM

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if you don't like the music you can always ponder the meaning of the cover...!

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 16:29

Ash Ra Tempel. Seven Up

Sergius Golowin. Lord Krishna Von Goloka

Walter Wgmuller. Tarot

The Cosmic Jokers. Planeten Sit-In

Zweistein. Trip Flipout Meditation

Faust. The Faust Tapes

Can. Tago Mago

Schike, Führs & Frohling. Symphonic Pictures

Grobschnitt. The History of Solar Music Vol. 1

Cosmic Hoffmann. Shiva Connection

Wallenstein. Blitzkrieg (symphonic)

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 16:12

I haven't heard much krautrock

, to be honest, but here are my favorites so far:

Out Of Focus - Out Of Focus
Out Of Focus - Wake Up!
Amon Duul II - Wolf City
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass
Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
Embryo - Steig Aus
Neu! - Neu!
Can - Tago Mago
Can - Future Days
Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 15:57

‚Ý‚±‚·‚è‚Í‚ñ wrote:

ZBY147...always nice to meet a fellow Out Of Focus devotee...!

Joren, I only like their 1st and it sounds a lot like Santana in parts...(very interesting but it ain't particularly heavy). Might not be to a fellow "Present" fans taste. Good, but a different trip from Can and Faust

Thanks for the tip! Maybe I'll check it out some time. BTW I also know Out Of Focus' "Wake Up!", but I'm not too thrilled about it...

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Posted: April 05 2006 at 15:50

ZBY147...always nice to meet a fellow Out Of Focus devotee...!

Joren, I only like their 1st and it sounds a lot like Santana in parts...(very interesting but it ain't particularly heavy). Might not be to a fellow "Present" fans taste. Good, but a different trip from Can and Faust

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