The Krautrock Space

Hello Krautrockers,

It's been awhile since I've posted on here, but I was off exploring some new music. I'm doing an informative speech on Krautrock for my public speaking class, and I've been trying to organize what I'm going to talk about, and gathering information. One of the things I get to do is show a one minute clip or audioclip. But who was the band to speak for the whole Krautrock genre? In Krautrock, Amon Duul II, CAN, Faust, and Neu! we were the big names. I wanted to play something accessible to the class, while demonstrating the Krautrock sound, something to inspire them to want to explore the genre, or at least listen to my speech. Which led me to look into Neu!.

Neu!'s first album is one of my favorites, but in this time and day, Neu! is hard to find. I finally have Neu! 75!!! It is such an awesome album. The history behind the album is really interesting, and the album is an inspiration, not only to David Bowie, Eno, or Radiohead, but to music as a whole! In the progressive genre, this is one of the most beautiful, cool albums you can listen to, and also the most accessible Neu! album for the new Krautrockers! The first half of the album is the classic two man group, with Rother's ambient sound. The second is Dinger's harder side. I really love how the first three tracks are soo moving, and beautiful. I just love how Isi starts. Those first 7 seconds, sooo epic! Leb' Wohl's beautifully closes the first side. Then we get Dinger's harder, rock and roll edge on the second side. We get a fusion of Krautrock/punk, or Krautpunk , but it's referred to as proto-punk. As mentioned by a lot of people that are familiar with this album, this music is ahead of it's time, and an inspiration to music. God I love Dinger's snarl! What's cool about this punk sound is that it has the Neu!'s trademark motorik beat!

Please please please!, if you have not heard this album, look for it! Buy it online, at a store, or download, you have to hear how awesome this album is! You will not be sorry!!!


Edited by The Wrinkler - April 14 2011 at 14:43

Some fat bass tone goodness, Faust's "pop" song, but still very cool. I enjoy it...



I just got the Feeling album, by Lightshine. Anyone a fan of them?



Edited by The Wrinkler - April 03 2011 at 16:17

oliverstoned wrote: BaldFriede wrote: oliverstoned wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcnPsDB2NM I don't understand how you do to display the video window Oliver, on the right beside the button for inclusion of a web address there is the button for including a picture, and on the right of that there is the button for including a video. Thanks for the help Friede but strangely i don't find this button.

Oliver, if you don't see this button you have to hit the arrow which is the second button from the right; this will show the Full Reply Editor.. In the menu you get then you will see two rows of buttons; it it the seventh button from the left in the top row then..

Vibrationbaby wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: I love that Janus album, although it sounds a tad bipolar with the Sabbath influenced first side and then a floating Kraut gem occupying the whole of the second side. Must have been hard to advertise these buggers...  Janus was not really a Krautrock band. See the ( rather extensive )  Janus band bio I  here with the help of multi-instrumentalist Colin Orr who keeps the Janus flame going. There have been 7 albums since Gravedigger and   another album in the works that will have material that never saw the light of day back in '73.

BaldFriede wrote: oliverstoned wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcnPsDB2NM I don't understand how you do to display the video window Oliver, on the right beside the button for inclusion of a web address there is the button for including a picture, and on the right of that there is the button for including a video.

Thanks for the help Friede but strangely i don't find this button.

oliverstoned wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcnPsDB2NM I don't understand how you do to display the video window

Oliver, on the right beside the button for inclusion of a web address there is the button for including a picture, and on the right of that there is the button for including a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcnPsDB2NM

I don't understand how you do to display the video window

Edited by oliverstoned - March 31 2011 at 06:22

An excellent band which is mentioned way too little is Between. Here an example:


Another band which deserves more attention is Annexus Quam. Here two examples:



And how about Mythos? Here a track from their first untitled album, in two parts:



And then there are Exmagma, another band well worth listening too:


And how about Janus?


And of course Embryo:



Edited by BaldFriede - March 31 2011 at 06:36

Hello Krautrockers!

I was down at the local record store and saw a familiar name. It was Faust, and I wasn't really a fan of their first album, even though it was essential. But Faust IV was suppose to be an "easier" listen, (and I don't think I've fully appreciated the album/Faust's sound just yet). After I bought the album I played it on the car ride home. The first song, Krautrock, had that particular Faust sound I was aware of from the first album, but less experimental. The fuzzy trance-like feeling the song had made me feel buzzed, in a good way. What a song. But for first time Faust listeners, Faust IV is a pretty easy album to get into. It has that catchy repetitive "krautrock" sound, but with the buzz saw insanity that is Faust. This album really did justice for Faust for me. This album is a lot of fun, and I loved how Faust always has to ruin a beautiful moment, just because they can.



This is my favorite song in the album!

BaldJean wrote: ... I agree that Schoener went downhill later, but up to "Trance-Formation" he did some excellent stuff. "Flashback" and "Video Magic" were ok too, but with "Events" he really went downhill. He never was new age though; I disagree there. not even "Meditation" can be called "new age", and "Bali Agung" and "Tranceformation" definitely are not new age. my favorite album is "Bali Agung"