The Krautrock Thread

Two extreme great Krautrock release that I have reviewed:

FRANCO BATTIATO

Sulle corde di Aries

(Studio Album, 1973)

My review is produced using this release: BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 74321-58555-2

Rating: 9/10

Well... Franco Battiato a Krautrock artist? In this "Sulle Corde Di Aries" yes. I think that this album is an impossible album if in reference of Italian scene. But in Krautrock scene... Is simply an amazing album. So "Sequenze E Frequenze2 is simply one of the more experimental italian song, a good Krautyrock, like "Aries". is a strange Italian version of Popol Vuh. Vice versa "Aria Di Rivoluzione" is catchy. Is, also, a strange POP song with the good voice of Battiato. "Da Oriente Ad Occidente" plays in my head like a strange Arabic Krautrock (!!!) more near a mix between Third Ear Band/ Aktuala and Space Rock. It is true this album is marvellous in reference of Krautrock. And like Krautrock album that I recommended "Sulle Corde Di Aries".

Is a Krautrock album, to take or to leave. Accessible like Krautrock, but extreme interesting. So is a very recommendable album.

BRAINTICKET

Brainticket (CottonWoodHill)+ Psychonaut

(Boxset/Compilation, 2002)

My review is produced using this release: Red Fox Records RF 612

Rating:9,5/10+ 8/10 (9/10)

This package of pyrenees' label Red Fox Records consist in the repackage of the first two Brainticket LP's "CottonWoodhill" and "Psychonaut" on one CD with one LP's cost. Well, Brainticket is one of my favorite psychedelic band. The first album "CottonWoodhill" is a great Psychedelic/ spacey Krautrock album. Sure the more Psychedelic and spacey album that one band has produced. In practice it splits the brain. Believe me, the Krautrock is a Brain Ticket... "Brainticket" song (not suite!!!) is 3/4 of this incredible album with various rumors (between the other a pneumatic hammer!!!) and it is based on the infinite repetition of two tune and feminine voice. Pratically the more ostic composition that I have listen in my life. The other two songs are more normals (well... for what farewell the definition "normal"). "Psychonaut", vice versa is more accessible album. Start with a Raga Rock with sitar and flute song "Radagauca", a simply Tyrannosaurus Rex song, have his bestmoments in "Watchin' You" and "Like A Place In The Sun", Rock and very accessible songs. But in general the music is a very good Krautrock for a visionary theater. In this sense is very good "One Morning" and "Coc'o Mary".

This remastered edition is published under license by Italian label Durium that in Italy has published this two LP. Durium is also the main label of the second album "Psychonaut", recorded, between the other, proper in the Durium studios in Milan. If you don't know Brainticket this edition is what it does for you. In any case a band to rediscover.

rileydog22 wrote: Haven't you had that A.R. and Machines avatar for more than three months, Bluesaga?  Achim Reichel is brilliant, BTW.  The only guitarist in existence who might be able to beat Manuel Gottsching at his own game.

Perhaps, I don't really keep track.  I started getting into it around the very end of school so it's been 2-4 months around.  A.R. and the Machines were the first kraut band I really got into, a bit of an unusual introductory band, but just as great as the classics I'd say.

Yeti and Tanz der Lemminge haven't fully hit me yet.  I like them, but since they're double albums and hard to digest, it will take a while before I can completely appreciate them.  Phallus Dei is a meisterwerk and Wolf City is really cool, although different and accessible, too.

Yukorin wrote: philippe wrote: CAN is the most overestimated band in krautrock history , 3/4 of their music is garbage. I wonder what a genius as Holger Czukay is doing in this band    The whole band were geniuses to me. Agree that they probably lost it a bit after  Soon Over Babaluma. Other than that I don't know what to say.   Overated? Where? Possibly the most underated rock band in history.

Kind of forgot about this thread. Even Landed is brilliant.

I think its more like I/4 of an intelligent person's opinions and taste are garbage. And Phillippes attitude towards Can, belongs in that 1/4.

Listening to Klaus Schulze: Irrlicht right now.  Can't get much colder than that. Maybe except for Cyborg...and maybe some of that 80's slick jazzfusion.

Slartibartfast wrote: For some reason this thread has reminded me, we need to get out to Le Petitie Auberge or The Village Corner in Stone Mountain for some German food!  Octoberfest baby! Fahn fahn fahn on the autobahn...

Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal
Die Sonne scheint mit Glitzerstrahl...

Got Ege Bamyasi today, and I'm lovin' it!

German food is the werst! 

I wish I had some kraut!

Last week I found a fresh CD copy of Erlkoenigs only album. I like the keys on that album a lot. I also noticed that they released only one album, but played live for over 6 years. Anyone here ever been to one of their gigs in the 70s?

I'll do a review of the album, but it's a 4 star for any Krautrock collection in my opinion.

I just read Julian Cope's book Krautrocksampler. Quite interesting stuff.

The books explains a bit of the Krautrock history of different bands, and there's some album reviews at the end.

Rottenhat

 

I just like German bands from the seventies in general. Although the term Krautrock has become accepted over the years back in the late sixties when the term was first coined some bands took offence to it most notably Guru Guru. Mani Neumeier has said in many interviews that back in the early days of Guru Guru they prefered the term "acid space".
Many people apply the term to any band from Germany which is apparently not the case. I don`t think I would call the Scorpions Krautrockers although they started out on the Brain label. Some great music came out of Germanyin the early seventies without question. Cluster II is one of my all time faves along with Solar Music Live. It`s such a pity some of these bands  really didn`t make it outside of continental Europe. So much great music. Jane Live At Home is one of my favourite live albums as is the live Hoelderlin album. Anyone heard of a band on the Bellaphon label called Geronimo? They`re not on the archives but sort of like a German version of Paul Riviere and the Raiders, cool stuff. Wow I could go on and on. a good chunk of my album collection is made up of Krautrock/German bands.

Great genre, although I've mainly only heard Can.