Top Ten Favorite Kraut Rock Albums
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Topic: Top Ten Favorite Kraut Rock Albums
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Subject: Top Ten Favorite Kraut Rock Albums
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 17:53
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I hope to discover Kraut Rock albums that I am not aware of. I like Agitation Free, Can, Amon Duul II, Dom, and Dzyan. I like, but don't love Neu and Popol Vuh. I'm into the folk, jazz, space, drums, Middle Eastern feel, and the guitars of Kraut Rock. Not the drones and electronica. Name your ten favorite Kraut Rock albums...even the drone and electronica-laden ones. I hope to fill out my top ten with suggestions from you guys.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 18:07
| I wish I could help you out but unfortunately I haven't gotten very far with this subgenre yet. I have a bunch of the early Ash Ra Tempel albums and I've heard a little bit of Can but that's about it. The first Ash Ra Tempel album is really great though so if you don't know that one then definitely check it out. I also like Kraan but I guess they were more fusion or jazz rock and not really Krautrock. Eloy and Grobschnitt are great too but again not really Kraut but more like symph prog. I'm sure others will give you some proper top ten lists and you'll get some great recommendations. I'll be keeping an eye out too. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 18:31
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Amon Duul II - Yeti CAN - Tago Mago Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Klaus Schulze - X Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Agitation Free - Malesch Ash Ra Tempel - s/t Neu - s/t Harmonia - Deluxe Dzyan - Electric Silence Faust - IV Gila - s/t Guru Guru - UFO Cluster - II ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 18:31
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Hi, Too many to count in my book ... but I seem to go back time and again to "Dance of the Lemmings" and "Yeti", and then "Wolf City" and then "Ege Bamyasi" and "Tago Mago" ... although I would never leave behind many others ... Guru Guru's first 4 albums deserve the mention. Eloy was very nice. Ash Ra Tempel. Popol Vuh. Grobschnitt. The hardest part is not including Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze in all this ... they are the absolute giants that will be forever remembered. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 18:52
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I'll do a baker's dozen, and could be other choices... Dom - Edge of Time Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley Can - Ege Bamyasi Faust - Faust IV Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Holger Czukay - Movies Popol Vuh - In Den Gärten Pharaos Amon Düül II - Yeti Sergous Golowin - Lord Krishna Von Goloka Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia NEU! - NEU! Agitation Free - Malesch Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass And everything Kosmischer Läufer although I think of think of this Kosmische-take as fitter for Progressive Electronic. I recommend you try Brave New World if you have not already. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 20:11
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I know I'm breaking the rules here but here's the PA top 20 list of Krautrock albums (with a minimum of 20 ratings): http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=17&salbumtypes=1&syears=&scountries=&sminratings=20&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0.5&smaxresults=20&x=70&y=6#list" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=17&salbumtypes=1&syears=&scountries=&sminratings=20&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0.5&smaxresults=20&x=70&y=6#list
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 20:56
Hi, Far out ... and I still have 16 of those albums ... have to look up and listen the other 4. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 21:57
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Offering some less popular albums that i listen to a lot (not sure what my "faves" are, it changes daily) AR & Machines - Die Gruene Reise Amon Duul II - Tanz Der Lemminge Brave New World - Impressions On Reading Aldous Huxley Cornucopia - Full Horn Pinguin - Die Grosse Rote Vogel Silberbart - 4 Times Sound Razing Orange Peel - Orange Peel Lard Free - s/t Mythos - s/t Cluster - Zuckerzeit Tons of others though: Can, Popol Vuh, Electric Sandwich, Dzyan, Cluster, Neu! etc (function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8b67a203bb15255c',t:'MTcyNDIxMTk1My4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 20 2024 at 22:41
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^ I love AR & Machines' Die Gruene Reise and it could super easily be listed in my top faves. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 00:00
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I could have listed ten other albums and still be pleased. Can - Ege Bamyası (but any of the first six is a strong candidate) The Cosmic Jokers - Galactic Supermarket Faust - So Far Amon Düül II - Yeti Deuter - D Agitation Free - Malesch Popol Vuh - Nosferatu (Original Soundtrack) Embryo - Steig Aus (but I could have gone with a handful of others by them) Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Brave New World - Impressions on Reading Aldous Huxley As for that Middle Eastern, Folk, Jazz etc... feel, I reccomend loads and loads of Embryo |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 00:19
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I forgot Kraan's self-titled debut!... and Kollektiv's archival release SWF-Sessions Volume 5...
-now
I've cheated and mentioned 16 albums. But while I'm here the trippy one
off's by Dom (Edge of Time), Code III (Planet of Man) and and
Kalacakra (Crawling to Lhasa) are wonderful as well.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 01:51
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only 10?  14 Out of Focus Out of Focus Ger 1971 14 Schulze, Klaus Timewind Ger 1975 13 Hoelderlin Hoelderlin's Traum Ger 1971 13 Grobschnitt Solar Music Live Ger 1978 13 Out of Focus Four Letter Monday Afternoon Ger 1972 13 Sahara Sunrise Ger 1973 13 Tangerine Dream Alpha Centauri Ger 1971 13 Tangerine Dream Ricochet Ger 1975 12 Agitation Free Second Ger 1973 12 Amon Düül II Yeti Ger 1970 12 Amon Düül II Tanz der Lemminge Ger 1971 12 Bröselmaschine Bröselmaschine Ger 1971 12 Can Tago Mago Ger 1971 12 Can Ege Bamyasi Ger 1972 12 Embryo We Keep On Ger 1973 12 Gila Gila (aka Free Electric Sound) Ger 1971 12 Grobschnitt Grobschnitt Ger 1972 12 Missus Beastly Missus Beastly Ger 1974 12 Murphy Blend First Loss Ger 1970 12 Out of Focus Wake Up Ger 1970 12 Schulze, Klaus Moondawn Ger 1976 12 Tangerine Dream Electronic Meditation Ger 1970 12 Tangerine Dream Zeit Ger 1972 12 Tangerine Dream Phaedra Ger 1974 12 Tangerine Dream Rubycon Ger 1975 12 Tangerine Dream Stratosfear Ger 1976 12 Tangerine
Dream Force Majeure Ger 1979 here ya go!!!  I only named German bands, BTW, but there could be a few French releases in there.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 02:07
If you're looking for ethno-fusion, then's here's a Krautrock band for inclusion.
 BETWEEN An international Krautrock band based in Munich with an intriguing blend of ethno-fusion that falls somewhere in Between ancient "serious music" and modern "popular music." It's ideal music for listening to whilst puffing away on a Turkish hookah pipe, although I didn't inhale.   1971: Between - Einstieg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yCJyb0OYBM" rel="nofollow - 1973: Between - And the Waters Opened - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nb0uFG8AzGAwh_nKt0ykiNyeDRImN1dCg" rel="nofollow - 1974: Between - Dharana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoiO46LCtI" rel="nofollow - 1975: Between - Hesse Between Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQiokW-Ob9E" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQiokW-Ob9E  1977: Between - Contemplation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6VoOlX6SaY5rFEP9xN_azEG2v6zSllg4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6VoOlX6SaY5rFEP9xN_azEG2v6zSllg4 1980: Between - Silence Beyond Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiqpFCD6vo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJiqpFCD6vo |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 04:50
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Here's something like my top 10 without Progressive Electronic: Agitation Free (D) - Malesch (1972) Amon Düül II (D) - Yeti, Wolf City (70, 72) Ash Ra Tempel (D) - Ash Ra Tempel (1971)Can (D) - Ege Bamyasi (1973) Embryo (D) - We Keep on (1973) Faust (D) - Faust IV (1973) Gila (D) - Gila (1971) Guru Guru (D) - Hinten (1970) Kraan (D) - s/t (1972) NEU! (D) - NEU! (1972) ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 09:28
I can especially recommend Gila's debut to you. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 11:01
Thanks, David. I'm looking forward to auditioning everybody's suggestions. I own about a third of the suggestions... so far. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 11:47
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I'm certainly going to fill a couple of holes in my collection from this thread, Dom & Sergous Golowin. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 11:54
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^ That was a typo of mine, it should be Sergius Golowin. Wonderful albums, both. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 21 2024 at 16:14
That's rather big Krautrock collection. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |