Krautrock genres rock krautrock artist track album genre. Krautrock the rebirth of germany documentary with captions in english and translating tools click on cc and choose your language. Krautrock kompendium the sound projector music magazine and radio show. Krautrock the rebirth of germany 2009 english spanish. It might be more than 30 years old, but krautrock, germanys experimental music from the 1970s, still has a freshness that sixthgeneration british indie bands cant match.
Krautrock ii german intergalactic music yahoo music group. Jul 11, 2018 for krautrock icons faust, the revolution goes on. Feb, 2011 krautrock the rebirth of germany documentary with captions in english and translating tools click on cc and choose your language. One genre that retains absolute clarity in our minds is that of krautrock. The opening lines of feelgood hit of the summer nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol serve notice that this is no album by a.
Nov 23, 2009 the the can part of the english documentary krautrock. In reality hell probably let his crazy steam off and move on. The genre is an interesting mix of late 60s psychedelia and 70s progressive rock, with a healthy dose of a certain enigmatic weirdness that was unique to germany. Its west berlin, its 1968, and in a large rented back room in a building along the north bank of the landwehr canal, the. For krautrock icons faust, the revolution goes on the. Parallel park ziggurat compilation soundtrack, krautrock, instrumental. Groups such as can, popol vuh, faust, and tangerine dream arose out of the german student movement of 1968 and connected leftist political. Key artists include can, amon duul ii, ash ra tempel, faust, popol vuh, cluster, tangerine dream, klaus schulze, neu. Today, krautrock, space rock from germany is considered as a pioneer style in the development of musical subgenres which emerged during the 80s until now. There was a tendency in europe, very strong in germany, to find new art, a. Unknown deutschland the krautrock archive volume 1 format. The late 1960s in west germany was a period of profound breakthroughs, upheavals and reversals. Krautrock aka kosmische musik, kraut rock music genres. So much for krautrockhistory, what about the music.
What free jazz did for traditional jazz in the 60s, krautrock did for rock in the 70s. Krautrock is a broad label encompassing diverse sounds and artists that emerged in west germany during the 1960s and early 1970s. If youre not familiar with the west german progressive music movement that began in the late 1960s and which influence and inspired nearly everything that was good that came after it, this is a wise investment of 58 minutes. Instead of following in the direction of their british and american counterparts, who were moving toward jazz and classicalbased compositions and concept albums, the german bands became more mechanical and electronic. Dec 14, 2009 since dangerous minds seems to be trading the stones for krautrock thanks, brad laner. Definition of the genre, top krautrock progressive rock albums, download stream free krautrock mp3, latest krautrock music. A british radio dj calls rock music from germany krautrock and marks the beginning of a period during which german influence on popular music was tremendous. It is a general term used for bands playing experimental, partly electronic type of music. The rebirth of germany documentary looking at how a radical generation of musicians in bands like neu. Some great footage of germany in the late 60s and early 70s.
The music was partially inspired by broad cultural developments such as the revolutionary 1968 german student movement, with many young people having both political and aesthetic concerns. Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music which appeared in germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity through the 1970s. The the can part of the english documentary krautrock. Parallel park whirligig compilation soundtrack, krautrock, instrumental.
In his own krautrock history, future days titled after the can album of 1973, stubbs relates that germany in the aftermath of its zero hour had given rise to a generation of children who wanted. Bbc 4 documentary about 1970s german progressive music. Aug 17, 2014 in his own krautrock history, future days titled after the can album of 1973, stubbs relates that germany in the aftermath of its zero hour had given rise to a generation of children who wanted. The rebirth of germany bbc four 2009 michael rother talks about kraftwerk, neu. Release page direct download mp3 direct download flac direct download wave format. The word is derived from the ethnic slur, kraut, which had been used during world war ii to refer to the german people andor soldiers, based on the use of sauerkraut as a staple in their cuisine. Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new german musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. New way of krautrock is a compilation of artists who feel at home and feel free in the current kraut scene. A style of rock that originated in late 60s early 70s germany. Germany s krautrock scene was one of the products of this explosive event and soon west german artists who were stuck in the typical beat and blues exports from the anglo influenced world were finding new creative ways to detach from those dependencies. With amon duul ii, david bowie, can, holger czukay. More than 40 years after its genesis in the german countryside, the music of harmonia sounds removed from time.
It might be more than 30 years old, but krautrock, germanys experimental music from the 1970s, still has a freshness that. Krautrock is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in west germany in the late. These artists largely avoided the blues influences and song structure of traditional anglo. Pdf download krautrock cosmic rock and its legacy read full ebook. And i clearly remember when i listened to bury my heart for the first time as an mp3 download with no additional info at hand my first thought was. Musically it seems to extol the machine kraftwerk being a leading example or more commonly industrial decay can, faust, neu, einsterzende neubauten. Krautrock is a term coined by the british music press, and is generally used to refer to the progressive and experimental groups of late 1960s and early 1970s germany. Some people regard more ambient bands like tangerine dream and popul vuh as being part of krautrock as well. The songs are all credited to conny veit, but theres a heavy popol vuh vibe on there. Featuring the late dieter moebius and hansjoachim roedelius of electronic duo. The one defining characteristic in all of good krautrock, however, is experimentation. Quite often krautrock wasnt even rock, and another theme was how the german bands of the late sixties and seventies consciously set about. Krautrock is a genre of electronic, psychedelic, progressive, and avant garde music originating from west germany in the 1960s and 1970s. Krautrock is a musical genre emerged in the late 1960s, mainly represented by groups from west germany.
Krautrock is a catchall term for the music of various white german rock groups of the 1970s that blended influences of african american and angloamerican music with the experimental and electronic music of european composers. Documentary looking at how a radical generation of musicians in bands like neu. Kraut rock refers to the legions of german bands of the early 70s that expanded the sonic possibilities of art and progressive rock. Imogen harrison chats with omds andy mccluskey about the impact germanys musical agitators had on a new breed of english pop stars. Krautrock to be a genre unto itself, one which exists somewhat separate of rock, pop, electronic, jazz, or folk music, although the genre draws on all of these musical idioms.
Psychedelic, space rock, drone, prog, stoner and electronic musicenjoy the new scene of krautrock. It is generally safe for browsing, so you may click any item to proceed to the site. Krautrock the rebirth of germany video dailymotion. Ultimately, the term krautrock is useful in describing any and all german music recorded between the years. Cosmic rock and its legacy charts the history of this influential music genre, from its roots in free jazz, psychedelia and the music of karlheinz stockhausen, to the groundbreaking experiments of faust, kraftwerk and can. It has already delivered a few fresh articles this month. The rebirth of germany, featuring michael rother of the groundbreaking german band neu. Krautrock is originally a subgenre to the progressive rock, but instead of adding components of jazz and classical music as happened in us and uk. Electricity the influence of krautrock on the uks next generation. Start reading the news feed of krautrock maniac blogspot right away. Krautrock the rebirth of germany full length documentary. Existing between the midtolate60s, to the late70s arguably early80s, there existed a litany of german bands that produced some of the weirdest, rhythmic, smoky, slurred, tight, loose, regimented, psychedelic, and ultimately contradicting jams the world. Unknown deutschland the krautrock archive volume 1 label.
Amon duul ii actually employed jackhammers in one stage show, to the horror of the concert hall management. Nov 03, 2015 more than 40 years after its genesis in the german countryside, the music of harmonia sounds removed from time. During the seventies, german bands were not alone to explore distinctive musical ideas, experimenting drugs with music, free jazz and electronic. By james sullivan globe correspondent, july 11, 2018, 2. Groups such as can, popol vuh, faust, and tangerine dream arose out of the german student movement of 1968 and. Britsky dokument natoceny v produkci bbc dava do souvislosti nemecky kraut rock hudebni zanr vznikajici v 70. Checkie brown laeuferlied cb 33 hey krautrock, ska. Watch krautrock the rebirth of germany its krautrock saturday in my neighborhood. Since dangerous minds seems to be trading the stones for krautrock thanks, brad laner. The pipe hybrids ankles now dont twist in unnatural ways after death, and diego has a. Various unknown deutschland the krautrock archive volume 1. This is the story of their formative years 196872 and their unparalleled musical expression. Unknown deutschland the krautrock archive volume 1 1996. These groups combined a variety of influences and styles, including.
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