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[Fractilion] Krautrock: the ultimate trip
13 years ago
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Lately I've been listening to a lot of krautrock. Krautrock was a German movement most prevalent in the late 60s and early 70s. Inspired by american psychedelic rock groups such as Pink Floyd, people from Germany wanted to make psychedelic rock their own. And boy was it ever....The band by the name of Can, a huge inspiration to modern rock such as Radiohead are some of the most adventurous and uncompromising entrepreneurs in rock music I've ever heard. Crazy compositions that may stretch on for up to 20 minutes. Often times Krautrock will comfortably slip between intricate song writing to rhythmless ambient drones. This is simmilar to some space rock bands such as Hawkwind or the Pink Floyd song "Echoes", but I've never heard anyone take experimenting as far as the stuff I've heard from this krautrock music I've been listening to. I dunno, maybe I'm just blowing it out of proportion because I'm stoned. Or maybe I'm not. Art can be pretty subjective.
Simmilar to krautrock was the electronic movement in Germany. Some crazy soundscapes have been made by the likes of Kraftwerk, Cluster, Klaus Schulze, and Tangerine Dream...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u7IXsypn98&feature=related
recommended albums
Can - Tago Mago (1971)
Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972)
Cluster - Cluster (1971)
Klaus Schulze - Cyborg (1973)
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 1 (1971)
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2 (1971)
Neu! - Neu! (1972)
Organisation - Tone Float (1970)
Sand - Ultrasonic Seraphim (1996)
Tangerine Dream - Zeit (1972)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (1975)
Simmilar to krautrock was the electronic movement in Germany. Some crazy soundscapes have been made by the likes of Kraftwerk, Cluster, Klaus Schulze, and Tangerine Dream...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u7IXsypn98&feature=related
recommended albums
Can - Tago Mago (1971)
Can - Ege Bamyasi (1972)
Cluster - Cluster (1971)
Klaus Schulze - Cyborg (1973)
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 1 (1971)
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2 (1971)
Neu! - Neu! (1972)
Organisation - Tone Float (1970)
Sand - Ultrasonic Seraphim (1996)
Tangerine Dream - Zeit (1972)
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (1975)
There are some artists on this list that I will have to check out.
So much of the Neue Deutsche Welle that came later is really nice too. Der Plan, at least with the first two albums, is amazing. Of course Karlheinz Stockhausen actually fits in with all of this pop stuff nicely, etc., etc.,
I would encourage those who share interest in this music to explore skinny puppy, ohgr, legendary pink dots, edward ka-spel, frontline assembly, tear garden, delerium, decree, noise unit, COH and Coil. Check out Coil. Of all the bands I've listened to, they have surprised, amazed, horrified and motivated me more than any other band in the last 15 years. Love them or hate them, they have definitely made a huge impact on many artists when you take a closer look at them.
Now I have to see about these bands mentioned here. ^^
I have an appeal to make if I may. I have burned through many of the bands I listed above and crave new sounds that I can keep on rocking/droning/tripping to. Could you make any suggestions as to where someone with my tastes might turn to find the next deep groove to fall into?
Seriously, I have been chasing this dragon for a while and I have begun to run dry because no one I know personally enjoys weird and wonderful progressive rock and trippy ambient sounds like I do. I have listened to Eno and Aphex Twin. Where do I go now?
Any hints would be deeply appreciated. =)
Spiral Insana is a long-time favorite, Salt Marie Celest and Ladie's Home Tickler are awesome. ^^
Best wishes and thanks again!