i decided to stop using the term krautrock, because as far as music goes, what does a group like cluster have in common with ash ra tempel? and how can you say amon duul II are more kraut than neu or faust, how does a statement like that make any sense?

I've taken to saying "early 70s German music" a lot of the time.
I almost use the term "krautrock" more often to describe modern groups with that influence (from wherever) than I do in reference to the original German bands.

I said that because I hear far more KR bands from that period that sound like them than I do bands like Can, Neu or Faust. Amon Duul may not have been the most groundbreaking KR band, but they're arguably the most representative. And I stress the word arguably there.

If you only stick to Yeti and Phallus Dei, perhaps.

What I love about Krautrock is that no two bands sound exactly alike, unless they share members. While this rules, it's hard to recommend records that definte the Krautrock sound.

I think starting with Faust IV is probably wise. Can's first few albums and the Can DVD are also probably good places to start. Everyone always brings up Neu!, but I think that all of Neu's releases pale in comparison to Harmonia's first release Musick Von Harmonia; everything about Neu! is present in Harmonia excpet it's all done with synth's and it's just magic. Amon Duul II fucking rules hard; Yeti and Tanz Der Lemming are my favorite. I've always thought of Xhol Caravan as being waaay underrated; I would look into their album Electrip.

It's a fun genre, get into it.

for those of you who have this TV channel:

there's a documentary on krautrock/70's german rock that just started on Arte... it's called "Roboter essen kein Sauerkraut"...

and after that there's a movie called Deadlock with a soundtrack from Can... I have never seen that one but wanted to...

what the fuck???

Ive got 3 original can records (vinyl) in my collection, the others are cd.
is there a place where I can look what they would be worth it?

right now????? (I am too lazy to switch it on)

yes, right now.
i guess i should have started a new thread, instead of bumping this old one...

damn my mega drive fucked up all saved channels....shit

^^^^^
germany got only one good phase of music which was the KR phase. the saddest part is that almost nobody in germany got into it

Hmm... the documentary wasn't great.

Predictably, I liked the sections about the bands I like, and was very bored during the sections about bands I don't like... The problem is that they were basically doing one band after the other (5 minutes for Amon Düül, 5 minutes for Can, 5 minutes for Scorpions, etc.) so I always seemed to be waiting for someone I like to show up - there was a very long section in the second half with only bands I was not interested in - or i was frustrated when someone I like disappears from the screen after a few images/words/sounds.

And the bastards did not mention Faust at all!

Good thing I had something to read at the same time.

Here you are. Dug it out because I played it last Saturday and it is that good. Hope the link's still alive.

There's a lot more here than the Peel Sessions, but you should buy all the available stuff, you cheap bastids!

http://glowingraw.blogspot.com/2007/...ap-laughs.html

anybody know if can's soundtracks got reissued on vinyl?

Krautrock. Aren't they a German band?

I picked up an EXACT reissue (most likely not legit), down to the German Liberty labels, recently for $16.00. By "recently" I mean a year and a half ago.
I can hook you up with a German or UK original though. The UK one has different cover.

lolzn

Haha, when I first looked at this thread I thought it said Kid Rock; I'm glad it didn't...

I love me some krautrock, but anything I think I would suggest has already been covered - Can, Amon Duul II, Faust, etc...

Ash Ra Tempel is good, and Cluster... I didn't read them all so I don't know if these were mentioned yet...





(YAY for elipsis!...)



EDIT:

ha, you mentioned them both in one post :)

check out Panko Musik's "weiles so schon perlt"

I will say, somebody who has an extensive krautrock lp collection is more imressive to me than maybe any other genre of music.