Full Description
This Companion is the first academic introduction to the 1960s/70s 'Krautrock' movement of German experimental music that has long attracted the attention of the music press and fans in Britain and abroad. It offers a structured approach to this exceptionally heterogeneous and decentralized movement, combining overviews with detailed analysis and close readings. The volume first analyzes the cultural, historical and economic contexts of Krautrock's emergence. It then features expert chapters discussing all the key bands of the era including Can, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster and Amon Düül II. The volume concludes with essays that trace the varied, wide-ranging legacy of Krautrock from a variety of perspectives, exploring in particular the impact of German experimental music in the Anglosphere, including British post-punk and Detroit Techno. A final chapter examining the current bands that continue the Krautrock sound closes this comprehensive overview of the Krautrock phenomenon.
Contents
Introduction Uwe Schütte; Part I. Context: 1. Krautrock: definitions, concepts, contexts Ulrich Adelt; 2. Krautrock and the radical politics of 1968 Detlef Siegfried; 3. Krautrock in the British and American Music press Alexander Simmeth; 4. Infrastructure of the German music business Jan-Peter Herbst; 5. The sound of krautrock Heather Moore; Part II. Music: 6. Kraftwerk Uwe Schütte; 7. Can Patrick Glen; 8. Tangerine dream Sean Nye and Michael Krikorian; 9. Neu! David Stubbs; 10. Faust Alexander Henkle; 11. Cluster/Harmonia David Pattie; 12. Popol Vuh Sascha Seiler; 13. Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel Göttsching and Klaus Schulze Pertti Grönholm; 14. Amon Düül II Ryan Iseppi; 15. The flip side of Krautrock Jens Balzer; Part III. Legacy: 16. Krautrock and German Punk Jeff Hayton; 17. Krautrock and British post-punk Alexander Carpenter; 18. Krautrock and German Free Jazz, Kraut Fusion, Detroit Techno Marcus Barnes; 19. Krautrock Today Alex Harden; Index.
