Krautrock

Marshall Gu

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
16 November 2023

Music reviews & criticism; World music

Series: Genre: A 33 1/3 Series

Krautrock is not a music genre. Krautrock is a way of life. Its sonic diversity and global reach belie the common culture from where it emerged. This is a band-by-band history.

In May 1945, the Allies defeated Nazi Germany, putting an end to the European front of World War II and the Third Reich. In the immediate aftermath, German youth were tasked to create their own culture. Krautrock is this unlikely success story, as hundreds of bands—including Kraftwerk and Can—seemed to sprout overnight in the early 1970s, forging a unique and experimental sound that was different than American or British rock. The major innovation of krautrock is not only its motorik beat, the steady click-click of Can’s Jaki Liebezeit or monolithic stomp-stomp of Neu!’s Klaus Dinger, but also how the musicians relate to each other. In krautrock, no musician is given more focus than any other, and listening to these bands is to witness interplay common in jazz music. Thus, krautrock represents German politics reflected in music: a dictatorship replaced by democracy.

Krautrock explores the history and methodology of the genre, charting its influences and innovations, its more mainstream acts (like Faust, Kraftwerk, and Can) as well as the less universally known (including Harmonia, Popol Vuh, Embryo, and Ash Ra Tempel), and how the genre developed in post-war Germany and what it means to today's listeners.

By: Marshall Gu
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9798765103296
Series: Genre: A 33 1/3 Series
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Future Days: CAN 2. German Beatles: Faust 3. Out of the City and Into the Forst: Cluster & Harmonia 4. Marmalade Skies: Tangerine Dream 5. The Ancient Heavenly Connection: Ash Ra Tempel 6. Haunted Island: Agitation Free 7. Electric Junk: Guru Guru 8. Universal Believer: Popol Vuh 9. Made in Germany: Amon Düül II 10. World Fusion: Embryo 11. A Beat That Lasts Für Immer: NEU! 12. We Are the Robots: Kraftwerk 13. Off the Autobahn and Onto the Trans-Europe Express: Krautrock’s Legacy Ten Essential Tracks

Marshall Gu is a music writer and has written for Pitchfork, Tone Glow, Bandcamp, and Resident Advisor. He lives in Toronto.