Neu Klang

The Definitive History of Krautrock

Christoph Dallach, Katy Derbyshire

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Faber & Faber
27 March 2025

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The unique and adventurous sounds that German bands like Can, Neu! or Kraftwerk produced in post-war 60s Germany, now known as Krautrock, are considered a blueprint for modern rock music. And the stream of their creative admirers and continuators has been constantly widening since the first fans like David Bowie and Iggy Pop. In Neu Klang, Christoph Dallach interviewed its pioneers and their answers combine to form an oral history that points far beyond the individual band histories.

By: Christoph Dallach
Translated by: Katy Derbyshire
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780571377688
ISBN 10: 0571377688
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 27 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The first ever oral-history of Krautrock, the sound that changed modern music.

Reviews for Neu Klang: The Definitive History of Krautrock

""Reveals to Anglophone listeners a generation of musicians wading through the legacy of fascism [. . .] revelatory and propulsively arranged."" - The New York Times ""If you would like to know about some of the genre's key players' aspirations and motivations for their work then I can highly recommend this book to you."" - Michael Rother, Neu, Harmonia, Kraftwerk ""In Neu Klang, Christoph Dallach has not only perfectly investigated and narrated the Faust Story, but also captured, understood and presented the entire Krautrock saga in all its crazy diversity. A book which all krautrock fans should read."" - Jean-Hervé Péron, Faust ""Christoph succeeds to capture the common spirit of awakening of a bunch of very different musicians with very different concepts."" - Irmin Schmidt, CAN