The Gold of Krautrock
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Topic: The Gold of Krautrock
Posted By: TealFoxes
Subject: The Gold of Krautrock
Date Posted: November 26 2008 at 22:49
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Germany had their share of essential bands in the late 60's -early 70's. Which gem shines the brightest for you? I notice it's very hard to sometimes separate certain electronic & cosmic bands from this genre, so thats the only reason i left out Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, & Kraftwerk. Any particular albums or songs to cite would be interesting. Personally,The Debut Album of Faust is my choice.   ...The people who stated that warning on Faust's main biography here @ PA about not giving it to a mentally fragile person was not lying, especially when she's lying in bed putting her headphones on wondering why her boyfriend listens to a genre of music she's never heard on the radio.  |
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 26 2008 at 23:46
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Has to be Amon Duul II for me, many quality albums from them whereas I have had major issues trying to listen through Neu!, Can, and Ash Ra albums. Less familiar with Popol Vuh and Faust. Side note: wish there were more bands like 2066 & THEN. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 00:31
| out o' those its Mamon Duble two. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 02:22
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Can is the only one I've heard lul. so no vote. ------------- 
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Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 02:55
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how terrible to only have 1 when we shld be choosing all of them!!!!
my personal fav is still Neu! bec they were 1) kickass, 2) hilarious 3)'invented' the greatest rock drum beat ever........the Apache!!! motorik heaven.........
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Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 03:06
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Motorikally yours Superprog!I also would like to vote for all of them but for me no group can beat Faust's cheerful insanity! ------------- I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 04:31
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All superb bands, but it's got to be Faust, the furthest out and craziest of the lot. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 05:47
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Amon Duul II for me, but i luve all of em! ------------- 
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 06:19
Amon Duul II  Grace Slick had nothing on Renate. Amon Duul II on tour in 2009 ! ------------- |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 09:56
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Ash Ra Tempel gets my vote, closely second by Amon Duul II, Can, Faust and Popol Vuh -------------  |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 12:59
I voted for Faust, but really like all of these. Faust's debut is quite extraordinary, and it is good to see Nurse With Wound kind of get added to the archives for their collaboration with Faust:
2007 ../album.asp?id=16475 - Faust & Nurse With Wound: Disconnected 4.00 (2 ratings) ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: November 27 2008 at 13:57
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Well ill be the First to say it But Klaus Schultz and Tangerine Dream should really be on a list like this, saying that i would still vote Amon Duul 2 yeah yeah someone else will Mention Guru Guru at some Point 
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Posted By: superprog
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 02:28
one of my top albums of 2007........they're both on top form here!!!
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Logan wrote:Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 09:11
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Posted By: trackstoni
Date Posted: November 28 2008 at 23:05
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Amon Duul II , Can , Faust and Ash Ra . ( have nothing so far for Popol , except some crazy video clips ) ------------- Tracking Tracks of Rock |
Posted By: Experimental
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 11:50
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I love all these Groups but my big love is Ash Ra Tempel!
also i would like to recomd you to listen GAA
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 12:02
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these are just the tip of the iceberg, or rather, not even that. Guru Guru, Kraan or Embryo definitely have to be mentioned too when it comes to Kraut, simply because they still exist and were first hour veterans, Kraan a little later than Embryo and Guru Guru; their first album is from 1972 -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 12:58
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Faust and Amon Düül II are my favorites from this list. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 16:17
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The third best Can album is better than any album by any of the other bands, so Can by a ridiculously large margin. Faust and NEU! are both great, though, and the rest are good. Can>Faust>NEU!>Amon Duul II>Ash Ra Tempel>Popol Vuh |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 16:30
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probably the one i listen the most is PopolVuh, though i think my favourite would be Faust ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 19:26
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I vote for Jane. Whoops, that isn't an option, so I guess I have to abstain. ------------- 
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 19:47
fixed. Can by a ridiculous margin. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: Jozef
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 23:17
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Amon Duul II. One of the most incredible bands I have ever heard. "Yeti" is an intense masterpiece of an album. ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 19 2009 at 23:25
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Either Amon Duul 2 or Can. However, Agitation Free's Malesch impressed the heck outta me.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 00:39
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that's a rough one.... like the Italian sh*t.... it doesn't all sound the same or even much alike haha.... depends on what you likey.. some days for me... Can other days ADII. seeing how Can was.....ahhh... highly original and christ and the king... influential to a T. Going with them....and putting on something to close out a fun evening here at.....The Days of our ProgArchives.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 01:11
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For me, it's all about Faust.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 01:35
It was tough between Can and Ashra but in the end the "May" boys win out!  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 02:56
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Can't vote twice so can't vote - I love both Can and Amon Duul about equally.
Why no Guru Guru - surely the best of the lot (well, to me anyway!)
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Posted By: angelmk
Date Posted: February 20 2009 at 07:47
| tough dessision to make here, i love all this bands but at last i was stuck between Amon duul 2 and Ash Ra Tempel, Amon duul 2 are stunning , they have many great records, Phalus dei, yeti , But at the and i choose Ash ra tempel, they cought me with their psychedelia , moments of madness, pure freaking music, |