Krautrock
Stylistic origins	Psychedelic Rock, Progressive rock, minimalism, jazz, avantgarde, Garage rock, Funk
Cultural origins	Late 1960s/early 1970s in West Germany
Typical instruments	Guitar, Bass guitar, Drums, Synthesizer
Mainstream popularity	Underground but some bands like Kraftwerk were commercially successful. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from
Fusion genres
post-rock

Krautrock, also known as Kosmische Musik, is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio

Contents 1 Origin of the term 2 Characteristics 3 History 4 Krautrock and East Germany 5 Influence of Krautrock on later generations 6 Notable artists 7 References 8 See also 9 External links

Origin of the term

The term Krautrock was originally a humorous one coined by the UK music press (such as New Musical Express and Melody Maker), where "Krautrock" found an early and enthusiastic underground following. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper (It derives from the ethnic slur "Kraut", which had been used in the USA by the previous generation to refer to a German person. The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are or have been used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given Ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical The German word Kraut when standing alone in English is used most frequently as an ethnic slur against German people ) The term "Krautrock" may not have lost its negative connotationsthough it should be noted that the British journalists who employed it were often highly admiring of the musicians and their music. As is often the case with musical genre labels, few of the bands concerned wished to see themselves pigeon-holed, and tended to eschew the term.

The book Krautrocksampler by Julian Cope (generally regarded as comprehensive primer on the subject), opines that "Krautrock is a subjective British phenomenon", as it is based rather on the way the music was received in the UK than on the actual West German music scene it grew out of. Krautrocksampler One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards, written by former The Teardrop Explodes singer Julian Cope, is a book Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary ^[1] For instance, whilst one of the main groups originally tagged as krautrock, Faust, recorded a seminal 12 minute track they titled "Krautrock", they would later distance themselves from the term:

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. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, . . when the English people started talking about Krautrock, we thought they were just taking the piss. To take the piss is a British slang expression meaning to tease or ridicule . . and when you hear the so-called 'Krautrock renaissance', it makes me think everything we did was for nothing. [2]

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It might also be added that the UK availability of critically-touted "progressive" records at discount prices did much to popularise them among British teenagers.

Characteristics

Krautrock is an eclectic and often very original mix of Anglo-American post-psychedelic jamming and moody progressive rock mixed with ideas from contemporary experimental classical music (especially composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, with whom, for example, Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay of Can had previously studied) and from the new experimental directions that emerged in jazz during the 1960s and 1970's. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can. Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Moving away from the patterns of song structure and melody of much rock music in America and Britain, some in the movement also drove the music to a more mechanical and electronic sound. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The key component characterizing the groups gathered under the term is the synthesis of Anglo-American rock and roll rhythm and energy with a decided will to distance themselves from specifically American blues origins, but to draw on German or sources instead. Jean-Hervé Peron of Faust says:

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We were trying to put aside everything we had heard in rock 'n' roll, the three-chord pattern, the lyrics. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, We had the urge of saying something completely different. [3]

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Typical bands dubbed "krautrock" in the 1970s included Tangerine Dream, Faust, Can, Amon Düül II, Ash Ra Tempel and others associated with the celebrated Cologne-based producers and engineers Dieter Dierks and Conny Plank, such as Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2) is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the founders of the German rock music Ash Ra Tempel are one of the most notable German Krautrock groups of the 1970s and are a notable example of cosmic or Space rock. Dieter Dierks (born in Stommeln near Cologne) is a German Record producer and mostly known for his collaboration with the Rock band Scorpions Konrad "Conny" Plank (frequently spelled Planck) ( May 3, 1940 in Germany – December 18, 1987 in Cologne Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and Ambient music. Bands such as these were reacting against the need to develop a radically new musical aesthetic and cultural identity for the post-WWII. Many of these groups began their musical careers with little or no awareness of (or interest in) rock and roll; exposure to the increasingly radical and innovative music of, in addition to the Velvet Underground, the Silver Apples, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, or the Beatles, for example, led members of groups like Can or Kraftwerk to embrace popular music for the first time. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Silver Apples were a Psychedelic Electronic music duo from New York City composed of Simeon Coxe III who performed as Simeon, on a primitive Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

The signature sound of krautrock mixed rock music and "rock band" instrumentation (guitar, bass, drums) with electronic instrumentation and textures, often with what would now be described as an ambient music sensibility. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes A common rhythm featured in the music was a steady 4/4 beat, often called "motorik" in the Anglophone music press. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats Motorik is a term coined by music Journalists to describe the 4/4 beat often used by some so-called " Krautrock " bands such as Neu! and

History

By the end of the 1960s, the American and British counterculture and hippie movement had moved rock towards psychedelia, heavy metal, progressive rock and other styles, incorporating, for the first time in popular music, socially and politically incisive lyrics. The Counterculture of the 1960s and early 1970s refers to a period between 1960 and 1973 that began in the United States as a reaction against The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved The 1968 German student movement, French protests and Italian student movement had created a class of young, intellectual continental listeners, while nuclear weapons, pollution, and war inspired protests and activism. The German student movement (also called 68er-Bewegung, movement of 1968, or soixante-huitaires) was a Protest movement that took place during For other events in May 1968 see 1968. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Avant-garde music had taken a turn towards the electronic in the mid-1950s; the roots of electronic music, however, extend into the 19th century. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production

These factors all laid the scene for the explosion in what came to be termed krautrock, which arose at the first major German rock festival in 1968 in Essen. Although German rock music ( Deutschrock) didn't come into its own until the late 1960s it spawned many innovative and influential bands spanning genres such as Krautrock A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality ^[4] Like their American, British and international counterparts, German rock musicians played a kind of psychedelia. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic It was however, strikingly innovative as a fusion of psychedelia and the electronic avant-garde. That same year, 1968, saw the foundation of the Zodiak Free Arts Lab in Berlin by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler, which further popularized the psychedelic-rock sound in the German mainstream. The Zodiak Free Arts Lab, sometimes known as the "Zodiak Club" or "Zodiac Club" was a short-lived but highly influential experimental live music venue founded in the Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Hans-Joachim Roedelius ( Hans-Joachim Rödelius, born October 26, 1934 in Http//www Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician. Conrad Schnitzler (b Düsseldorf, 1937 is a prolific German experimental Musician. Originally Krautrock was a form of Free art, which meant that Krautrock bands gave their records away for free at Free Art Fairs. Free art refers to any Art that is distributed to the widest possible public at no direct cost including street performance Performance art, Graffiti,

The next few years saw a wave of pioneering groups. In 1968, Can formed, adding jazz to the mix (and in that way the krautrock scene can be seen to parallel the emerging Canterbury scene in England at the same time), while the following year saw Kluster (later Cluster) begin recording electronic instrumental music with an emphasis on static drones. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of Progressive rock, Avant-garde and jazz musicians many of whom Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and Ambient music. In music a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or Accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout much In 1970, Popol Vuh became the first krautrock group to use an electronic synthesizer, to create what would be known as "kosmische musik". Popol Vuh was a German Krautrock band founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1970 together with Holger Trulzsch (percussion and Frank Fiedler The bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and Cosmic Jokers (all linked by collaboration with Klaus Schulze), would follow suit in the years to come. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Ash Ra Tempel are one of the most notable German Krautrock groups of the 1970s and are a notable example of cosmic or Space rock. Cosmic Jokers was a German Krautrock supergroup, and a primary example of Space rock. Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician. Faust also made use of synthesizers and tape manipulation in a way foreshadowing the noise rock of the future. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Noise rock (also known as noise punk) describes one variety of Post-punk Rock music that became prominent in the 1980s

In 1972, two albums incorporated European rock and electronic psychedelia with Asian sounds: Popol Vuh's In den Gärten Pharaos and Deuter's Aum. Popol Vuh was a German Krautrock band founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1970 together with Holger Trulzsch (percussion and Frank Fiedler In den Gärten Pharaos is the second album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1971 on Pilz. Deuter is a German New Age instrumentalist and recording artist known for his meditative style that blends Eastern and Western musical styles Aum (also Om) ॐ is a mystical or sacred Syllable in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religions Meanwhile, kosmische musik saw the release of two double albums, Klaus Schulze's Cyborg and Tangerine Dream's Zeit (produced by Dieter Dierks), while a band called Neu! began to play highly rhythmic music. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician. Cyborg is the second album by Klaus Schulze. All CD issues of this album prior to the 2006 re-release had the tracks "Synphara" and "Chromengel" Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Zeit (meaning "time" in German) is a 1972 album by the German Electronic music group Tangerine Dream. Dieter Dierks (born in Stommeln near Cologne) is a German Record producer and mostly known for his collaboration with the Rock band Scorpions By the middle of the decade, one of the most well-known German bands, Kraftwerk, had released albums like Autobahn, Radioaktivität ("Radio-Activity" in English), and Computerwelt ("Computer World" in English), which laid the foundation for electro, techno and other styles later in the century. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Autobahn (German for " Freeway " is an album by Kraftwerk, released For other uses of "Radio activity" and "radioactivity" see Radioactive (disambiguation. Computer World ( German version Computerwelt) is a Concept album created by Kraftwerk and released in 1981 Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s

The release of Tangerine Dream's Phaedra in 1974 marked a divergence of that group from Krautrock to a more melodic sequencer-driven sound that was later termed Berlin School. Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Phaedra (1974 is an album by the German Electronic music group Tangerine Dream. The Berlin School of electronic music, or just Berlin School, was a development of Electronic music in the 1970s shaped by Berlin -based artists like In that same year Klaus Schulze delivered one more LP of pure Krautrock, Blackdance, and began to release more hypnotic versions of what TD was doing. Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947) is a German Electronic music Composer and musician.

Krautrock and East Germany

By the early 1970s experimental West German rock styles had crossed the border into East Germany, and influenced the creation of an East German rock movement referred to as Ostrock. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Ostrock is Rock music from Communist East Germany. The word derives from the German word " ost " meaning "east" On the other side of the Wall, these bands tended to be stylistically more conservative than in the West, to have more reserved engineering, and often to include more classical and traditional structures (such as those developed by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht in their 1920s Berlin theatre songs). The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. These groups sang in the German language, often featuring poetic lyrics loaded with indirect double-meanings and deeply philosophical challenges to the status quo. The best-known bands representing these styles in the GDR were The Puhdys and Karat. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Die Puhdys (ˈpuːdis are a veteran German Rock band, formed in Oranienburg, in what was then East Germany, in 1969 although they had Karat ( German for Carat) is a German rock band founded in 1975 in what was then East Berlin. Krautrock must generally be regarded, however, as a primarily West German phenomenon; the East German musical avant-garde may be argued to have been more genuinely represented by, for example, political singer-songwriter Wolf Biermann, whose work more aptly bears comparison to Woody Guthrie or early Bob Dylan than to any progressive rock artists. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major

Influence of Krautrock on later generations

Krautrock was highly influential on the development of Post-punk, notably artists such as The Fall and This Heat. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 This Heat were a British Experimental music group formed in late- 1975 in Brixton, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen By the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the resurgence of electronic music and a new generation rediscovering much of the early work of German music in that period, Krautrock came to be considered a style in and of itself. Artists such as Stereolab, Laika, Mouse on Mars, Tortoise, Coil, and Fujiya & Miyagi working under the post-rock and electronica rubrics have often cited bands in the Krautrock canon as being among their more significant influences. Stereolab are an Alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England Laika is a UK-based indie/experimental band founded in 1993 by ex-Moonshake members Margaret Fiedler and John Frenett, and producer/engineer Guy Fixsen Mouse on Mars is a duo from Germany ( Jan St Werner, from Düsseldorf, and Andi Toma, from Köln) who have been making Electronic Tortoise is an Instrumental rock band formed in Chicago Illinois, USA in 1990. Fujiya & Miyagi are an English band formed in Brighton in 2000. Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range A rubric is a word or section of text which is written or printed in Red Ink to highlight it ^[5] Radiohead has done a cover of Can's song "Thief" and cite Can, Neu! and Faust among their influences, while The Secret Machines not only covered Harmonia's "(De Luxe) Immer Wieder" on their The Road Leads Where It's Led EP, but have also played live with Michael Rother^[6]. Radiohead The Secret Machines are a three-piece American rock band. Originally from Dallas Texas before moving to New York City, The Road Leads Where It's Led is The Secret Machines ' second EP, released in 2005 Porcupine Tree has also covered Neu!'s Hallogallo as a demo for their album Signify. Porcupine Tree are a Progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Signify is the fourth studio Album by British Progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September 1996 The band Wilco has shown a growing Krautrock influence in their music, specifically on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and several songs on A Ghost Is Born, especially on songs like Spiders (Kidsmoke). Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of Alternative country group Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (sometimes abbreviated YHF) is the fourth Album by Chicago -based rock band Wilco. A Ghost Is Born is the fifth studio Album by Chicago -based Alternative rock band Wilco. . ^[7] In interviews Jeff Tweedy (the band's lead singer/songwriter/guitarist) has often spoke of his admiration for bands such as Can and Neu!. Jeffrey Scott Tweedy (born August 25 1967 in Belleville Illinois, United States is an American songwriter Musician, poet and leader of the band Wilco Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Julian Cope has always cited Krautrock as an influence, and wrote the book Krautrocksampler on the subject. Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary Krautrocksampler One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards, written by former The Teardrop Explodes singer Julian Cope, is a book The Kosmische Club was founded in London at his suggestion in 1996, with the motto "Music from the Future", and did much to promote the genre on the underground music scene, including promoting gigs featuring many of the original German musicians and through a weekly radio show on Resonance FM since 2002. Resonance 1044 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective (LMC with a licence to cover "practising The nu-krautrock scene in Leeds is said to be directly inspired by krautrock, with band Die Plankton seen as pioneering the style. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England The Legendary Pink Dots claim heavy influence from krautrock - naming in particular Can, Faust and Neu!, with one of their few cover songs being Neu!'s "Super" on the Cleopatra Records album A Homage to NEU!, which featured covers and remixes by bands including Autechre, Dead Voices On Air, Khan, Sunroof, System 7, James Plotkin, as well as an original track from Michael Rother. The Legendary Pink Dots ( LPD) are an Anglo - Dutch Experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980 Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles -based Independent record label. Autechre are an English Electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth both natives of Rochdale, England. Dead Voices on Air is Mark Spybey 's Experimental and Industrial project formed after his departure from Zoviet France. Khan was an English Progressive rock band of the Canterbury Scene during 1971-1972 System 7 are a British ambient dance band Due to Apple Inc 's trademark on System 7 for Mac OS, they are known as James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer famous for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD, but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands Michael Rother (born September 2, 1950 in Hamburg) is a German experimental Krautrock Musician and Composer

Also see "Froguerock," a French derivation of the genre from the 1990s. 'Le Froguerock' was the northern French music scene of the 1990s Its sound was part punk, part experimental, part industrial, and part Krautrock

Notable artists

Achim Reichel Agitation Free Amon Düül Amon Düül II Annexus Quam Ash Ra Tempel Astraleinhorn Birth Control Brainticket Can Cluster Cosmic Jokers Deuter Eloy Embryo Epitaph Eruption Faust Grobschnitt Guru Guru Harmonia Indigo

Jane Karthago Kin Ping Meh Kluster Kosmos Kraftwerk La Düsseldorf Missus Beastly Moebius & Plank Mythos Neu! Novalis Popol Vuh Conrad Schnitzler Klaus Schulze Tangerine Dream Troya Thirsty Moon Wallenstein Witthüser & Westrupp Xhol Caravan

References

See also

• Space music

External links

• Introduction to German Krautrock
• Krautrock @ pHinnWeb
• The Kosmische Club
• krautrock website
• The Crack In The Cosmic Egg Krautrock Encyclopedia
• Krautrocksite - Online-Magazin from Germany
• Krautrock Music Database
• Krautrock-World - Krautrock WebRadio from Germany

Space music, also spelled spacemusic, is an umbrella term used to describe music that evokes a feeling of contemplative spaciousness

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