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| Author | Julian Cope |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Krautrock |
| Publisher | Head Heritage |
| Publication date | January 1, 1995 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 140 pp |
| ISBN | 0-9526719-1-3 |
Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards, written by former The Teardrop Explodes singer, Julian Cope, is a book describing the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s. Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Krautrock 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 Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Teardrop Explodes were an English Post-punk / Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978 Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1995 by Head Heritage, and was later translated into German and French. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people It is now out of print with original copies exchanging hands for surprisingly large amounts.
Krautrocksampler gives a subjective and very animated account of the phenomenon of krautrock from the perspective of the author:
"I wrote this short history because of the way I feel about the music, that its supreme Magic & Power has lain Unrecognised for too long. Krautrock 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 "[1]
The book comprises a narrative of the rock and roll culture in post-WWII West Germany, along with chapters focusing on individual major artists, including Faust, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Amon Düül I and II, Ash Ra Tempel, Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and the Cosmic Jokers and advocate of psychedelic drugs Timothy Leary. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. Amon Düül was a German political art commune formed out of the student movement of the 1960s which became well-known for its free form musical improvisations 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. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist It also has an annotated appendix of "50 Kosmische Classics. " Some chapters appeared previously in the UK music magazine The Wire and in the German music magazine Spex. The Wire is a British Avant garde music Magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray Spex is a prominent German rock and pop culture magazine located in Berlin, Germany.
References
- ^ Krautrocksampler, p. 1, orthographic quirks in the original
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