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Krautrock mailing list digest version send subscribe isidigest in message body. Krautrock the rebirth of germany full length documentary. Krautrock or german rock was a movement born out of west germany in the late 60s that pushed rock to the limits and beyond. The rebirth of germany documentary looking at how a radical generation of musicians in bands like neu. Ignore it for a minute, though, because those values i listed beforehandthey are what we aspire to be. Krautrock the rebirth of germany check out more rave videos on webm8 dot com. Aug 17, 2014 in his own krautrock history, future days titled after the can album of 1973, stubbs relates that germany in the aftermath of its zero hour had given rise to a generation of children who wanted.

Krautrock the rebirth of germany bbc documentary posted on october 31, 20 by marty willsonpiper. Arnulf meifert performer, gunther wusthoff performer, hans joachim irmler performer, jeanherve peron performer, rudolf sosna performer, zappi w. The krautrock programme is described as a documentary examining how radical german bands developed a new musical identity that influenced many british bands. She has worked on a number of films including flamenco. The rebirth of germany is a stellar documentary on the great music scene and features interviews with the movers and shakers of the movement with priceless footage of the music and the times. It is a general term used for bands playing experimental, partly electronic type of music. Positions from 1 to 20 are sorted depending on my taste, from 21 to the end are sorted in alphabetical order.

Krautrock is a british term for the experimental rock scene in west germany existent between the 60s and the 70s since its a catchall term, some of the bands lumped under the genre have nothing in common with each other, and the term could be used abusively to refer to all german rock music. This group started out as krautrock back in march 2001, but now it. As it suggests, krautrock, electronic, and german prog collection, original lps, lp reissues, and cd reissues alike. But that didnt stop the music press in warobsessed britain. Dec 12, 2014 krautrock the rebirth of germany check out more rave videos on webm8 dot com. Krautrock the rebirth of germany documentary with captions in english and translating tools click on cc and choose your language. Because the little extra qualifier tells us all about the times and the place.

Dec 14, 2009 since dangerous minds seems to be trading the stones for krautrock thanks, brad laner. The rebirth of germany charts the rise of a new musical movement in post war germany and the importance of music to young people in their attempts to forge a new german identity. Groups such as can, popol vuh, faust, and tangerine dream arose out of the german student movement of 1968 and connected leftist political activism with. Its overegging it a bit to equate krautrock with the entire rebirth of germany. The rebirth of germany full movie in hd visit documentary which looks at how a radical generation. Krautrock is a broad label encompassing diverse sounds and artists that emerged in west germany during the 1960s and early 1970s. Note i also have to include german prog and electronic from german acts that fit that description too, since many debate whether certain acts like eloy or tangerine dream are krautrock or not. Oct 24, 2009 its overegging it a bit to equate krautrock with the entire rebirth of germany. As long as this man was a authority for them, we didnt want to participate in a film like that. It was originally a somewhat derogatory term coined by the british music press from the slang term kraut, meaning a german person and taken from the traditional german dish of pickled cabbage, sauerkraut. Aug 30, 2016 krautrock is a catchall term for the music of various white german rock groups of the 1970s that blended influences of african american and angloamerican music with the experimental and electronic music of european composers. Their legacy however is some of the most listenable music of the era.

Krautrock the rebirth of german music ingrid menzel. Feb, 2011 krautrock the rebirth of germany documentary with captions in english and translating tools click on cc and choose your language. The best krautrock albums of all time album of the year. Members included michael hoenig and chris franke, axel genrich, lutz ulbrich and many other notable musicians. For more mailorder outlets visit our contacts page. Krautrock ii german intergalactic music yahoo music group. Watch krautrock the rebirth of germany its krautrock saturday in my neighborhood. Mar 15, 2012 krautrock, also written kraut rock, is the collective term for experimental and innovative music that came out of germany in the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. It was one of the first books to break through and appear on record store shelves so that a kid from anywhere usa could learn about the great german musical experimenters in their prime period of creativity of the late 60s and early 70s, when krautrock really was getting defined as a genre unto itself. The music was partially inspired by broad cultural developments such as the revolutionary 1968 german student movement, with many young people having both political and aesthetic concerns.

German words for rebirth include wiedergeburt, renaissance and wiederaufflackern. The same author was named as authority and adviser when a german film company asked us to take part in a tv film about krautrock. One of germanys first experimental rock groups, agitation free was a part of the scene in berlin in the late 60s. In the last 60s, this was what german pop music looked like. Philippe blache december 2007 the responsibility for the psychspace, indoraga, krautrock and prog electronic subgenres is taken by the psike team. Krautrock is a musical genre emerged in the late 1960s, mainly represented by groups from west germany. Note i also have to include german prog and electronic from german acts that fit that description too, since many debate whether certain acts like. Krautrock as it has been derisively nicknamed by the british or kosmische rock is a catchall term for progressive and experimental music from germany in the late 60s and early 70s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Bbc 4 documentary about 1970s german progressive music. Krautrock, also written kraut rock, is the collective term for experimental and innovative music that came out of germany in the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. Krautrock is a catchall term for the music of various white german rock groups of the 1970s that blended influences of african american and angloamerican music with the experimental and electronic music of european composers. Diermaier performer, faust composer, uwe nettelbeck producer, andy hertel engineer. Jun 16, 2019 krautrock the rebirth of german music ingrid menzel.

Cosmic rock and its legacy is an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to delve into the highly influential and expansive genre that changed the face of music forever. Check out this fulllength, linked below bbc four documentary about krautrock. May 11, 2019 the film s nexttolast section, dedicated to hamburgbased outfit faust, seems to encapsulate the authentically subversive nature of krautrock starting with the bands name the fist of revolution and their alternative lifestyle, then detailing their drive towards the creation of consistently groundbreaking soundscapes a. Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in germany in the early 1970s. Krautrock the rebirth of germany bbc documentary in.

They shared one common goal a forwardlooking desire to transcend germanys gruesome past but that didnt stop the music press in warobsessed britain from calling them krautrock. The rebirth of germany you might be interested insunday documentary. However, because much of the music produced by these bands has since come to be very. Groups such as can, popol vuh, faust, and tangerine dream arose out of the german student movement of 1968 and connected leftist political activism with experimental.

Unlike most genres, krautrock is not a definitive style of music but rather a group of bands that pioneered forms of music that would later lead to subgenres and influence music up. Krautrock the rebirth of germany bbc documentary full. In his own krautrock history, future days titled after the can album of 1973, stubbs relates that germany in the aftermath of its zero hour had. Bbc4 are showing a 1 hour special called krautrockthe rebirth of germany on friday 23 october at 9pm. On first sight the record shockingly, suspiciously looks like a random nazirockrecord, with the drawing of a soldier wearing a steel helmet on the cover garlanded by laurel and the pseudofrakturtype logo of the bands name and the bands name in itself. Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new german musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war. My krautrock, electronic, and german prog collection by. German oak is an example of the necessarily failing artistic attempt. Romantic warriors iv krautrock part 1 fire of unknown origin. Nonetheless, i liked this film so much i watched it twice. Krautrock mailing list send subscribe isi in message body. Groups such as can, popol vuh, faust, and tangerine dream arose out of the german student movement of 1968 and. Documentary looking at how a radical generation of musicians in bands like neu. Thanks to richard in sweden for directing me to this bbc documentary.

The rebirth of germany 2009 ecco una breve sintesi di krautrock. Although the deep poignancy that pervaded canterbury tales also emerges in krautrock 1 particularly in those sequences that feature the warm, gentle presence of cans drummer extraordinaire, jaki liebezeit, who passed away a few months after filming was completed the documentary never lingers too long on feelings of loss, but. But this orphaned landscape proved fertile ground for a generation of musicians who, from the 1960s onwards, would develop the strange and beautiful sounds that became known as krautrock. Generally, the musicians themselves dislike the krautrock label and prefer the term kosmische.

With amon duul ii, david bowie, can, holger czukay. Krautrock is originally a subgenre to the progressive rock, but instead of adding components of jazz and classical music as happened in us and uk. West germany after world war ii was a country in shock. Oct 31, 20 krautrock the rebirth of germany bbc documentary posted on october 31, 20. If youre not familiar with the west german progressive music movement that began in the late 1960s and which influence and inspired nearly everything that was good that came after it, this is a wise investment of 58 minutes. There is no singular defining characteristic of the scene but the most important ones are probably the lockedgroove rhythms ala can and neu. Krautrock kompendium the sound projector music magazine and radio show. These artists largely avoided the blues influences and song structure of traditional angloamerican rock music, instead. Its also slightly jarring to entitle the film krautrock when its narrator then blames the world war twoobsessed british music press for inventing such a disparaging term cue supplementary evidence of spike milligan and john cleese pretending to be nazis. Krautrock was basically a derisive name given the the music scene of the late 60searly 70s music scene of germany. Jul 21, 2015 west germany after world war ii was a country in shock. Since dangerous minds seems to be trading the stones for krautrock thanks, brad laner. The rebirth of germany, synth britannia, latin music usa, the art of mexico and reginald d hunters songs of the south. There are actually some neo psychedelic rock bands who try to hold up krautrock, and who notably find a major place to express themselves during the historical burg herzberg festival in germany.