A question of Krautrock

[bigmoog]

BM leaves the forum for lunch (two pints and a banana......)



Krautrock?


todays holy grail: SAND: golem...on vinyl, in dummy head stereo........

[Pertou]

ps, the term Krautrock is believed to have been generated by an early Amon Duul LP........

There's also a side long track by Conrad Schnitzler called Krautrock, featured on the album "Rot" from 1973
http://www.the-edge.ws/schnitzler/rot.htm

The term was not invented by Germans, at least according to Ralf Hütter:
http://krautrock.pertou.dk/kraftwerk-05.jpg

This past year on WDR TV there was in fact 2 programs that dealt with the history of Krautrock (a derogatory slang label German musicians hated). That term was coined by the late English journalist Ian MacDonald (not the King Crimson member). MacDonald wrote a couple articles in the UK pop press, circa 1970/ 71. In them he used it as a moniker for the music coming out of the new rock scene in Germany.

source: http://www.eurock.com/Display.aspx?Cont ... aiser.aspx

I recommend all albums by La Düsseldorf
http://postpunkjunk.com/?p=30

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ps, the term Krautrock is believed to have been generated by an early Amon Duul LP........

There's also a side long track by Conrad Schnitzler called Krautrock, featured on the album "Rot" from 1973
http://www.the-edge.ws/schnitzler/rot.htm

The term was not invented by Germans, at least according to Ralf Hütter:
http://krautrock.pertou.dk/kraftwerk-05.jpg

This past year on WDR TV there was in fact 2 programs that dealt with the history of Krautrock (a derogatory slang label German musicians hated). That term was coined by the late English journalist Ian MacDonald (not the King Crimson member). MacDonald wrote a couple articles in the UK pop press, circa 1970/ 71. In them he used it as a moniker for the music coming out of the new rock scene in Germany.

source: http://www.eurock.com/Display.aspx?Cont ... aiser.aspx

Ian's articles are also online. Sadly he commited suicide a few years back

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Ian McDonald his real name was MacCormick (October 3, 1948 – August 20, 2003),

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ps, the term Krautrock is believed to have been generated by an early Amon Duul LP........

There's also a side long track by Conrad Schnitzler called Krautrock, featured on the album "Rot" from 1973
http://www.the-edge.ws/schnitzler/rot.htm

The term was not invented by Germans, at least according to Ralf Hütter:
http://krautrock.pertou.dk/kraftwerk-05.jpg

This past year on WDR TV there was in fact 2 programs that dealt with the history of Krautrock (a derogatory slang label German musicians hated). That term was coined by the late English journalist Ian MacDonald (not the King Crimson member). MacDonald wrote a couple articles in the UK pop press, circa 1970/ 71. In them he used it as a moniker for the music coming out of the new rock scene in Germany.

source: http://www.eurock.com/Display.aspx?Cont ... aiser.aspx

I recommend all albums by La Düsseldorf
http://postpunkjunk.com/?p=30

try these:

GERMANY CALLING:

http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/articles/mcconnell/
http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/articles/mcconnell/2/
http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/articles/mcconnell/3/

[bigmoog]

being a krautrock afficianado since year zero*, I dispute that Ian coined the phrase krautrock, I have always assumed (and I may be wrong....Im often wrong.....) that the issuance of this term originated with the originators

Amon : Duul


due to me being BM...I cant remember which album track generated the term.....will have to go home and dig out the Duu:L


*year zero is 1967 e.v.

[24db]

Kraut/Prog-rock

where's my gold cape?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPSxcAtPQw

[bigmoog]

you tube is so.....useful

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you tube is so.....useful

Nice to see all those groups in 1973 though.

[bigmoog]

yes. its great stuff. shame these days a lot ofmusic and grups are so bland

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yes. its great stuff. shame these days a lot ofmusic and grups are so bland

hey I didn't say I liked the music! I just said it was nice to see 'em
Personally I think there's some great music around these days, but as in 1973 95% of all music is c.r.a.p...the interesting bit in the 5% you or I like and the differences we have

[bigmoog]

the interesting bit is the 1% of the 1% of the 5%.



bm is drunk by the way

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the interesting bit is the 1% of the 1% of the 5%.



bm is drunk by the way

you are 99% correct with that statement

[bigmoog]

bm decided to give 'grobschnitt' by grobschnitt..(on bwain).a spin again



this is krautprog and quite nice music if you like pomp, overblown meanderings, weird chord progressions, pretension and near unlistenable waffle.......i like it

[Chris Monk]

Kraut/Prog-rock

where's my gold cape?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUPSxcAtPQw

Nice clips of TD and KS.

What was Rick Wakeman doing up on that cliff? Nice hat by the way.

I've actually got that Yes clip on DVD somewhere. How sad is that?