Showing posts with label German. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Amon Düül II


Amon Düül II was one of the most influential krautrock conglomerations, with members constantly flowing in and out and branching into other groups and new musical territory. This particular period, around the release of Yeti (1970), turned out to be a seminal moment in the history of the group, marking the beginning of their underground success outside of Germany. The album shows a remarkable breadth of expression, from strange, trance-like moments of noise, constrained acoustic ragas and improvisations, to explosive, dirty, electric prog with slamming beats and tape effects.
"Archangel Thunderbird":

"Pale Gallery":

"Hallucination Guillotine":

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Tyndall


Nik Tyndall and Rudolf Langer with their 3rd LP, Reflexionen (1982).
"Strassen Der Nacht":

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Michael Bundt


in the mid 70's Michael Bundt played for several krautrock groups, but shifted gears in the late 70's to produce a few solo records with a decidedly spacey, funky flavor, starting with the album Just Landed Cosmic Kid (1977).
"The Brain of Oscar Panizza":

"Whose Eye Is the Sun?":

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Aloa

Aloa were a German synth duo, releasing only one LP in the early 80's. The LP has become a collector's item, selling for quite a lot of money when it can be found.
"Flamingo"

"Weisser Wal"

Monday, April 4, 2011

Birth Control


it's been a while since i've posted some prog. here's Birth Control live with "Skateboard Sue" from their 8th studio album, Increase (1977). That's Zeus B. Held on the keys, there.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Zeus B. Held


prominent German producer, recording artist, and musician, and a member of the kraut-prog group Birth Control; a funky tune from his third solo LP, Attack Time (1981), "Cowboy on the Beach":

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Rüdiger Lorenz

Rüdiger Lorenz built many of his own synthesizers and even a his own label to release his recordings through, originally on cassette, then moving to vinyl and eventually CDs. He self-released 17 albums in the 18 years between 1981 and 1998.
"38-17-34" was originally released in 1984 on a cassette compilation of electronic music called On-slaught No. 5, and also appeared as the title track on Rüdiger's 1985 album The Last Secret of Posiedon:



"Francis and Friends" from Southland (1984):

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Popol Vuh



"Kyrie" from Hosianna Mantra (1972)

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Boney M

Boney M is Frank Farian (real name Franz Reuther), German songwriter/producer. After writing some disco songs he hired a group of singers and dancers from Aruba to front the band (ala lip-synching) and promote his albums. They gained moderate popularity in 1976 thanks to the group's live performances on German TV.
"Ma Baker" from the 1977 album Love For Sale:

Friday, October 22, 2010

Tangerine Dream

Ricochet is the first live album recorded by Tangerine Dream in 1975. This is part of it.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Amon Düül II


Amon Düül II grew out of an improvisational music collective that had been known simply as Amon Düül, a musical counterpart to a larger communal society in Germany. As Amon Düül became somewhat more cohesive, the name change to Amon Düül II happened in 1969 and more albums were recorded. Many members of the group flowed in and out of circulation and played with other bands as well.
"Between the Eyes" from the Rattlesnakeplumcake / Between the Eyes 7" single (1970)

Friday, September 17, 2010

Tangerine Dream


spanning 5 decades, Tangerine Dream is one of the most influential electronic groups out there. Alongside others like Kraftwerk, they catapulted the popularity of krautrock outside of Germany into the stratosphere in the late 60's and 70's. They continued on (with a few lineup changes) into the 80's and 90's experimenting with what became known as "New Age" music, and they're still out there today touring every once and a while. "Kiew Mission" from the 1981 album Exit:

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Guru Guru


forming in '68, Guru Guru went on to record 20 albums and jammed around with some of Krautrock's finest performers like Can and Amon Düül. "Electric Junk" from Hinten (1971):

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Ideal


NDW (Neue Deutsche Welle, or German New Wave) has its roots in the Krautrock of the 60s and 70s and grew to encompass the distinctive new wave punk/electronic sound that was being formed in the German underground in the late 70s and early 80s. With NDW there tend to be two distinctive groups; the less successful underground bands from before the turn of the decade and those who came after, the more mainstream (and commercially successful) groups of the latter part of the 80s. Ideal was one of the more critically acclaimed bands of the NDW, and blurred the line between commercial success and underground popularity.
"monotonie," from the 1981 album Der Ernst des Lebens:

a live performance of "Berlin" from their self titled album from 1980: