The Cambridge Companion to Krautrock
Author(s): Edited by Uwe Schütte
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This Companion is the first academic introduction to the 1960s/70s 'Krautrock' movement of German experimental music that has long attracted the attention of the music press and fans in Britain and abroad. It offers a structured approach to this exceptionally heterogeneous and decentralized movement, combining overviews with detailed analysis and close readings. The volume first analyzes the cultural, historical and economic contexts of Krautrock's emergence. It then features expert chapters discussing all the key bands of the era including Can, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster and Amon Düül II. The volume concludes with essays that trace the varied, wide-ranging legacy of Krautrock from a variety of perspectives, exploring in particular the impact of German experimental music in the Anglosphere, including British post-punk and Detroit Techno. A final chapter examining the current bands that continue the Krautrock sound closes this comprehensive overview of the Krautrock phenomenon.
- Provides insight into the contexts and legacy of Krautrock in addition to portraits of the best-known and most influential bands
- Offers a structured and reliable introduction to this very heterogeneous movement, combining overview with detailed analysis and close readings
- Reflects the highly varied nature of the Krautrock movement through the different perspectives and approaches of the contributors from Germany and the Anglosphere
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