Top 10 Krautrock albums

[Scrotum Scissor]

I just listened to "Halleluwah" off of Tago Mago while getting ready this morning. What a monster track!

There's a three-hour weekly Friday night program on the Norwegian Broadcasting Service channel 2 called Sløyt og drøyt ("Sloppy and radical") using "Halleluwah" as their jingle melody. But hey, this is Norway.

[walt]

Late bonus pick---


(Wolfgang) Riechmann-Wunderbar

[liam fennell]

If "being German" is enough I nominate Autoditacker by Mouse on Mars

Obviously it's clearly "not Krautrock" but I never really understood the link between say, Can, Amon Duul II, and Popol Vuh. They're all so different!

I've always assumed the only criteria was "being German"; same with the New German Cinema guys from the '70s - Fassbinder and Herzog have NOTHING in common but there is still a continuum even if it's only the fact that they have this post-WWII legacy inevitably informing the artwork. I myself heavily lean towards the electronic and repetitive side of "kraut"rock, but there are as many sides as their are bands, really. And a lot of my favorite things are from the '80s (Dieter Moebius and Conrad Schnitzler!) so I don't necessarily draw a distinction between decades, either.

[Zeuhlmate]

The musical diversity whithin the kraut names are big
How to define Kraut?
Only the first 2 Kraan albums are 'genuine' Kraut in my ears, later they added jazz, middle east, pop.

Holger Czukay:

[Levgan]

Can - Soundtracks
Embry - Embryo's Rache
Twenty Sixty Six & Then - Reflections
Nanu Urwerk - Irgendwo Nicht Weit Von Hier
Out Of Focus - Four Letter Monday Afternoon
Marran Gosov - Vocoding Life / Psycho-Akustik
Xhol Caravan - Electrip
Novalis - Sommerabend
Einsturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch
Michael Bundt - Electri City

[Classic Progressive]

With the exception of Faust (IV is a great lp) I was never a fan of the late 60s/early 70s first wave of "progressive" avantgarde Krautrock. I much prefer the stuff that started coming out in the mid-70s with a more maschine-electronic style and later still the industrial and dance stuff.

1. Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine - 78
2. Kraftwerk - Autobahn - 74
3. Kraftwerk - Radio-Aktivität -75
4. D.A.F. - Die kleinem und die Bösen - 80
5. D.A.F. - Gold und Liebe - 81

6. D.A.F. - Fur Immer - 82
7. Rammstein - Sehnsucht - 98
8. Einsturzende Neubauten - Kollaps - 81

9. Einsturzende Neubauten - Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. -83
10. Der Plan - Geri Reig - 79 (Germany's version of The Residents)

Looking through the video's you guy's post, as a quick way to find something I will assume you feel is "Good" music... and taking notes on several bands I have never heard of... I now have 11 I will research when I have time. I just wanted to say. in general I find I dislike much of the 80's techo pop electronica that came from both sides of the pond, so I did not expect much.... but some of this was actually good enough and the last bands show was funny enough that I can see the attraction. Won't be my normal listen.... but it this was fun, thanks for posting.

[bob_32_116]

With the exception of Faust (IV is a great lp) I was never a fan of the late 60s/early 70s first wave of "progressive" avantgarde Krautrock. I much prefer the stuff that started coming out in the mid-70s with a more maschine-electronic style and later still the industrial and dance stuff.

1. Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine - 78
2. Kraftwerk - Autobahn - 74
3. Kraftwerk - Radio-Aktivität -75

I haven't heard those Kraftwerk albums in their entirety,but from what I have heard, I think I prefer Trans Europe Express to any of them.

[Trane]

OK, I editeda bit my list from Gnosis as to allow only one album per group/artiste (made an exception for TD, though)

14 Out of Focus - Out of Focus Ger 1971 >> Every OOF album is a Gnosis 11 + minimum, but this one...
14 Schulze, Klaus - Timewind Ger 1975 >>> Kooooosmiiiiikkkkk
13 Hoelderlin Hoelderlin's Traum Ger 1971
13 Parzival - Barock Ger 1973
13 Sahara - Sunrise Ger 1973
13 Tangerine - Dream Alpha Centauri Ger 1971
13 Tangerine - Dream Ricochet Ger 1975 >> different band from above
12 Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt Ger 1972
12 Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live Ger 1978
12 Amon Düül II - Yeti Ger 1970
12 Agitation Free - Second Ger 1973
12 Bröselmaschine- Bröselmaschine Ger 1971
12 Can - Tago Mago Ger 1971
12 Embryo - We Keep On Ger 1973
12 Gila - Gila (aka Free Electric Sound) Ger 1971
12 Missus Beastly - Missus Beastly Ger 1974
12 Murphy Blend - First Loss Ger 1970
12 Yatha Sidhra - Meditation Mass Ger 1974
11 Annexus Quam - Osmose Ger 1970
11 Dzyann - Electric Silence Ger 1972
11 Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Ger 1971
11 Birth Control - Operation Ger 1971
11 Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Ger 1975
11 Guru Guru - UFO Ger 1970 >> I never heard the one Steve F speaks of, but this is absolutely the rawest awesomest kraut

[flytomars]

Faust - ST + So far + The Faust Tapes
Agitation Free - 2nd.
Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
Can - Tago Mago
Amon Duul II - Wolf City
Guru Guru - Kanguru
Eberhard Weber - Colours
Embryo - opal

Edit:
Ah, wait! do Cassiber or at least Goebbels and Harth count?

[Zeuhlmate]

Dont think anybody mentioned Exmagma
Personnel:
- Thomas Balluff - organ, electric piano, clavinet
- Fred Braceful - sonor drums, percussion
- Andy Goldner - fretless electric bass, electric guitar, alto sax, tape recorder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSg-uF6p88

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx4_jKZhrFQ

Or Association P.C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9WaHZf-P4g

[Steve F.]

11 Guru Guru - UFO Ger 1970 >> I never heard the one Steve F speaks of, but this is absolutely the rawest awesomest kraut

Guru Guru-Live in Germany '71
This is the famous and famously GREAT, excellently recorded (for the time period) Radio Bremen radio broadcast from Gymnasium Leibniizplatz on September 21, 1971. 1/3rd of this originally appeared on the United Dairies lp release by Uli Trepte and Guru Guru, "Hot on Spot/Inbetween" and then 2/3rds of this previously appeared on the Spalax CD, "Live 1972 / Conny Plank Sessions 1974". But here, for the very, very first time is the entire show and from what sounds like a significantly better copy of the tapes. How do I know so much about the provenance of this? For the very same reason I am so enthusiastic about this - I wanted to release this; it's that great. This is three 20' long tracks: Der LSD Marsch, Bo Diddley and Spaceship. Now it's presented here in a cute little box with a poster and button and balloon (and a picture of the wrong version of the group on the cover - hey, you can't have it all, can you?). Highly recommended; the best live representation of the mighty Guru during their prime period and one of their best performances ever - as great or greater than some of the studio work of the same period.

[presdoug]

in no particular order

Triumvirat-Illusions On A Double Dimple
Passport-Doldinger
Dzyan-Time Machine
Wallenstein-No More Love
Eloy-Inside
Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me
Kristian Schultze Set-Recreation
Brainstorm-Smile Awhile
Passport-Infinity Machine
Triumvirat-Spartacus

[Rarebird]

Late bonus pick---


(Wolfgang) Riechmann-Wunderbar

Nice one

My turn
Hoelderlin - Live Traumstadt
Novalis - Konzerte
Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
Kraan - Live 88 or Wiederhören
SFF - Symphonic pictures
Streetmark - Eileen
Eloy - Live
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Passport - Doldinger
Anyone's Daughter - Live

[TheH]

Hoelderlin - Live Traumstadt
Novalis - Konzerte
Grobschnitt - Solar Music Live
Jane - At Home
SFF - Symphonic Pictures
Eden - Erwartung
Eloy - Planets
Eden's Taste - Meilensteine
Kurt König - Black Moments
Goetz Steeger - User
Anyone's Daughter - In Blau

[Zeuhlmate]

yes, Goetz Steeger - User - way too unknown/underrated

[inhortte]

I'm not sure what my top ten are, as I have at least forty that would be on that list, but someone mentioned Einsturzende Neubauten earlier and I'd just listened to an album by them that I like very much and fits within the general vein. I saw them on this tour.

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...rpetuum+mobile

[Trane]

n

Guru Guru-Live in Germany '71
This is the famous and famously GREAT, excellently recorded (for the time period) Radio Bremen radio broadcast from Gymnasium Leibniizplatz on September 21, 1971. 1/3rd of this originally appeared on the United Dairies lp release by Uli Trepte and Guru Guru, "Hot on Spot/Inbetween" and then 2/3rds of this previously appeared on the Spalax CD, "Live 1972 / Conny Plank Sessions 1974". But here, for the very, very first time is the entire show and from what sounds like a significantly better copy of the tapes. How do I know so much about the provenance of this? For the very same reason I am so enthusiastic about this - I wanted to release this; it's that great. This is three 20' long tracks: Der LSD Marsch, Bo Diddley and Spaceship. Now it's presented here in a cute little box with a poster and button and balloon (and a picture of the wrong version of the group on the cover - hey, you can't have it all, can you?). Highly recommended; the best live representation of the mighty Guru during their prime period and one of their best performances ever - as great or greater than some of the studio work of the same period.

Gee, thanks for the extensive andwer (I knew youwere an early Guru enthusiast too) >> Apparently, this dates more about Hinten than UFO, since two tracks are their second album

I'll put it on my next order.

[Trane]

Jane - At Home

Jane's debut (Picasso cover) almost made it on my list...

[gingernut]

Vee haf vays of making mit zee tap of zee feet!

1. Eloy - Ocean 2
2. Chandelier - Facing Gravity
3. Everon - Fantasma
4. Eloy - Time to Turn
5. Sylvan - Posthumous Silence
6. Everon - Bridge
7. Everon - Flesh
8. Everon - Venus
9. Everon - North
10. Cromwell - Burning Banners

[spacefreak]

Top 15 in no particular order...

Faust - So Far
Amon Duul 2 - Tanz Der Lemminge
Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
Embryo - Steig Aus
Limbus 4 - Mandalas
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
Can - Future Days
Guru Guru - UFO
Popol Vuh - Hossiana Mantra
Neu! - Neu 75
Agitation Free - Malesch
Code III - Planet of Man
Conrad Schnitzler - Rot/Blau/Swartz (boxed)
Sand - Golem
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass

[Calabasas_Trafalgar]

Code III - Planet of Man
Sand - Golem

I have these 2 for sale on eBay

[TheH]

Jane's debut (Picasso cover) almost made it on my list...

This one would have been my second choice for Jane, their best studio album by far.

[JKL2000]

Agitation Free - Live '74 (At the Cliffs of the River Rhine)

I have a signed, gold "master" CD of this album that I won in some auction. Just sayin, cause I can.

[Mythos]

I love Kraut rock, always have:

CAN - Future Days
Amon Duul II - Wolf City
Ash Ra Temple: Inventions for the Electric Guitar
Eloy - Inside
Mythos: Mythos
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass
Neu- 75
Scorpions - Lonesome Crow
Lucifer's Friend: When the Groupies killed the Blues

[progman1975]

Tangerine Dream - Riccochet
Eloy - Silent Cries and Might Echoes
Eloy - Ocean
Tangerine Dream - Force Majuer
Can - Future Days
Ashra - Inventions for Electric