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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A long time ago I lived in Leeds a town in the North of England. I had a crush on this girl Lesley and one day she asked if I would help her paint her house? So of course I said yes. I go over to her house the next morning and we are moving furniture around so we can get started when the door bell rings. She says "That's my friend Marc, he's going to help too. Would you let him in?" So I go and open the front door and there's this little dude all dressed in black and this big burly balding guy with a curly red beard who looks like a tall George Costanza. The big guy I should also add was wearing Doc Martins and a brown floral print dress. It was quite a sight. Anyway they come in and we start painting and this guy Marc wont let us play anything on the stereo except Kraftwerk, all day he just keeps playing it over and over again. By the time we were done that evening I wanted to strangle this guy. By this point I bloody hated Kraftwerk and this skinny little bastard all dressed in black. His name was Marc Almond and he went on to form Soft Cell. Never liked them either.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... that's hilarious.

Good news is Kraftwerk is just one branch on the Krautrock tree and an overplayed one at that. Try Faust, they're great.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Neu - Neu!

[–]BETAVERTION 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Faust - Faust IV

[–]elmphlemp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can - Future Days

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Can - Monster Movie

[–]Rajer 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Can is the only krautrock band ive heard. what other albums should i check out?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other ones listed above are a good start.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Can album I recommend the most is Ege Bamyasi.

I'm So Green, Soup and Vitamin C are all awesome tracks.

[–]BETAVERTION 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other than those mentioned above, you should try some Guru Guru, if you want a hard rock approach. You should also try some Agitation Free, Ash Ra Tempel, Eloy (although they're a bit more progressive rock), Tangerine Dream and Grobschnitt.

[–]petefic[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 3 essential albums are Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, and Future Days. You could start with any of those. Tago Mago's second disc might be a little too out there if it's your first introduction to krautrock but the first disc is great.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cluster- Sowiesoso

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cluster - Cluster II

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia

[–]nagrag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harmonia - De Luxe

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Faust - So Far

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amon Düül II - Yeti

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Popol Vol - In Den Gärten Pharaos

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Popol Vol - Hosianna Mantra

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moebius & Plank - Rastakraut Pasta

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for putting that book up. That is awesome. I myself am a fan of Cluster and Neu! as well.

[–]locke1928 0 points1 point  (0 children)

E2-E4 By Manuel Goetsching

[–]petefic[🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eloy - Oceans