An experimental style of rock music associated with German groups of the 1970s, characterized by improvisation and strong, hypnotic rhythms.
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I've always had a passion for a wide range of music from garage and Krautrock to hip hop and early electro.
Each innovative, far-flung album such as Vuelvaland's ambient textures intertwined with techno beats, dub, and Krautrock.
For hardcore Krautrock fans, this was a rare glimpse at the man who fronted Can during their classic, early '70s period.
Like many Krautrock bands, Manta Ray effectively fluctuates between singing in English and in their native tongue, Spanish.
Rimbaud compares it to the German-influenced Krautrock scene.
Derivatives
Krautrocker
noun
But Kawabata's crew aren't merely Krautrockers; La Novia shows a deep respect for the traditional folk form and integrates it completely with the long forays into deep space.
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‘Happiness’ mixes drum & bass with the soundtrack to some obscure 60's spy flick, ‘Befriend The Friendless Friends’ ushers in some music hall action, and ‘Avantcore’ samples original Krautrockers Can.
Though the out-there space rock of Tago Mago is generally regarded as these Krautrockers' apex, this calm-after-the-storm follow-up sounds far less like an artifact of its time.
The track served as a huge wake-up call for me personally, too: unchallengeable proof that radio pop could rival even the most drugged-up Krautrockers in experimentation.
The real impetus behind the ‘interstellar’ explorations of the Krautrockers was a desire for freedom - chiefly musical freedom, although given the postwar German climate, a political subtext certainly played a role.
Definition of Krautrock in US English:
Krautrock
nounˈkroutˌräk
An experimental style of rock music associated with German groups of the 1970s, characterized by improvisation and strong, hypnotic rhythms.
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Rimbaud compares it to the German-influenced Krautrock scene.
For hardcore Krautrock fans, this was a rare glimpse at the man who fronted Can during their classic, early '70s period.
I've always had a passion for a wide range of music from garage and Krautrock to hip hop and early electro.
Each innovative, far-flung album such as Vuelvaland's ambient textures intertwined with techno beats, dub, and Krautrock.
Like many Krautrock bands, Manta Ray effectively fluctuates between singing in English and in their native tongue, Spanish.