"Krautrock" was a joke phrase based on an ethnic slur that was used by the British press as an umbrella term refering to the new and wildly diverse experimental music coming from Germany and that later became treated as a genre, which many of the bands tried to distance themselves from. Faust were later quoted as saying "… when the English people started talking about Krautrock, we thought they were just taking the piss… and when you hear the so-called 'Krautrock renaissance', it makes me think everything we did was for nothing." This track … read more
"Krautrock" was a joke phrase based on an ethnic slur that was used by the British press as an umbrella term refering to the new and wildly… read more
"Krautrock" was a joke phrase based on an ethnic slur that was used by the British press as an umbrella term refering to the new and wildly diverse experimental music coming fr… read more
Several bands are called Faust (German for "Fist"): Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner. The group formed in Wümme, Germany in 1971 and soon began recording their debut, "Faust", which sold poorly, but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of early 1970s releases, Faust became one of the most significant bands in the genre that would eventually be kn… read more
Several bands are called Faust (German for "Fist"): Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifer… read more
Several bands are called Faust (German for "Fist"): Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter W… read more