Category Archives: krautrock

luv456

electronic listening music, krautrock

luv456 Elektronika-1

Elektronika-1

– electronic – abstract – krautrock – synthpop – minimal – new wave – experimental – industrial – ambient – Berlin-School –
all words used to describe the amazing machine music coming out of Germany in the early 1980s.
image : Elektronika-1, the first LED watch made in the U.S.S.R.

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Tracklist:
  1. Rattenweisel – Moebius – Sky Records / Bureau B (1983/2023)
  2. Atlantisches Intermezzo – Pyrolator – Ata Tak / Bureau B (1984/2013)
  3. Beat For Ikutaro / Tape 52 – Heiko Maile – Bureau B (1985/2021)
  4. Pitch Control – Moebius-Plank-Neumeier – Sky Records / Bureau B (1983/2009)
  5. Surrender (from Angst) – Klaus Schulze – Inteam GmbH / Brain / Vertigo (1984/2017)
  6. Time Machine – Adelbert Von Deyen – Sky Records (1980)
  7. Desert Drive (from Wavelength) – Tangerine Dream – Varèse Sarabande (1983)
  8. Tanz Der Vampire – Elektronische Musik aus Köln – Origination West / EMI Electrola / Universal Sound (1983/2010)
  9. Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal – Conrad Schnitzler – RCA Victor / Bureau B (1980/2020)
  10. Stahlherz – Rheingold – EMI Electrola (1982)
  11. Geradewohl – Roedelius – Sky Records (1980)
  12. Deutscher Wald – Deutsche Wertarbeit – Sky Records (1981)
  13. Metaluna – Supersempfft – Wunderwerke / Bureau B (1981/2023)
  14. Synthesist – Harald Grosskopf – Sky Records / Bureau B (1981/2014)

luv428

funk 'n' soul, jazz, krautrock, library music
luv428 Modern +

Modern +

in the late sixties and early seventies the drinking water in Europe started to show traces of the funk. initially showing up in major urban centers it slowly spread all over the continent. by the late seventies funk was rampant and the long term affects are still being felt today. here are a few examples of what happened to the music coming out of Europe after the contagion of funk first started creeping in. fortunately, there was no turning back.
image : The Royal Beatrice Raphelena

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Tracklist:
  1. The Recluse – Cymande – Janus Records / Mr Bongo (1974/2018)
  2. Drug Song – Janko Nilovic – Editions Montparnasse 2000 / Underdog Records (1975/2015)
  3. Use Me – Ultrafunk – Contempo / Trading Places (1975/2020)
  4. Ode To Billy Joe – Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon – Sonet / Light In the Attic (1970/2015)
  5. Halucal – Cos – Plus Records / Finders Keepers Records (1974/2021)
  6. No Way – Keith Papworth – Music De Wolfe / Fat Beats (1975/2022)
  7. The Feed-Back – The Group – RCA Italiana / Schema (1970/2014)
  8. Vitamin C – Can – United Artists Records / Spoon Records / Mute (1972/2017)
  9. Funky Dla Franki – Laboratorium – Polskie Nagrania Muza (1976/2016)
  10. Rien Ne Va Plus – Funk Factory – ATCO Records / Be With Records (1975/2016)
  11. 1973 Carmen Avenue – Airto Fogo – Decca / Pharaway Sounds (1976/2017)
  12. Hromovka (Thunderhouse) – Emil Viklický Studio Big Band – Vampi Soul (1979/2009)

luv374

ambient revolution, krautrock, weird
luv374 Virgin Ambient Flyer

Virgin Ambient Flyer

i have always had the sneaking suspicion that Richard Branson co-founded Virgin Records in 1972 to better soundtrack his future hot air balloon adventures. as you may recall, in 1987 he became one of the first people to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon, crash landing in the water off the coast of Northern Ireland. at the time their balloon, the “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” was the largest in the world; so naturally it sunk.

recently i met a longtime employee for the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England, where the “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” now resides. he was part of the team that salvaged and cleaned out the craft after the emergency landing and he confirms that there was a good sound system and a box of reel-to-reel tapes stowed on board. of course they were all destroyed but he recalls one of the reels being clearly labeled “Avant Garde Virgin Cuts”. this mix is what i imagine was on that tape Sir Branson listened to while he floated among the clouds.

image : a Thunder & Colt decal on the outside of the Virgin Atlantic Flyer.

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Tracklist:
  1. Romance – Peter Baumann – Virgin (1976)
  2. excerpt from Percolations : Part One – Gong – Virgin (1976)
  3. Garden Of Paradise – Steve Hillage – Virgin (1979)
  4. The Octave Doctors And The Crystal Machine – Gong – Virgin (1973)
  5. Träum Mal Wieder – Holger Czukay – Virgin (1984)
  6. The Blue Blue Third – Rip Rig + Panic – Uh Huh Prods / Virgin (1981)
  7. Glass C/W Steel – Fred Frith – Caroline / Virgin (1974)
  8. Circulation Of Events – Tangerine Dream – Ohr / Virgin (1973/1976)
  9. Glimmer – John Foxx – Metal Beat / Virgin (1980/1981)
  10. Tropic Of Capricorn – Edgar Froese – Virgin (1978)
  11. Toyota City – The Human League – Virgin (1980)
  12. Linguaphonie – Henry Cow – Virgin / Red Records (1974/1979)
  13. Krautrock – Faust – Virgin (1973)
  14. Caucasian Lullaby – Slap Happy / Henry Cow – Virgin (1975)
  15. Gegenstand – John Greaves / Peter Blegvad / Lisa Herman – Virgin (1977)
  16. Étoile Polaire (North Star) – Philip Glass – Virgin (1977)

luv306

ambient revolution, blues 'n' folk, electronic listening music, hip hop, krautrock, library music, no wave, odd pop, original soundtracks, rock 'n' roll, spoken word, trip hop, weird
luv306 I Like Short Songs

I Like Short Songs

over 60 songs in under 42 minutes. i like short songs.
photo : Leopold Short

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Tracklist
  1. Short Songs – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1987)
  2. Tough Guy – Beastie Boys – Grand Royal (1994)
  3. Motorbike Escape, M23 – Goblin – Cinevox (1977/2016)
  4. Supervillian Theme (inst.) – Madvillain – Stones Throw (2004)
  5. Funerailles d’un Wa Wa Rond – Les Sinners – Les Disques Trans-World (1971)
  6. Auntie’s Harp – Flying Lotus – Warp (2008)
  7. Punaisarium 1 – Alan French – Tele Music (1975)
  8. Be A Hobo – Moondog – Epic / Honet Jon’s Records (1953/2004)
  9. Hittin’ The Bong – Minutemen – SST (1985)
  10. Boa Constrictor – The Magnetic Fields – Merge (1999)
  11. Givin My Luv To You – Gong – Virgin / BYG Records / Charly Records (1973/2015)
  12. Spanish Fly – Van Halen – Warner Bros. (1979)
  13. Ready Lets Go – Boards Of Canada – Warp (2002)
  14. Why Midnight Walked But Didn’t Ring Her Bell – Liars – Blast First / Mute Records (2002)
  15. Unreferenced Comedic Music Track – Barry Gray – Trunk Records (2011)
  16. A Little Bit Of Soap – De La Soul – Tommy Boy (1989)
  17. The Streetbeater (theme from ‘Sanford And Son’) – Quincy Jones – A&M / TVT Records (1973/1987)
  18. Life Is Funny – The Fugs – Reprise (1968)
  19. I Wanna Be A Bear – Descendents – SST (1982)
  20. Straight Edge – Minor Threat – Dischord Records (1981)
  21. Embryo – Black Sabbath – Vertigo / Warner Bros. (1971)
  22. Drama In Space – The Leo Hassler Synthesizer – Trunk Records (1996)
  23. Preview Side Too – Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Warner Bros. (1977)
  24. Touched – My Bloody Valentine – Creation Records (1991)
  25. Intro – Japanther – Wäntage USA (2008)
  26. Siren – John Saunders – Music De Wolfe (1984)
  27. College – Animal Collective – FatCat Records (2004)
  28. Lining Up The Tracks – Jesse Fuller – Topic Records / Mississippi Records (1954/1960/2016)
  29. [untitled 14] – Capitain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Revenant / Xeric / Table Of The Elements (1999)
  30. Lovin’ And Touchin’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers – EMI America / Enigma Records (1985)
  31. Meow Meow Meow Meow (Meow Mix cat food commercial) – Shelley Palmer & Linda November – TVT Records (1970 / 1989)
  32. La La – The Residents – Ralph Records (1980)
  33. Fanfare On Parade – Michael Pinsonnneault – Intermède Communications (1986)
  34. Middle Zealand – Mark Mothersbaugh – Watertower Music / Spacelab9 (2014)
  35. Lock Groove – 23 Skidoo – Fetish Records (1982)
  36. Scooter And Jinx – Sonic Youth – DGC (1990)
  37. Spray Paint The Walls – Black Flag – SST (1981)
  38. What We Do Is Secret – Germs – Slash Records (1979)
  39. Forgery – DNA – No More Records (2008)
  40. Final Count Of The Collision Between Us And The Damned – Public Enemy – Def Jam Recordings (1990)
  41. Stylewild – Lootpack – Stones Throw (1999)
  42. Jupiter – Galaxy – Music De Wolfe (1982)
  43. Death Threats – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records / Celluloid (1978)
  44. Goodbye Cruel World – Pink Floyd – Columbia (1979)
  45. In The Hall Of The Mountain Queen – Raymond Scott – Basta (1969/2001)
  46. Anchor Butter – Daphne Oram – Young Americans (2011)
  47. Tone Bone Kone – Arthur Russell – Upside Records / Audika (1986/2005)
  48. Pnoom – Can – Spoon Records (1968/2014)
  49. fz pseudotimestretch+e+3 – Aphex Twin – Warp (2014)
  50. I’m In Great Shape – The Beach Boys – Capitol (1966/2011)
  51. Le Grand Et Le Petit – Ennio Morricone – Cinevox / Modulation (1981)
  52. Light My Fire – J Dilla – Stones Throw (2006)
  53. Why Hip Hop Sucks In ’96 – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1996)
  54. Melodies In Hinge Creek (Light My Fire) – DJ Vadim – Ninja Tune (1996)
  55. Untitled – Beck – Bong Load Records (1994)
  56. Here We Are Nowhere – Stiff Little Fingers – Rough Trade (1979)
  57. Big Ending! – Deja Voodoo – Og Music (1988)
  58. Festival Time – John Baker – BBC Radio Enterprises / Music On Vinyl (1968/2013)
  59. Sleep – They Might Be Giants – Idlewild Recordings (2013)
  60. Sleeping In A Jar – The Mothers Of Invention – Bizarre Records / Reprise (1969)
  61. A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005)

luv286

ambient revolution, disco, electronic listening music, following the current, funk 'n' soul, jazz, krautrock, no wave, odd pop, original soundtracks, post-punk, rock 'n' roll
luv286 Following The Current pt1

Following The Current part 1

this fall i will be teaching a Personal and Cultural Enrichment class at McGill University called Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music. this, the first of a three part mix, covers the years 1952-1979 and outlines some of the artists and music that will be discussed. for more info on the class and how to enroll click on
Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music.
photo : electricity

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Tracklist
  1. Beton-Studie – Karlheinz Stockhausen – DOXY (1952/2011)
  2. Main Titles – Overture (from Forbidden Planet) – Louis and Bebe Barron – Small Planet Records (1956/1978)
  3. Over The Rainbow – Paul Tanner with Andre Montero and his Orchestra – Omega Disk / Aero Space Records (1959)
  4. Daisy Bell – Max Mathews – Cacophonic / Finders Keepers (1961/2013)
  5. Telstar – The Tornados – Decca / Mr. Suit Records (1962/2013)
  6. Doctor Who Theme (Original 1963 Version) – Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer from BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Harkit Records (1963/2013)
  7. Girl From Venus – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966)
  8. Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles – Parlophone (1966)
  9. Daily Nightly – The Monkees – Colgems / Rhino (1967/1986)
  10. excerpt from Silver Apples Of The Moon Part II – Morton Subotnick – Nonesuch Records (1967)
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major : Second Movement – Walter Carlos – Columbia Masterworks (1968)
  12. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  13. Cybernaut – Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil) – Atlantic (1971/1975)
  14. Girl Blue – Stevie Wonder – Tamla / Motown – (1972)
  15. Rain Dance – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1973)
  16. Movements Of A Visionary – Tangerine Dream – Virgin (1974/1977)
  17. Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Theme) (from Assault On Precinct 13) – John Carpenter – Record Makers (1976/2003)
  18. Disco From A Space Show – Guitar Red – Mod-Art / Chocolate Industries (1976/2012)
  19. I Feel Love – Donna Summer – Casablanca Records (1977)
  20. Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999)
  21. United – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records (1977/1981)
  22. Trans-Europe Express / Metal On Metal – Kraftwerk – Capitol (1977)
  23. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) – Parliament – Casablanca Records (1978)
  24. Fantastic Man – William Onyeabor – Wilfilms Records / Luaka Bop (1979/2013)
  25. I Nearly Married A Human – Gary Numan + Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979)

luv265

krautrock
luv265-noopS

noopS

this is a chronological Can collection with a track off of each of their studio albums. if you do not know about Can, one of the most influential bands to come out of Germany during the whole krautrock explosion, you should. if you already dig Can then you know how awesome this mixtape is.
image : Nancy Becker

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Tracklist:
  1. Little Star Of Bethlehem – Can – Spoon Records (1968/1981)
  2. The Empress And The Ukraine King – Can – United Artists Records / Virgin / Spoon Records (1969/1974/1976)
  3. Father Cannot Yell – The Can – Music Factory GmbH / Spoon Records (1969)
  4. Tango Whiskeyman – Can – Liberty (1970)
  5. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea – Can – United Artists Records / Spoon Records (1971)
  6. Spoon – Can – United Artists Records (1972)
  7. Future Days – Can – United Artists Records (1973)
  8. Chain Reaction – Can – United Artists Records (1974)
  9. Hunters And Collectors – Can – HÖR ZU / EMI Electrola / Spoon Records (1975)
  10. Laugh Till You Cry – Live Till You Die (O.R.N.) – Can – Harvest / EMI Electrola (1976)
  11. Don’t Say No – Can – Harvest / EMI Electrola (1977)
  12. One More Day – Can – Harvest / EMI Electrola / Spoon Records (1978)
  13. All Gates Open – Can – Harvest / EMI Electrola / Spoon Records (1979)
  14. Like A New Child – Can – Mercury / Spoon Records (1989)

luv184

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, krautrock

himmel

this is a mix of music from the Sky Records catalog. a breeding ground for German experimental electronic music, krautrock, ambient and progressive rock heavy hitters in the late seventies / early eighties. close listens will reveal the roots of many contemporary styles of music that followed in it’s footsteps.
image : Mammatus & Cumulus Clouds

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Tracklist:
  1. Karussell – Michael Rother — Sky Records (1977)
  2. Die Bunge — Cluster & Eno — Sky Records (1977)
  3. Silverrain — Adelbert von Deyen — Sky Records (1980) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Missi Cacadou — Moebius & Plank — Sky Records (1980)
  5. Prothese — Cluster — Sky Records (1979)
  6. Cretin Statique — Asmus Tiechens — Sky Records (1981)
  7. Herold — Hans-Joachim Roedelius — Sky Records (1979)
  8. Luftschloss — Eno Moebius Roedelius — Sky Records (1978)
  9. Angel of Jupiter — Peter Backhausen — Sky Records (1979) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Von Ferne her -Hans-Joachim Roedelius — Sky Records (1981)
  11. Südwind — Tyndall — Sky Records (1980) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Sowiesoso — Cluster — Sky Records (1976)
  13. Auf Engelsflügeln — Deutsche Wertarbeit — Sky Records (1981)

luv132

krautrock

Kosmische Musik

krautrock combines post-psychedelic jamming and moody progressive rock with ideas from experimental modern classical music and the new directions that emerged in jazz during the 1960s and 70s. it’s what happens when you give post-World War II German kids guitars, drums and synthesizers.
photo : Neil Aikman

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Tracklist:
  1. Sonnenrad — Michael Rother — Sky Records (1978)
  2. Dino — Harmonia — Brain / Lilith (1974/2006)
  3. Rambo Zambo — Kollectiv — Brain / Soul Jazz (1973/2010)
  4. Reise Durch Ein Brennendes Gehirn — Tangerine Dream — Ohr (1970) > (searching for buy link)
  5. Krautrock — Faust — Virgin (1973)
  6. Interplay Of Forces — Cosmic Jokers — Kosmische Musik / Spalax Music (1972/1996) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Don’t Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone — Can — Liberty Records (1970)
  8. Passage — Streetmark — Sky Records (1977) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Für Immer (Forever) — Neu! – Brain / Astralwerks (1973/2001)
  10. Rückstoss Gondolero — Kraftwerk — KWRZ (1971/2003) > (searching for buy link)
  11. Freak’n’Roll — Ash Ra Temple — Ohr (1973) > (searching for buy link)