(2020) VA – Kraut: Die innovativen Jahre des Krautrock 1968-1979 Teil 1 [Der Norden] & Teil 2 [Die Mitte]


Review:
With the release of the first of a total of four issues, Bear Family marks another milestone on the way to a comprehensive documentation of the history of popular music in Germany from the early 1960s to the mid-1980s. With Kraut! Die innovativen Jahre des Krautrock 1968-1979 Bear Family will release a double CD every three months in 2020 with a booklet of about 100 pages and biographies of each band, an exquisite selection of the exciting and influential bands of those days, some of which caused a sensation far beyond Germany. The four editions are regionally structured. All editions are compiled by Burghard Rausch and commented on in detail. The publisher of several books on ‘Rock in Germany’, radio author and presenter, drummer (Agitation Free, among others), vinyl collector and DeeJay with enormous expertise has already been in charge of the NDW series for Bear Family.





Tracklist:

Kraut: Die innovativen Jahre des Krautrock 1968-1979 Teil 1 [Der Norden]

CD1:
1. Lucifer’s Friend – Ride The Sky [02:55]
2. Atlantis – Rock’n’Roll Preacher [03:40]
3. Michael Rother – Flammende Herzen [07:04]
4. Tomorrow’s Gift – Ants [02:52]
5. Ikarus – Mesentery [06:11]
6. Cravinkel – Keep On Running [03:42]
7. Silberbart – Chub Chub Cherry [04:27]
8. Novalis – Wer Schmetterlinge lachen hört [09:18]
9. Ougenweide – Ouwe [02:34]
10. Ramses – La Leyla [07:31]
11. Jane – Redskin [08:55]
12. Frumpy – How The Gipsy Was Born [08:49]

CD2:
1. A.R. & Machines – Schönes Babylon [04:59]
2. Nektar – Desolation Valley [09:03]
3. Eloy – The Light From Deep Darkness [14:41]
4. Galaxy – Supermarket [04:30]
5. Gash – A Young Man’s Gash (Part 2) [04:47]
6. Thirsty Moon – Big City [08:32]
7. Percewood’s Onagram – Braindrops Won’t Kill The Fire [08:51]
8. Missus Beastley – Uncle Sam [05:40]
9. Abacus – Capuccino [04:06]
10. Parzival – Souls Married To The Wind [03:35]

Kraut: Die innovativen Jahre des Krautrock 1968-1979 Teil 2 [Die Mitte]

CD1:
1. La Düsseldorf – Rheinita [7:40]
2. Lilac Angels – Rock’n Roll Lady [4:05]
3. Message – Turn Over [4:04]
4. Sweet Smoke – Silly Sally [16:31]
5. Passport – Uranus [6:37]
6. Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique [4:58]
7. Gomorrha – Lola [4:28]
8. Streetmark- Eileen [5:35]
9. Straight Shooter – Friday On My Mind [3:09]
10. Annexus Quam – Osmose I [4:11]
11. Floh De Cologne – Fließband Baby (Manchmal Träum Ich) [4:37]
12. Necronomicon – Tips Zum Selbstmord [4:46]
13. Shaa Khan – The World Will End On Friday [4:44]

CD2:
1. Bröselmaschine – Schmetterling [9:31]
2. Sperrmüll – No Freak Out [6:43]
3. Triumvirat – Dimplicity (Single Version) [3:16]
4. Electric Sandwich – China [8:09]
5. Witthüser & Westrupp – Illusion 1 [4:43]
6. Hoelderlin – Waren Wir [4:52]
7. Pell Mell – Toccata [4:07]
8. Wallenstein – Braintrain [8:40]
9. Epitaph – Outside The Law [6:05]
10. Faithful Breath – Autumn Fantasy / 1st Movement: Fading Beauty [12:08]
11. Sixty Nine – Crayfish [6:02]
12. Xhol Caravan – Planet Earth [2:41]



Media Report:
Genre: prog-rock, psychedelic rock
Format: FLAC
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