A repost from my last year’s contribution on The End’s music blog.
Xaver Naudascher – The heirs of Krautrock
19/08/2008
After reading the great post by Riton on Krautrock and looking through his selection (which contains three of my all time favourite records), I had to ask myself the question: who are the heirs of Krautrock in the more recent German electronic music scene? So I made a selection myself of artists and releases from Germany that in my opinion continue the same spirit and vibe of our musical ancestors dubbed Krauty. All of them I regard as being criminally underrated.
Burger/Ink: Las Vegas (CD)
This is a seminal album by Jörg Burger and Wolfgang Voigt; a kind of music where the much-abused term ‘minimal’ fits like a glove. My personal fave on this is ‘Twelve Miles High’, a hypnotic gem.
Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Geisterfaust (CD)
Even though strictly speaking Bohren are not an electronic band, I had to include them in this selection as their music for me sounds like Can playing jazz in extra-slow motion. They are one of the most interesting bands Germany has these days. If there ever has been a record made that can slow down the course of time it’s this one. Pure bliss.
Rechenzentrum: Silence (DVD)
Abstract and beautiful electronic music that always retains an organic texture paired with equally abstract and beautiful visuals. What also needs to be mentioned is their John Peel Session CD.
Der Räuber und der Prinz: Der Elektrische Reiter (12″)
For me personally, Ralf Beck is one of the most talented producers we have in Germany when it comes to electronic groove-heavy music. As Unit 4 he has only released two 12″s (‘Body Dub’ and ‘New Day’), but both are absolute dynamite for the dancefloor. On this release he teams up with Noblesse Oblige for a mid-tempo chugging tribal affair that brings back memories of Can’s Flow Motion LP.
homework: watch this!
http://www.vimeo.com/7593167
