#3755: Krautrock

New Sounds | Jan 27, 2018

On tonight’s edition of New Sounds, some not-so-new music which is still influential today. Listen to Krautrock, the German electronic music of the 1970s, including pieces by three of the most significant men from this scene: Conrad Schnitzler (1937-2011), Edgar Froese (1944-2015), and Dieter Moebius (1944-2015).

First, “Sowiesoso,” a record by Cluster. Founded by the late Dieter Moebius, Cluster helped establish Krautrock and inspired (and still inspires) musicians of many other genres. One of these musicians is Brian Eno. Next in this episode, listen to a collaboration between Cluster and Eno called “Ho Renomo,” and then one of Brian Eno’s solo tracks, released in 1977 and exemplifying the influence Krautrock had on his music.

Then, another very successful Krautrock band, Tangerine Dream, founded by Edgar Froese; early incarnations of the band included Conrad Schnitzler, Steve Jolliffe, Peter Baumann, and Klaus Schulze. And finally, an early Cluster song, from when they were still named Kluster.

PROGRAM #3755 Krautrock (airdate: 7-24-2015)

ARTIST: Kluster
WORK: Part 2, excerpt [1:55]
RECORDING: Zwei-Osterei
SOURCE: CLP 9737-2
INFO: Available at amazon.com

ARTIST: Tangerine Dream
WORK: Movements of a Visionary, excerpt [:48]
RECORDING: Phaedra
SOURCE/INFO: edgarfroese.de | edgarfroese.com

ARTIST: Cluster
WORK: Sowiesoso [7:09]
RECORDING: Sowiesoso
SOURCE: SKY 005
INFO: Available at Amazon.com

ARTIST: Cluster and Brian Eno
WORK: Ho Renomo [5:00]
RECORDING: Cluster and Eno
SOURCE: SKY CD 3010
INFO: Available at Amazon.com

ARTIST: Brian Eno
WORK: By This River [2:57]
RECORDING: Before and After Science
SOURCE: EG ENO-4
INFO: Re-released by Astralwerks, and available on Amazon.com

ARTIST: Tangerine Dream
WORK: Movements of a Visionary [7:42]
RECORDING: Phaedra
SOURCE/INFO: edgarfroese.de | edgarfroese.com

ARTIST: Edgar Froese
WORK: Epsilon in Malaysian Pale [9:08]
RECORDING: Epsilon in Malaysian Pale
SOURCE: CAROL 1625-2
INFO: Available at Amazon.com

ARTIST: Conrad Schnitzler
WORK: 1, excerpt [9:35]
RECORDING: Gold
SOURCE: BB 150
INFO: Available at Amazon.com

ARTIST: Kluster
WORK: Part 2, excerpt [4:18]
RECORDING: Zwei-Osterei
SOURCE: CLP 9737-2
INFO: Available at amazon.com

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