Krautrock: The 1970s Bands Which Helped Postwar Germany Overcome Its Dark History
The Krautrock group lived by this principle. In the early 70s they lived and recorded in a 15th century castle near Caen Colonia; At the same time, Faust lived in Vium near Hamburg. Thus, Krautrock groups are politicized in their actions, which is more than obvious; on the one hand, they represent an idealistic vision of a new alternative way of life, and the rejection of tradition suggests the Protestant and subversive nature of their music. Action
The Jain socialist philosophy showed the way to reorganize society. “We never made a political statement,” Schmidt said. “Besides who we really are. We are an organism. We don't have a hierarchy. And it's a kind of anarchy. But for us there is no other author (of music) except Kahn.
Rother and his future Noah in Dusseldorf. his bandmate, drummer Klaus Dinger, took part in an early version of the trio Kraftwerk with Florian Schneider, while Ralf Hutter went away to study for a while. Although this version was never released on a Kraftwerk record, Rother and Dinger recorded a proto-Neu! heard in a television appearance in 1971. “I’ve seen people go crazy,” Rother said. "They're very happy. And by the way, it's a younger audience. It's the start of something new for the audience. Clearly."
Soon after this, Rother and Dinger left Kraftwerk and Neu. they formed the ever-expanding band Kraftwerk, releasing three unreleased albums before launching into a classic with 1974's Autobahn; transcended the krautrock genre to become pioneering electronic bands and one of the best and most influential bands of all time.
Old group solution
But the original is Noah. which opens up new horizons. In Dinger, Rother found a kindred spirit (though they did not always see eye to eye). “Without discussion or agreement, we came together because we wanted to have a unique, very humble approach. And this forces us to abandon traditions and reinvent the wheel. I decided to abandon all the clichés, standards... I threw them all away and tried to return to the simplest musical elements: note, note, chord, rhythm.
In his 1995 book Krautrocksampler, musician and artist Julian Cope wrote Neu! "The epitome of krautrock, they define the term more than any other band." Neu!'s self-titled debut album, released in 1972, continues to be a rock landmark thanks to Neu!'s signature sound. – and truly Krautrock. Innovative rhythms Motor skills. Motorik 4-4, literally meaning "motor skills", is a dynamic, constant, persistent and impulsive rhythm best expressed by Dinger in the early days of Neu! such as Hallogallo and Negativland. With the help of visionary producer Connie Plank, Krautrock's answer to Sam Phillips, Rother's love of perpetual motion was partially inspired.
“I love driving on the road. Don't speed up, that's the wrong image, but I like to move forward, whether it's riding a surfboard in big waves or just feeling powerful,” he said. Surprisingly, he was partly motivated by his love of football. The success of the West German football team was an aspect of German culture untainted by the atrocities of war. "Related. Because I still like the fast progression of football, where you run and the ball goes forward, using quality technical skills, but also try to gain space by trying to get the ball towards goal."
