- Krautrocksampler
Infobox Book
name = Krautrocksampler
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author =Julian Cope
country =United Kingdom
language = English
subject =Krautrock
publisher = Head Heritage
release_date =January 1 ,1995
media_type = Paperback
pages = 140 pp
isbn = 0-9526719-1-3"Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards", written by former
The Teardrop Explodes singer,Julian Cope , is a book describing the underground music scene inGermany from 1968 through the 1970s. The book was first published in theUnited Kingdom in 1995 by Head Heritage, and was later translated into German and French. It is now out of print with original copies exchanging hands for surprisingly large amounts."Krautrocksampler" gives a subjective and very animated account of the phenomenon of
krautrock from the perspective of the author:"I wrote this short history because of the way I feel about the music, that its supreme Magic & Power has lain Unrecognised for too long." [Krautrocksampler, p. 1, orthographic quirks in the original]
The book comprises a narrative of the
rock and roll culture in post-WWIIWest Germany , along with chapters focusing on individual major artists, including Faust,Tangerine Dream ,Neu! ,Amon Düül I and II,Ash Ra Tempel ,Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and theCosmic Jokers and advocate of psychedelic drugsTimothy Leary . It also has an annotated appendix of "50 Kosmische Classics." Some chapters appeared previously in the UK music magazine "The Wire" and in the German music magazine "Spex".ee also
Japrocksampler , a similar book from the same author on Japanese rock music.References
External links
* [http://www.headheritage.co.uk/drude/qa/krautrock.php Head Heritage Krautrock Q&A]
* [http://www.incendiarymag.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=544 Incendiary Magazine review]
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