Kosmische Musik [Pt. 1]

Archie Patterson
Sep 4, 2018 · 11 min read

In 1970, there were no German record companies interested in German music. We showed the German people that they could trust their own music.
Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser (MOJO magazine, April 2003)

The history and music of Germany’s Krautrock era has more books written about it, DOC films and recordings reissued endlessly than were released during its original golden age. Some of the era’s artists still produce music today, only a few are still creative. Most repeat formulas, pale imitations of their former selves. Labels cash in, and nostalgia rules the day, while…

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