Deutsche Elektronische Musik

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Deutsche Elektronische Musik
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 5, 2010 (2010-04-05)
GenreKrautrock
LabelSoul Jazz
CompilerAdrian Self and Stuart Baker[1]
Deutsche Elektronische Musik chronology
Deutsche Elektronische Musik
(2010)
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
(2013)

Deutsche Elektronische Musik is a compilation album of German electronic and rock music released in 2010 by Soul Jazz Records.

Release[edit]

Deutsche Elektronische Musik was released by Soul Jazz Records on April 5, 2010.[2] A follow-up titled Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 was released by Soul Jazz in 2013.[3] The album was re-released by Soul Jazz in 2018.[4]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[6]
PopMatters[4]

From contemporary reviews, Dave Simpson of The Guardian gave the album a five-star rating out of five, declaring that it is "a near-definitive guide to some of the world's most extraordinary music".[6] For AllMusic Richie Unterberger described it as including "works by some of the most renowned exponents of [krautrock]" with the exception of Kraftwerk and that the album "yields a good cross-section of a style that was likely more influential in subsequent decades than it was at the time".[5] John Garratt of PopMatters reviewed the album in 2018, commenting on Simpson's comment of the album being "definitive", while stating that they do their "best to distance myself from such superlatives, but I'm not going to go through any writing gymnastics to say that the writer is wrong. This is extraordinary music. To say that it's near-definitive is a matter of hair-splitting. Any way you look at it, it's worth the time, money, and posterity."[4]

Track listing[edit]

Track listing adapted from the album's liner notes and sleeve.[1]

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Credited PerformerLength
1."A Spectacle"Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, Rosko GeeCan5:39
2."Devotion"Peter Michael HamelBetween3:46
3."Dino"Dieter Moebius, Hans Joachim Roedelius, Michael RotherHarmonia3:29
4."This Morning" Gila5:45
5."Rambo Zambo" Kollectiv11:39
6."La Chasse aux microbes"Michael Bundt, Peter K. SeilerMichael Bundt8:30
7."Filmmuzik"Kurt MillE.M.A.K.3:15
8."Morgengruss"Daniel FichelscherPopol Vuh2:57
9."Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal"Conrad SchnitzlerConrad Schnitzler3:12
10."Rheinita"Klaus DingerLa Düsseldorf7:37
11."Veterano"Moebius, Roedelius, RotherHarmonia3:55
12."It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl"Gunther Wüsthoff, Hans Joachim Irmler, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna, Werner "Zappi" DiermaierFaust7:26
13."Hallo Gallo" Neu!10:03

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Credited PerformerLength
1."Heisse Lippen"RoedeliusCluster5:39
2."High Life" Ibliss13:01
3."Hasenheide"MoebiusDieter Moebius2:36
4."Fly United"Amon Düül IIAmon Düül II3:29
5."Aguirre 1"Florian FrickePopol Vuh6:13
6."Daydream"Manuel GöttschingAsh Ra Tempel5:22
7."No Man's Land"Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Johannes SchmoellingTangerine Dream9:05
8."Wie Der Wind Am Ende Einer Strasse"Chris Karrer, Fichelscher, Falk-Ulrich Rogner, John Weinzierl, Michael Karoli, Lothar MeidAmon Düül II5:43
9."Geradewohl"Hans-Joachim RoedeliusRoedelius3:31
10."I Want More"Czukay, Schmidt, Liebezeit, Karoli, GilmourCan3:30
11."Soham"DeuterDeuter4:55

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Deutsche Elektronische Musik (Experimental German Rock And Electronic Musik 1972-83) (Media notes). Soul Jazz Records. SJR CD213.
  2. ^ Savage 2010.
  3. ^ "Soul Jazz announce second instalment of Deutsche Elektronische Musik compilation series". Fact. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Garratt 2018.
  5. ^ a b Unterberger.
  6. ^ a b Simpson 2010.

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