TY - BOOK ID - 118384873 TI - The Cambridge Companion to Krautrock PY - 2023 SN - 100903653X 1009041592 1009041797 9781009041591 9781009036535 9781009041799 1316511073 9781316511077 9781009005272 1009005278 PB - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Krautrock (Music) KW - Popular music KW - MUSIC / General KW - History and criticism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118384873 AB - This Companion is the first academic introduction to the 1960s/70s 'Krautrock' movement of German experimental music that has long attracted the attention of the music press and fans in Britain and abroad. It offers a structured approach to this exceptionally heterogeneous and decentralized movement, combining overviews with detailed analysis and close readings. The volume first analyzes the cultural, historical and economic contexts of Krautrock's emergence. It then features expert chapters discussing all the key bands of the era including Can, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster and Amon Düül II. The volume concludes with essays that trace the varied, wide-ranging legacy of Krautrock from a variety of perspectives, exploring in particular the impact of German experimental music in the Anglosphere, including British post-punk and Detroit Techno. A final chapter examining the current bands that continue the Krautrock sound closes this comprehensive overview of the Krautrock phenomenon. ER -