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Wümme, Germany (1971 – 1975, 1990 – present)
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1) German krautrock band, formed in Hamburg 1970
Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner “Zappi” Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner. The group formed in Wümme in 1971 and soon began recording their debut, “Faust”, which sold poorly, but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of early 1970s releases, Faust became one of the most significant bands in the genre that would eventually be known as krautrock.
Faust became one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson’s Virgin Records, who issued the band’s “The Faust Tapes” at the price of a single, 49 UK pence, leading to a chart placing in the United Kingdom.
Faust were arguably the most radical of the groups of their era, using advanced studio techniques and electronics in a way that opened up new possibilities for studio composition. At the time they may not have appeared to have had the same impact as a number of their German peers (notably Kraftwerk, Can and Tangerine Dream), but they are increasingly recognised as the most far-sighted of the German groups of that era.
Faust broke up in 1975 after Virgin had rejected their fifth album (some of the recordings later appeared on the “Munich and Elsewhere” album), but reissues of their recordings and various additional material through Chris Cutler’s Recommended Records maintained a level of interest. The groups’ activities between 1975 and 1990 remain shrouded in mystery.
1) German krautrock band, formed in Hamburg 1970
Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner “Zappi” Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner. The group formed in Wümme in 1971 and soon began recording their debut, “Faust”, which sold poorly, but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of early 1970s releases, Faust became one of the most significant bands in the genre that would eventually be known as krautrock.
Faust became one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson’s Virgin Records, who issued the band’s “The Faust Tapes” at the price of a single, 49 UK pence, leading to a chart placing in the United Kingdom.
Faust were arguably the most radical of the groups of their era, using advanced studio techniques and electronics in a way that opened up new possibilities for studio composition. At the time they may not have appeared to have had the same impact as a number of their German peers (notably Kraftwerk, Can and Tangerine Dream), but they are increasingly recognised as the most far-sighted of the German groups of that era.
Faust broke up in 1975 after Virgin had rejected their fifth album (some of the recordings later appeared on the “Munich and Elsewhere” album), but reissues of their recordings and various additional material through Chris Cutler’s Recommended Records maintained a level of interest. The groups’ activities between 1975 and 1990 remain shrouded in mystery.
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Shoutbox
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Salt_The_Fries wrote:
Why is Can, Neu!, Faust so underappreciated by so-called and self-proclaimed "prog-rock specialists"?
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sophteonal wrote:
The new album is great...some of it actually reminds me of Sonic Youth's SYR releases- similar sense of atmospheric, otherworldly beauty. I think I like it more than the couple of 90's albums I've heard. I still really want to hear Kleine Welt. Also, their collaboration with Dälek is incredible if you haven't heard it...
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DziadekSadysta wrote:
Polski Faust lepszy ;))
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polymorphous71 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Oblique+Satellites
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squiggins wrote:
When I listen to Faust on here, the pictures it shows are stupid. Who the hell is this other Faust? Does anybody listen to 'em?
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Amondroid wrote:
The greatest krautrock band
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HotRat wrote:
Faust V is pretty good. Better than the Faust Tapes, but not quite as good as the other three from the '70s. I think Ravvivando deserves more recognition than it gets. A lot of it sounds like a natural progression of 'Krautrock' from Faust IV, except it goes to much further extremes in its expositions. I love it, even if Péron wasn't in the band at the time. The new album is also pretty damn good. I prefer it to the Faust Tapes.
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DrLorenzo wrote:
Has everyone heard the "Faust V" bootleg tapes they did for Virgin? Really fucking good.
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Furs-Murs wrote:
perfect experiment
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spacecoka wrote:
please burn warsaw
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Arbusy wrote:
Please, come to warsaw:)
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Roncsipar wrote:
I want to have that text on a t-shirt with psychedelic letters and Andy Warhol's VU banana besides them.
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modality wrote:
Daddy, take the banana. Tomorrow is SUNDAY!
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Roncsipar wrote:
The new album should have contained only the last 4 songs......
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surferrosa65 wrote:
great noise
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
Please Watch This____ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5C0Pij3UY ____
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Spinnbar wrote:
the best krautrock-band ever blows my mind!
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Aeroaviones wrote:
That new album's pretty nice. Not mind-blowing like their 70's productions but still a great listen.
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infectedmodes wrote:
We Love German Bands
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Folkwoods 2009
Philips de Jonghpark, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Aug
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BootBooHook Festival
Mephisto/Faust, Hannover, Germany
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| 345 attendees
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Aug
28
Avantgarde Festival Schiphorst
avantgardefestival, Schiphorst, Hamburg, Germany
9 shouts
| 12 attendees
News
NEW RELEASE OUT NOW!!!
8 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/faustpages
A new album by Faust has been released. C'est Compliqué consists of the material recorded by Zappi Diermaier, Jean-Hervé Peron and Amaury Cambuzat in Hamburg, 2006, that was remixed by Steve Stapleton. …
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