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Wümme, Germany (1971 – 1975, 1990 – present)
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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Wer Bist Du [Live]
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Pure Freude [Live]
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Es Bt Kalt [Live]
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Angfen Ende [Live]
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Faust IV
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sim_maiden
Holy shit Faust IV blew my head off and then came back for seconds. We've been going through the golden years of Krautrock on my Podcast, and if you want you can hear us discuss Faust IV over here: http://lastpodcastshow.com/2013/05/23/episode-94b-trouble-will-find-me-demo-tapes-krautrock-die-wunder-jahre-1970-1975-faust-faust-iv-1973/
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lim-fa
Why don't you eat carrots?
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DrSocrates
people should be warned before start to listen to their music
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DeadMetalhead
From Glory to Infinity \m/
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Drossenjaset
Great shit (:
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polymorphous71
"there should be an image of uwe nettelbeck as profile picture, not the band's musicians" - You sir, are a rebel.
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polymorphous71
So Far is the one.
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iamholgerczukay
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pvmnt
<3
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Flaneuses
Chromatic <3
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gummishark
J'ai Mal Aux Dents is the bomb!
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BoothsBullet
"there is no band more mythical than faust" - julian cope. if you dig their sounds, you might dig mine: http://willbrant.bandcamp.com
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RussellChap
IV fucks 'em all.
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TeenageRiot-
Tease me, baby, tease me.
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Vodker1
LOT'S OF NAKED GERMANS WHERE AT LEAST WE USED TO CRY
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Neurosturgeon
@Ton87: in my issue the 4:28 track that starts as you said is "Giggy Smile" and the 3:41 following one (7th track) is called "Läuft... Heißt das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald... Läuft". But I believe some parts of the album miss in this file.
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seedmole
DADDY, TAKE A BANANA, TOMORROW IS SUNDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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VilenessFats
blahbalhbalhlablahlablbahlalh
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Ton87
On some issues of Faust IV the 4:28 track that starts with the studio talk "Heist das es läuft oder es kommt bald?" is called "Läuft... Heist das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald... Läuft" and on some it's called Giggy Smile. Which is correct? I assume the first, but then why do some CDs have the titles wrong?
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folkfag00
there should be an image of uwe nettelbeck as profile picture, not the band's musicians
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