This week saw my first pre-recorded show. Listeners will know of my new-found appreciation for German prog and psych from the late sixties and seventies after finally getting into Can.
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| Hallogallo, members of Neu! playing Neu! song Hallogallo at the ATP Festival in 2010 |
So here was a show almost all dedicated to what is mildly controversially called "Krautrock". The term doesn't really seem to relate to a particular style, but rather a time and place. A flowering of creative and unorthodox music emanating in West Germany in the latter half of the 20th century. Perhaps a good analogy is "Indie Rock". While both musics can be said to contain their own common elements, each category is really driven by its niche in the cultural spectrum rather than its sound.
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| Best Sequel Eva |
The big question is why did this music get specifically associated with Germany? Look to Julian Cope's seminal work on the subject and to BBC DJ John Peel for the answers.
Robot news got cerebral with a monologue on the Turing test and the Loebner Prize. Check out Godel Escher Bach too. Sorry Douglas, the test for human is not Turing's nor the gom jabbar, it is the capchka .
Can't do a show based on Germania without a little Saga: Canada's gift/curse to German poser-prog-pop. Apparently lead singer Jim Crichton has reunited with the band. I will go see them if that is true. They are very fun. Like a triple-cheese pizza. Enjoyable, but only if REALLY like cheese.
Played List
Artist - Track - Album
Neu! - Hallogallo - Neu!
Amon Duul II - Restless Skylight-Transistor-Child - Tanzer Der Lemmings
Robot News : the Loebner Prize
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| Home Base for the New York Eating Alien Insect-Bots |
Can - Spray - Future Days
Saga - Don't Be Late (Chapter Two) - Silent Knight [live]
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