berlin school of electronic music

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Krautrock (sometimes called "kosmische Musik", German: "cosmic music"[SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP]) is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in Germany in the late 1960s.[SUP][9][/SUP] The term "krautrock" was originated by English-speaking music journalists as a humorous name for a diverse range of German bands whose music drew from sources such as psychedelic rock, the avant-garde, electronic music, funk, minimalism, jazz improvisation, and world music styles. Largely divorced from the traditional blues and rock and roll influences of British and American rock music up to that time, the period contributed to the evolution of electronic music and ambient music as well as the birth of post-punk, alternative rock and New Age music.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][10][/SUP] Important acts of the scene include Can, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream, Popol Vuh, and Faust.

now i know there is another thread for electronic music but this is for the berlin school type perhaps

one of the most superb groups currently that have such multilayerd music is otarion and his album constellations

https://youtu.be/gxR-S-QrYDw

another is gert emmens from holland

he is amazing

https://youtu.be/A56GiL4v-ao

i am sure you can think of more
 
Whoa, love Berlin School!
It's funny how certain genres remained unexplored back then, with one or two main proponents, but pretty much nothing afterwards. After Tangerine Dream drifted to more generic electronic pop in the early 80s, the genre practically died there, until some fellows in England picked right where TD left off in the late 90s, and ran with it :)
Seems like the germans have all but forgotten their glorious past in this genre! Being in the UK, I'm sure you're familiar with Ian Boddy, Redshift, Radio Massacre International, Free Systems Projekt, etc... These are all excellent, and highly recommended for fans of mid-70s Tangerine Dream!


cheers,
alex
 
brilliant , yes love ian boddy , my fav is chaismata . there is so much to explore and otarion have just bought out a new album decide
 
I have some Kraftwerk, I'll have to check out some of those other bands. I like some Electronic but it has to have some variations to keep my attention. A lot of it is repetitive, like a loop or something, a melody but the artist didn't know what to do to expand on it.
 
Mr Peabody,

As with any genre, there's good and there's bad :) Yeah, it's very easy to come up with bad electronic music. The good stuff is actually cool because it IS based on repetition, BUT the magic happens in the subtle, gradually changing patterns/movements, pretty much like Ravel's Bolero, for instance. So you can literally have a 20 minute piece that builds and builds, but that is based on an initial repetitive pattern.

If you want to start, look for the mid-70s Tangerine Dream albums, such as "Phaedra", "Stratosfear" or "Ricochet" (my favorite).

Here's "Ricochet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuN12dVmsT0

cheers,
alex
 
Check out these

Arc
Arcane
Arcanum
Alluste
Air Sculpture
Dask
Free System Project
Max Van Richter aka Paul Lawler
Paul Nagle
Kubusschnitt
Syndromeda,
Cosmic Ground
Cosmic Smokers
Gert Blokzijl
Glyn Loyd Jones
Ivan Black
Javi Canvas
Rainbow Serpent
Radio Massacre International
Rudolf Heimann
Under The Dome

Many can be found on Bandcamp with free streaming of most to have a listen before purchase.

Enjoy.... 😊
 
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