Various - Kraut! Teil 1-4 - KRAUT! - Die innovativen Jahre des Krautrock 1968-1979 (8-CD)

Krautrock wasn’t a genre, it was a breakaway. At the end of the 1960s, German bands stopped imitating the UK and the US and began developing their own sound – bold, experimental, unconventional. John Peel mocked it at first, yet today Krautrock is recognized worldwide as one of Germany’s most influential contributions to modern rock music.

Bear Family has documented this evolution for the first time across labels – thorough, respectful, and complete. Four double CDs, each accompanied by a massive booklet packed with background information, band biographies, rare material, and deep historical context. All tracks carefully remastered by Marcus Heumann without polishing away the original edge. Compiled and commented by Burghard Rausch – DJ, collector, drummer (Agitation Free) and one of the most knowledgeable voices on German rock history.

Part 1 – North: Atlantis, A.R. & Machines, Nektar, Eloy, Lucifer’s Friend, Frumpy – plus treasures from Ramses, Ikarus, Abacus.

Part 2 – Central Germany: La Düsseldorf, Passport, Gomorrha, Necronomicon, Epitaph, Shaa Khan, Röselmaschine – a wide musical spectrum.

Part 3 – South: Embryo, Kraan, Guru Guru, Volker Kriegel – along with Dzyan, Sahara, Octopus, Orange Peel.

Part 4 – West Berlin: Ash Ra Tempel, Agitation Free, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze – the legendary capital scene: free, raw, groundbreaking.

Each volume offers nearly 2 hours of music in a 6-panel DigiSleeve and includes between 100 and 128 pages of detailed notes – the kind of effort rarely seen today.

This series joins Bear Family’s major documentary releases like “Smash! Boom! Bang!”, “Für wen wir singen”, “Die Burg Waldeck Festivals”, and “Aus grauer Städte Mauern.” But “KRAUT!” may be the boldest and most comprehensive of them all – a definitive reference work.

Special offer – only for a limited time. Many volumes are down to the last remaining stock.

For Krautrock fans and collectors of German music history, this is the moment. Once it’s gone, it’s gone for good.