Lost Krautrock Classics: 10 Under-Appreciated German Gems

By Jim Allen

Ever since the mid-'90s Krautrock revival made it cool to dig '70s German hippies, the awesome-but-predictable litany (Can, Guru Guru, Faust) has been parroted, but there are untold Krautrock riches just a few steps further down the line waiting to be discovered, from oddball electronics to jazz-tinged prog and more.

CRITICAL LIST
Sunrise Sahara
Mythos Mythos
Banished Bridge Novalis
Cosmic Century Wallenstein
Osmose Annexus Quam
You'll Never Come Back Thirsty Moon
Golem Sand
Viva La Dusseldorf
Romance '76 Peter Baumann
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Lost Krautrock Classics: 10 Under-Appreciated German Gems

Sunrise

Mythos

Banished Bridge

Cosmic Century

Osmose

You'll Never Come Back

Golem

Viva

Romance '76

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