Krautrock
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the krautrock music genre.
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Can – “Soon Over Babaluma”
‘Soon Over Babaluma’ is a pleasant album. All the best Can albums are pleasant. But this is a more ordinary kind of pleasant. It doesn’t reach a spiritual level. (read more)
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Ashra – “Belle Alliance”
Like the colorful cover suggests, Belle Alliance is goofier and more playful than previous Ashra releases. Its genre is still progressive electronic, but it has the spirit of synthy, ’80s new wave pumping through it. The synthesizers sound like children playing with toys, but because of the lighter nature of Göttsching’s guitar, they fit in… (read more)
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Amon Düül II – “Carnival in Babylon”
Amon Düül II explores more conventional song structures on ‘Carnival of Babylon,’ but never soars to the heights of ‘Archangels Thunderbird.’ (read more)
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Can – “Ege Bamyası”
‘Ege Bamyasi’ is the most bizarre cocktail lounge album ever made, and "Sing Swan Song" in particular is not of this world and invites me away from it. Best Can album and song? Very possible. (read more)
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Can – “Future Days”
Ah, Can‘s Future Days is beautiful. On the beach laying on one of those chair things that bends back and it has the rubber straps with holes in-between them (what the hell are they called). The weather is warm, but not too warm thanks to the constant breeze blowing through your hair. Perfect relaxation. (read more)