Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMarch 2013 (2013-03)
GenreKrautrock
LabelSoul Jazz
CompilerAdrian Self, Stuart Baker[1]
Deutsche Elektronische Musik chronology
Deutsche Elektronische Musik
(2010) 		Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
(2013) 		Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3
(2017)

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 is a 2013 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records in 2013. It was a follow-up to their 2010 record Deutsche Elektronische Musik with further tracks covering West German krautrock groups and their music released between 1971 and 1983. It received positive reviews from music publications such as AllMusic, Uncut and Record Collector as well as newspapers such as The Independent and The Province.

Music

John Lewis of Uncut noted the variety of music on the album, describing it as a "hipster-friendly rebranding of what is, effectively, progressive rock from West Germany."[2] Lewis described the variety of music from space-age electronica (Michael Hoenig and Pyrolator), proto-techno of Asmus Tietchens), and Afro-tinged funk (Can's "Halleluwah", Niagra's trance-like "Gibli"), as well as jazz-rock (Gila and Bröselmaschine). Oregano Rathbone of Record Collector noted the artists on the compilation, stating it contained the "big hitters" of the scene (Can, Faust, Amon Düül II, NEU!, and Popol Vuh while still containing obscurities such as Bröselmaschine, Niagara, You and Asmus Tietchens.[3]

Release

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 was announced in early 2013.[4] The album was released in March 2013 on vinyl, compact disc and as a digital download.[5][4][6] A follow-up release, Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3 was released in December 2017.[7] After being out of print for over eight years, the album was re-released by Soul Jazz Records in a box set on vinyl on September 4, 2021.[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Independent[9]
The ProvinceA-[10]
Record Collector[3]
Uncut(8/10)[2]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating, noting again the absence of Kraftwerk on the album, while still proclaiming that the album was "another smart sampling that, depending on the listener's level of knowledge, can function either as an entry point or as a gap filler; most of the parent albums are within a range of good to tremendous."[5] Oregano Rathbone of Record Collector also awarded the album four stars making similar statements to Kellman, noting the absence of Kraftwerk but that the album was a solid mixture of well-known and obscure groups of the genre that "still sounds like the future."[3] Nick Coleman of The Independent gave the album a four out of five rating, referring to the album as a "sterling mix of bravery, innocence and playfulness."[9] Stuart Derdeyn of The Province praised the album calling it "brilliantly curated" and declaring that it reinforces "the argument that some of the most interesting, progressive and cutting-edge music of the era was coming out of Germany."[10]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from the album's liner notes and sleeve.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Credited PerformerLength
1."Station 1: Globus Im Selben Boot"Achim ReichelA.R. & Machines2:57
2."Halleluwah"CanCan4:42
3."Dino"Dieter Moebius, Hans Joachim Roedelius, Michael RotherHarmonia3:29
4."Le Jardin"RoedeliusRoedelius4:26
5."Karussell"RotherMichael Rother5:22
6."Sun and Moon"Michael HoenigMichael Hoenig4:13
7."You Play For Us Today"Agitation FreeAgitation Free6:15
8."Co Co Pino"Deutsch Amerikanische FreundschaftD.A.F.3:23
9."Emphasis"Harald GrosskopfHarald Grosskopf4:54
10."A Morning Excuse"Amon Düül IIAmon Düül II3:17
11."Fata Morgana"Conrad Schnitzler, Wolf SequenzaConrad Schnitzler & Wolf Sequenza5:12
12."Nossa Bova"BröselmaschineBröselmaschine8:06
13."Base & Apex"Brian Eno, Moebius, RoedeliusEno, Moebius & Roedelius4:30
14."In a Sacred Manner"Conny VeitGila4:41
15."Himmelblau"Wolfgang RiechmannWolfgang Riechmann8:44

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Credited PerformerLength
1."Als Hätte Ich Das Alles Schon Mal Gesehen (...As If I Have Seen All This Before)"Achim ReichelA.R. & Machines5:28
2."Sacred Chant"VeitGila4:10
3."Isi"Klaus Dinger, RotherNeu!5:00
4."Danger Cruising"Kurt DahlkePyrolator3:15
5."Die Weisse Alm" Sergius Golowin5:55
6."Electric Day"Albin Meskes, Udo Hanten, Ulrich WeberYou5:48
7."Gibli"Klaus WeissNiagara5:26
8."Ja, Sie Sollen Gottes Kinder Heissen, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei"Florian FrickePopol Vuh2:42
9."Der Prophet"Rolf TrostelRolf Trostel9:42
10."China"Jörg Ohlert, Klaus Lormann, Wolf FabianElectric Sandwich8:08
11."Zeebrügge"Asmus TietchensAsmus Tietchens7:01
12."Krautrock"FaustFaust11:47

References

  1. ^ a b Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 (Experimental German Rock And Electronic Musik 1971-83) (Media notes). Soul Jazz Records. SJR CD265.
  2. ^ a b Lewis 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Rathbone 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Soul Jazz announce second instalment of Deutsche Elektronische Musik compilation series". Fact. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Kellman.
  6. ^ "Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2". Soul Jazz Records. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Helfet, Gabriela (November 7, 2017). "Experimental German rock and electronic music from 1970-1982 collected in new Soul Jazz compilation". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 - Special 4-LP Box Set Edition". Soul Jazz Records. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Coleman 2013.
  10. ^ a b Derdeyn 2013.

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