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Neo-Kraut Rock (later Neo-Krautrock) was invented and coined by the predecessor of Düsseldorf band Vibravoid, Lightshow Society Düsseldorf in the late 1980s.[1][2] The first use of the designation is documented in 1988 to describe a new German-only Düsseldorf musical style that follows the original Kraut Rock tradition of the 1960s and 1970s but still draws on its ideas.[3] Later use extends the genre for international bands that focus on the Motorik rhythms of NEU! and Can.
History
[edit]The word Kraut was used in world wars I and II to humiliate Germans as a derogatory term.[4] In 1971 German agency Popo Music put ads in UK Melody Maker and US Billboard to promote the new German music named Kraut Rock spelled in 2 Words.[5] The music was a German interpretation of psychedelic rock incorporating various styles. In the 1980s this term became derogatory and bands like Eloy hated by press and audience.[6] German magazine Musikexpress repeatedly used Kraut Rock for sounds regarded as passé.[7] In 1997 David Bowie appeared on Germany's highest-rated television show Wetten, dass..?, where his question about Neu! received only one response from the audience, his question about Harmonia was met with complete silence.[8] In 1988 Düsseldorf band Lightshow Society Düsseldorf first introduced the designation Neo-Kraut Rock in the two word spelling on a concert flyer.[3] In 1990 the group was renamed to Vibravoid who kept using the designation to describe their style which is rooted in the traditions of Düsseldof Kraut Rock that emerged around the first psychedelic club on mainland Europe, Creamcheese.[9][10] In 1994 German magazine Intro reviewed the Vibravoid demo tape Void Forum and quoted “the band calls it Neo Kraut Rock”.[11] In 1999, Smag Lifestyle Magazin described Christian Koch of Vibravoid as a "Neo-Kraut Rock Musiker".[12] Another Düsseldorf group associated with the term Neo-Kraut Rock and Düsseldorf as a so called “Neo-Kraut Hub” was Kreidler who declined being part of that scene.[13] In 2009 Vibravoid released the Kraut Rock Sensation EP which documents the first German release consisting solely of Kraut Rock coversongs. In the October 2009 issue of Prinz magazine reviewed the release in the context of the contrasting contemporary reception of Kraut Rock in Germany and Britain. The article noted that, “while entire Krautrock parties were being held in Britain, the music remained a niche phenomenon in its German country of origin” and that Vibravoid have load the cover songs with new “coolness”.[14]
International use
[edit]Despite the German origin and the limitation to German music the designation was used in contrast for international bands from the 1990s onwards. British groups lke Stereolab and Loop incorporated Kraut Rock influences into their music and were described by press as a “Krautrock” revival, picking up the one word spelling.[15][16]
In 1998 an early international occurrence of the exact expression "Neo-Krautrock" is documented in an interview with Cul de Sac. The interviewer applied the terms "Neo-Krautrock" and "Post-Rock" to the band's music, while the band rejected these classifications.[17]
Contemporary use of “Neo-Krautrock”
[edit]The term “Neo Krautrock” was later also used beyond the historical West German scene, while the motorik sound associated with Neu! increasingly became a “shorthand for Krautrock” in international reception.[18]
In 2006, WDR produced the documentary Kraut und Rüben - Über die Anfänge deutscher Rockmusik as a history of the music that emerged in West Germany. The documentary describes "Kraut Rock" as German only phenomenon in the late 1960s and 1970s with a wide spectrum of musical styles.[19] In a later Rockpalast epsiode, WDR uses the designation for Tokyo-based group Minami Deutsch under the tile "Krautrock aus Japan" (Krautrock from Japan) although the band does not belong geographically and chronologically to the 1970s Kraut Rock scene in West Germany.[20]
Berlin band Camera was described by British magazine The Quietus as a "contemporary neo-krautrock outfit" and discussed its music in relation to the Motorik approach associated with Neu!. The article noted that the anti-establishment and political dimensions associated with bands such as Neu!, Faust, Can and Amon Düül had been filtered out as later bands adopted their musical vocabulary.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Brendgens, Ralf (2025). "Vibravoid". Djournal (in German). No. 3. p. 166.
Vibravoid leistete Pionierarbeit in vielen Bereichen und gilt als Erfinder der Neo Kraut Rock und Mitbegründer des heutigen Vinylbooms.
[Vibravoid did pioneering work in many areas and is considered the inventor of Neo Kraut Rock and co-founder of today's vinyl boom.] - ↑ Pansolin, Davide (2024). Kiss the Sun: Il lungo viaggio dell'heavy psych 1980–2000 (in Italian). Tsunami Edizioni. pp. 219–224. ISBN 978-88-94859-87-4.
- 1 2 Lightshow Society Düsseldorf (16 April 1988). "Neo Psychedelic Neo Kraut Rock – Live at Casino" (Concert flyer). self-published.
- ↑ "kraut". Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Wagner, Christoph (2013). Der Klang der Revolte: Krautrock und Pop avantgarde (in German). Mainz: Schott Music. pp. 320–322. ISBN 978-3-7957-0842-9.
- ↑ "Eloy". Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal E-Zine. 2010. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Adelt, Ulrich (2016). Krautrock: German Music in the Seventies. University of Michigan Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-472-07319-1.
- ↑ Ihle, Christian (2016-03-01). "Don't Mention The War (41): David Bowie bei Wetten dass…? über Neu! und Harmonia". Die Tageszeitung Popblog. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
- ↑ Caianiello, Tiziana (2005). Der "Lichtraum (Hommage à Fontana)" und das „Creamcheese“ im museum kunst palast: Zur Musealisierung der Düsseldorfer Kunstszene der 1960er Jahre (in German). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. pp. 95–164. ISBN 978-3-89942-255-9.
- ↑ Vibravoid (1991). "The Vibravoid – Neo Kraut Rock Psychedelia: Band Info" (Document) (in German). Vibravoid.
The Vibravoid – Neo Kraut Rock Psychedelia. ... Die musikalischen Ursprünge und Wurzeln von The Vibravoid liegen in der amerikanischen Garage Punk und Psychedelia Bewegung der 60's.
[The Vibravoid – Neo Kraut Rock Psychedelia. ... The musical origins and roots of The Vibravoid lie in the American Garage Punk and Psychedelia movement of the 60s.] - ↑ Jakopin, Nejc (1994). "Review of Vibravoid". Intro.
3 Songs (produziert von Rudi Gall), die mit einer Unmenge an Soundeffekten übersät sind, und auch voll gut kommen. Die wavigen und auch ein wenig rockigen Songs, unter denen sich auch ein Syd Barret Coverstück findet, gehen o.k. Ist zwar nicht jedermanns Sache, die Band nennt es Neo-Kraut Rock.
[3 songs (produced by Rudi Gall), which are covered with a multitude of sound effects and also come across really well. The wavy and somewhat rock-oriented songs, including a Syd Barrett cover, are okay. It may not be everyone's cup of tea; the band calls it Neo Kraut Rock.] - ↑ "WP8: UFO CLUB". Smag Lifestyle Magazin. No. September. 1999.
Dr. Koch ist nicht nur ein meisterhafter Neo-Kraut Rock Musiker
[Dr. Koch is not only a masterful Neo-Kraut Rock musician.] - ↑ Joachim Henn, review of Kreidler, Weekend, Intro, November 1996, reproduced in Kreidler's press archive.
- ↑ "Von Düsseldorfern... Hocherhitztes Kraut". Prinz (in German). No. 10/09. Germany. October 2009.
Während es in Großbritannien ganze Kraut Rock-Partys gibt, fristet die Musikrichtung in ihrer deutschen Heimat ein Nischendasein. Die Düsseldorfer Band Vibravoid hat nun alte Can- und Amon-Düül-Songs interpretiert und das Ganze mit neuer Coolness aufgeladen.
[While there are entire Kraut Rock parties in Britain, the genre remains a niche phenomenon in its German homeland. The Düsseldorf band Vibravoid has now interpreted old Can and Amon Düül songs and infused the whole thing with a new coolness.] - ↑ Schütte, Uwe, ed. (2022). "Krautrock Today". The Cambridge Companion to Krautrock. Cambridge University Press. pp. 293–306. doi:10.1017/9781009036535.020.
- ↑ "Never Fade Out: Loop's Robert Hampson Interviewed". The Quietus. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ Lang, Dave (March 1998). "Cul de Sac interview: Glenn Jones". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "'I always wanted to be different'". The Guardian. 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "Kraut und Rüben – Über die Anfänge deutscher Rockmusik". WDR Rockpalast. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ "Krautrock aus Japan: Minami Deutsch". WDR. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Graham, Ben (5 September 2012). "Camera — Radiate!". The Quietus. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
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