Album
Faust IV
1973 · Electronic, Rock
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
Faust IV is a Rock album by Faust, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
Perhaps the most straightforward work ever released by this notoriously anarchic group, Faust IV is arguably the definitive document of the German underground rock scene of the early '70s. Though the album lacks the transgressive forays into tape collage and noise that made Faust’s early work so startling, it contains superlative examples of almost every musical style to fall under the Krautrock banner. The breathtaking opening track neatly borrows Neu’s motorik drive, while the ambient organ drone of “Lauft… Heisst…” recalls the dreamy atmospherics of groups like Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh. But these similarities to other German groups never cause Faust IV to sound derivative; instead the album is a brilliantly condensed embodiment of one of the most exciting eras of German music. Sadly, recording sessions for Faust IV were beset by a series of conflicts between Faust, label-head Richard Branson and producer Uwe Nettelbeck that would eventually cause key members to split from the group. <i>Faust IV</i> stands as the final production of this seminal band’s most fruitful period.
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Tracklist
- 1Krautrock11:48
- 2The Sad Skinhead2:36
- 3Jennifer7:13
- 4Just a Second (Starts Like That!) / Picnic On a Frozen River / Deuxieme Tableaux3:35
- 5Giggy Smile7:46
- 6Lauft...Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald..Lauft8:07
- 7It's a Bit of a Pain3:08
- 2.1Jennifer (Edit)4:49
- 2.2The Sad Skinhead (Extended)3:21
- 2.3Just a Second (Starts Like That!) [Extended]10:32
- 2.4Piano Piece5:58
- 2.5Lauft...Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald..Lauft (Edit)4:14
- 2.6Giggy Smile (Edit)5:55
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Krautrock
- chaotic
- psychedelic
- raw
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- FaustCOMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY , PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Gunther WüsthoffSYNTHESIZER , SAXOPHONE SYNTHESIZER, SAXOPHONE
- Hans Joachim IrmlerORGAN
- Jean-Hervé PeronBASS COMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Rudolf SosnaGADULKA, GUITAR , KEYBOARDS GUITAR , KEYBOARDS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
- Werner DiermaierDRUMS
- ZappiDRUMS
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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