Krautrock 1
Romantic Warriors IV – Krautrock (Part 1) covers the origins, Zeitgeist, and trajectory of the pioneering 70s German Krautrock bands from the Düsseldorf and Cologne region, and one singular band from Hamburg.
Part 1 highlights the following bands:
CAN • FAUST • KRAFTWERK • FLOH DE COLOGNE • NEU! • LA DÜSSELDORF • JAPANDORF •
Among the musicians of the Krautrock (that were active in the 70s), the following have been interviewed for the film
Wolfgang Flür • Damo Suzuki • Irmin Schmidt • Jaki Liebezeit • Malcolm Mooney • Michael Rother • Eberhard Kranemann • Harald Grosskopf • Jean-Hervé Péron • Werner “Zappi” Diermaier • Dirk Städler • Theo König
Dieter Klemm • Vidrolin Enxing • Hans Lampe
Celebrated underground, the legacy of Krautrock music continues to flourish today in the innovative work of contemporary bands such as:
KRAUTWERK • ELECTRIC ORANGE • WUME • DAMO SUZUKI NETWORK
In addition, we’ll hear the opinions of label owner Gunther Buskies (of Bureau B), legendary sound engineer René Tinner, experienced musicians such as Dirk Jan Müller & Dirk Bittner of Electric Orange, filmmaker Stephan Plank, and younger contemporary musicians such as Albert Schatz and April Camlin of Wume.