Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Enjoyed that this had a lot more space and texture that some of the psych/prog we've had on here. It didn't have the intensity to really dig its hooks in but there were some impressive compositions. Fave track: Giggy Smile
Heard a lot about this band and really thought I’d be sucked in. I guess I was a little let down. Not by a lot, I still enjoyed it, but felt it could have reached a little further in its weirdness. I like the long and repetitive stuff, but sometimes just felt like there was some fun missing. Fave track: Krautrock
Well I didn't know what to expect with this - from the first song I thought I knew where this album was heading but I didn't at all. It was such a fantastic mix of different experimental styles. I didn't know Faust but it didn't surprise me that Luke really liked them, repetition and drawn out songs. There were a few on here I particularly liked, like Jennifer. will deffo listen again
Quite liked this. I think I may have heard of the band before but can't say I know them. It was pretty interesting and individual but didn't blow me away.
Very unclear why this is on the list. First song hurt my ears with the overlapping of sounds. Didn’t get much better after. V weird and not in a good way.
Mesmerizing 11-minute drone rock opener, but the best section is Picnic on a Frozen River with its driving bass and weird, swirling melodies followed by the charming Giggy Smile. Great ambient sounds on Lauft, I could listen to a whole album of just this. 50 years old and still sounds futuristic.
Intéressant par moments
Faust's tone didn't feel like it came from 1973. It was darker, more organic. I ended up liking them much more than expected.
Loved it since I came across it in the 80s. Wildly experimental Krautrock pioneers. This is my personal favourite.
An unpleasant listen
Not too much on my wave of liking, but still very chill
I was like "the indie pop singer who had like one song? OK..." Then I started listening and realized I was thinking of "Feist". Anyway, as for the review of this album, I thought it was very weird but it kept me listening. It was better than I thought it would be, and found myself listening more than once. 3.5 stars
1.3 - A bit of a pain to listen to. Glimpses of really nice music, covered in indulgent shit
faust this up your ass
Erstaunlich gut zugänglich. Sogar mit Gesang. Lied 6 dann ein bisschen downer und lang und langsam. Mit so nem Bruch. Dann aber geiles Geknarze irgendwie. Ah, bin schon durch. Den letzten Song gar nicht so richtig mitbekommen, danach fing schon die Bonus-CD an, die mich direkt etwas genervt hat. Letzten Song noch mal gehört, schöner Abschluss
It took me two tries to get through this album. Sonically it is a wall of sound for the first chunk and my brain can't always handle that. Very 70s, pretty German.
Honestly pretty good for the time.
Weird. 2.5
Was OK.
Good Krauty fun, with the influence quite clear right out of the gate. Lots of vibe-y weirdness mixed in with a few pure and vintage psyche-y lava lamp flourishes. There is perhaps too much that plays as novelty/oddity now, though the avant-garde bits (e.g., "Krautrock" and "Giggy Smile" and "Lauft Heiss") resonate best and most. Perhaps the listening experience would be aided by some vintage '70s European narcotics (preferably hash).
nice
Just... not very good. Exceptionally boring from start to finish; high school bands could do a better job. 3/10.
Respect the complex composition and layers. It’s fun adding electronic noise on top of even conventionally more acoustic songs to make them more interesting.
Can see how it was groundbreaking way back when, but ultimately didn't do a whole lot for me. Didn't hate it, there were a few moments I liked, but that's about it honestly.
Not my jam. I’ve gone on the record many times saying I don’t like extra long songs, and generally speaking, lyrics are what sell me on a song. So… this album didn’t do much for me personally.
Josh said it was a nothing sandwich and honestly. Yeah.
It was fine. It had good and bad parts.
I can see the relevence but otherwise not a particularly stirring listening experince
I understand why this would be an important album, I just don’t really like it. It’s sounds like music that would be included in a bootleg NES game.
Faust do seem to be on the weirder side of krautrock, most of this isn't what I'd consider 'traditional' krautrock, whatever that means, being as it is one of the most interesting, experimental and diverse genres in all of music. It's an incredible mine for early electronica and simply for ideas in general just thrown out there. The fantastic, signature, driving motorik beat is mostly absent here for example. I've only listened to their debut before and that was a mix of banging stuff (as in literally banging stuff together) mixed in with the sound of objects floating in water (although I might be confusing it with a track on Neu!'s debut). Much more of an emphasis on weird noises than on this album. I read later that Faust IV is considered a more accessible set from the band, which definitely appears to be true. Does raise a little wry smile seeing the people in the reviews dismissing the entirety of krautrock on the strengths of this one album. But hey ho. They don't seem to be a band who stick with one idea. Which is incredible and I applaud it. I can mostly skip the second track, but I love the development going on in 1 and 3 and elsewhere. Most of the time now I want to listen to stuff where I have no idea what's going to happen next. I know the second CD was different versions of the same songs, but I left it on, because they were very different!
4.1/5 - weird and edgy af
Listened Before? N It was okay. Lots and lots of alt rock and electronic stuff lately is wearing on me and makes it hard to be objective here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Sad Skinhead
Just not my thing. IDK
It was ok I guess. Should have smoked a Doobie beforehand, maybe then I would have given it a 4
First went pretty hard but it was really long and reparative so then i got bored of it. the rest of the album was even more trash. 2 bc it was so different and im sure theres some reason its on this list
The psychedelic vibes start to drag on but good songs on there
This was… noise. Did I need to be on drugs to enjoy this? It wasn’t good.
This is what it would sound like if the Velvets did a year of study abroad in Germany and lived in the same dorm as Kraftwerk.
Did not like this at all. Songs were too long, and not even good to boot.
Painful
4/10. In one ear, and out the other
I liked this a little better than the Kraftwerk, Can, and Tangerine Dream albums on this list. I guess Krautrock is just not my genre. 5/10
Not sure why we needed this many Faust albums on this list
Hell yes. A new challenger enters the German psych-rock arena (I'm trying to be respectful and not use the term "krautrock" if that's offensive, but damn if it isn't handy). I'm learning that I really, really like this genre. Tangerine Dream's Phaedra was awesome, Can's Tago Mago was phenomenal, this one is excellent too. As an outsider, all I'd heard of was Kraftwerk, but they're sitting at the tail end for me right now. This one's awesome, lots of great sonic journey tracks. Shocking that this is from the '70s, really would've guessed it was from the last 10 years or so. Excellent album, give me more! Favorite tracks: Krautrock (they said it!), Just a Second, Giggy Smile, Lauft, It's a Bit of a Pain. Album art: Sadly, the least interesting part of the album. It's lines, that's it. Not at all memorable. 4.5/5
1st song was awesome.
some good Rock but then quite a bit of experimental style noise which just annoys me when listening 3.4
Liked the first track but was otherwise not taken by it. Not so bad as to earn a 2 but a weak 3 for sure
p297. 1973. 1 star. A double album of tedious hippy German electronica with +10 minute tracks? Fuck no.
I did not get a lot from this. Can't say it was bad, but it also was not rememberable.
So unbelievably boring
experimental and really interesting, as well as a good classic rock sound. hard to find what version to listen to tho
Not bad, krautrock album
I've only gotten into Kraut rock in the last few years. I really dig it. The motorik beats and the droning is something that appeals to me. Faust is excellent.
I've never heard of this album before today. This is excellent. Thanks for the recommendation.
first half was fine but the second half was actually really cool. kind of zappa-esque at times
Pretty cray
alright 2.7
okay
I love how timeless this feels, it swings between noodling to almost delving into pop ballads and seems wholly comfortable with itself. Foreshadows alot like Radio Head and Ledgendary Pink Dots yet feels outside of genre. Its a great album.
Delicious! Just weird and noisy enough, lovely passages, funny, German, real fuck you we're having fun energy. I’ll listen again and it may well be a five. This is a true find, totally unknown to me before today. Why I tried this whole project. Krautrock!
Heard before: no It was always fun to make fun of the hipsters listening to the Krautrock, so I never looked beyond little Kraftwerk, a little Can… that was plenty. This is my first Faust, and I guess fans of this record like it for the poppiness. But those tracks, while kind of fun in their post-VU way, pale next to the great long droney instrumentals, with odd sections spliced together. Total groovy chaos with a splash of self-aware humor, just like the band itself from what i can tell. Excited to learn more. I’ll have to find a different reason to mock the hipsters. Sigh. Top tracks: Lauft… Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald…Lauft, Krautrock, Giggy Smile
I hear how bands like Stereolab and Spacemen3 have used similar drone sounds. It’s good that Faust actually played songs and convention music amongst the noise art. Still not a very enjoyable album though, but not absolutely terrible.
Like the album says, this is the fourth studio album. Woohoo! It's really all over the place, however... weird.
Kind of interesting in the way i'm okay being challenged, though the more lyrics in the music, the more quirky it gets... which isn't always a fit. Enough interesting things here to give it some credit, though I don't expect i'll end up revisiting this.
Dit vind ik heerlijk. Een soort van kale, desolate maar toch enigszins hoopvolle, dromerige, soms warme, oude rock. Geen ijskoude ruimtetaferelen zoals bij die Tangerine Dream van laatst. Met vlagen wat manisch, maar dat maakt het ook wel weer spannend. "Jennifer" is bijvoorbeeld een prachtige track. Bizar genoeg kende ik 'The Sad Skinhead' en 'Lauft... Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald..Lauft' en 'Giggy Smile' al. Ik heb alleen geen idee waarvan en dat vind ik moeilijk te verkroppen. 5 sterren. Leuk!
Not much spoke to me here, although it is nice to have some more context to the Krautrock-inspired tracks from David Bowie. However, this feels significantly less artful than those songs. Cacophony is not the right word for this sound, but it is a collection of sounds that are hardly connected at all to me.
Unusually this got better as it went on, still nothing amazing
I know I was talking about warming up to Kraftwerk somewhat recently but this album has completely soured me on krautrock for a while. The sparse vocals sounded like they were recorded with the mic outside the recording booth and the rest of it was just really boring. It's not good enough to be ambient music and it's not interesting enough to listen to fully engaged. It doesn't deserve a one but it does deserve to be immediately forgotten about by me within an hour.
self-conscious weirdness just doesn’t do it for me
A combination of noise and 70s action / porn music that likely spawned all the memes about what 70s porno music sounded like. Awesome, but pretty boring.
Unremarkable.
This was an inconsistent mess. It gets two stars because none of the songs were actively unpleasant.
Probably the most accessible Faust's LP. Brian Eno perhaps got inspiration from this to create Ambient. Fav Track: Krautrock
Like a very long intro, gave up waiting for something to happen
Interesting
I guess I completely misunderstood Krautrock. I was imagining leather jackets and shouting but I was way off. Funky, jazzy, experimental electro. It doesn’t always “land” with me, but at least there’s always something interesting going on.
Tried to listen a couple of times but never got all the way through the album. Really enjoyed the first track but subsequent tracks weren’t as good. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and go 3*
One of the best things about this is when you get an album you've never heard by a band, you've never heard so there are no pre-conceptions. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by this offering.
Get ekki sagt að þetta sé söngur mér að skapi, en eiginlega allt annað finnst mér vel gert og skemmtilegt. Hlustaði tvisvar og væri til í meira.
Awesomely weird and wackily wonderful. Alternately mesmerizingly groovy and distractingly discordant, the whole thing works well and is well worth knowing.
4.0
Nop
German ambient music, just wished the songs were a bit shorter.
Genial.
Enjoyed
When I first saw this was the album of the day I thought it was Feist. VERY different from what I was expecting when I started listening. Album was all over the place. Overall, I enjoyed it!
Not my thing
I didn't hate this - some interesting stuff.
ugh
Unexpectedly good. Different and interesting.
omg what a discovery, love it
I don't think I really needed to hear that before I die. I listened several times - and really wanted to like it - but, it fell short for me. I'll give it 3/5 just because I think I might need to hear it another 100x to appreciate it.
Yes, German music should receive a presence here, but not at all costs. Surely there is German music that is not as repetitive and uninspiring?
Krautrock...something I soooo wish I enjoyed more than I do. I feel like it would open up a whole slew to clever & cool bands that I could spend years exploring. Instead it typically falls flat like this one did. 2/5
it’s fine. cool moments. the first song is pretty vibey but i guess you have to be in a mood for it. it’s not an album that warrants a repeat listen cuz honestly they have better albums, like Just Us. this album most feels like drugs were involved or something idk.
Didn't blow me away.
OG krautrock. De verwachte weirdness
That opening track! Good lord. That's on my chill playlist immediately.
Great for work place listening! It’s a bit of a pain really caught my ear.
Disk 1 1. Not my thing 2. Liked it much more, brought a little bit of joy and new instruments that I liked 3. Catchy in the beggining. Big turn around 4:40 4. The hell is that? You can't make me believe that anyone hears that on purpose 5. Definitily not my thing although the instrumental is quite catchy ; almost pleasing in the beginning but ended with just a melt of random sounds. Ends suddenly ?? 6. This one is OK until the end 7. Forgettable Disk 2 1. Slower, chiller, I like it 2. Liked it too, chiller
So confusing. My thoughts on it ranged from 'wow this is pretty cool' to 'wow wtf is this?' That's probably the point, though. Music sure would be boring if everything had sensible rhythm and melodies, I guess? Admittedly, I kind of liked some parts of it. A little bit. Standout tracks (well, maybe specific parts of the track) are Jennifer and Just a Second.
Just no. I don’t know what I was expecting but probably just something better. Kind of boring kind of weird- unexciting.
I really *want* to like this. Weird/trippy is a draw for me in theory but give me something like Gong (which "Giggy Smile" definitely has more than a passing resemblance to...); songs that go somewhere, even if meandering into weird or seemingly aimless directions, ones that come back to any type of theme. I realize much or even most of my critique of this album is based off the opening track "Krautrock" which is plodding and even 4 minutes into it how can I not feel like: "get ON with it already." It was such a horrible decision putting this as the lead track ... for the love of Udo Dirkschneider - why?? Even just stick it at the end of side 1 (records!) as a weird interlude but with this as the first song (and "song" is not right, it's a 2 note progression over and over for 12 minutes) ... eh, parts of it are kind of cool but it just leaves a cynical taste in me for the rest of it. It's a weekend album so I was able to give it a few more spins through and am not sure if that did anything for me. Could they not have put more weird into the rest of the "more normal" tracks and added a little groove or mystery to the odd ones? Idk, it's asking a band to change their style so I guess I'll chalk it up to not liking it, with the notable exception of the aforementioned goofy "Giggy Smile." Regretful pass. 4/10 2 stars
I'm always excited to get a kraut rock band on here, since that generally means I'm in for something cool and different. I've listened to Faust before and didn't get much out of it, but I really liked this album. Solid grooves throughout as I've come to expect from kraut rock, with great instrumentals over it. I generally don't find their vocals all that impressive, but they tend to be sparse anyway. Overall, it's an album that feels really advanced for the time when it came out. Well worth the listen 4/5
I didn't hate it but it seemed kinda all over the place and some of it was really grating
I really thought I would like this. I'm a fan of noise punk, so it wasn't to do with the chaos and experimental nature - something about the rhythm and vibe here stressed me out!
Very experimental. Need to dive deeper into it.
3-
Faust is great, very well done Krautrock. I still prefer Nue but there's enough going on here to really make this stand out amongst the broader movement
7/10 tres avant garde, psychedelic rock. allemagne année 60 et 70 so props pour oser.
Même quand Robert nous tend des perches de plusieurs dizaines de mètres pour que l'on écrive des critiques de qualité en envoyant des albums allemands, la motivation est toujours aussi absente depuis quelques centaines de jours. Vivement la fin de ce générateur.
ça faisait longtemps que l'on avait pas profité d'un bon album de krautrock, ce genre musical si cher à mon camarade d'écoute robhitler. Un album qui vient nous rappeler que la race aryenne est bel est bien complétement désuette.
This is pretty Krauty. god its so stylistically pure. I am feeling pretty spent about halfway through Lauft... Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald..Lauft. It's A Bit Of A Pain is a real fucking stinker of a song because of the damn drone.
Probably the first Krautrock album I hear in full. Can’t say I’m appreciating it yet. I love prog, I love rock. But this is just a bit too much out there. 4 out of 10
More krautrock. Ugh.
This is one of those “it was really innovative and influential at the time” albums. I enjoyed parts of it but it doesn’t hold up as well as other krautrock stuff like Neu and Can. I won’t be listening again.
I love this kind of whacky album so much. While "Krautrock" is obviously the centerpiece of the album, the other songs show a playful experimental side that sounds like a mix between Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Throbbing Gristle. Jennifer is avant-garde without being too dense and Picnic on a Frozen River shows the band in psych rock mode, probably the most conventionnal you'll ever get from them. So yeah, there's a bit of everything and every bits are highly enjoyable.
Takes away my soul just like Mephisto would.
Very happy to return to this Faust album that I had only listened to once, a very long time ago. It's definitely an important work in the krautrock genre. Very adventurous and free music, which is something that I respect a lot.
Didn't enjoy this one, which is disappointing as the last krautrock album (NEU) was great. This was just a bunch of noise. The best of the bunch was 'The Sad Skinhead', as it was a bit more 'normal'/palatable in style.
Krautrock should be more spicy. This kinda just kept going in Ernest.
I had a few moments of interest in this but it mainly served as background music.
shrug
I thought the noise-iness aspect was cool but a bit tiring by the end. Not a super 'fun' record but I didn't completely hate it.
Quite enjoyed this. I suspect King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard don't mind a bit of Faust
Awful, awful, awful. Easily up there as one of the worst things Germans did in the 20th century.
Pure shite, unless you're full on out of your scone tripping on acid.
Krautrock. Rock experimental.
I really liked this one - I guess I generally like Krautrock? Will definitely re-listen soon. While some songs are repetitive (a key factor of the style), I was really taken with the sounds on some tracks, like "Jennifer" and "Giggy Smile".
If I’m forced to listen to German fusion, then this is the album I can tolerate most. They had just the right amount of experimental to make it exciting while also keeping it enjoyable. Unfortunately, the most enjoyable Faust songs are still semi-annoying. It’s as if each song is missing something integral to it being great, whether that’s lyrics, rhythm, justifiable runtime, too much experimenting, etc. It’s very strong in both directions, so I give it an average score, but it is by no means a “meh” album. 3/5
Cool sounds for an instrumental album
Jawohl! Gerade aus!
Little prog rock-y for me. Probs won't listen again. Was cool to listen thru once.
Having been lured in to purchase the Faust Tapes which turned out to be so weird it put me off checking out their other albums. Quite the opposite of what virgin had intended with their offer. As with a number of bands Faust popped up on John Peel a few times with the offering there much more palatable. This album still has the weird multilingual stuff on it and encouragingly many of the songs have structure. Each side is well balanced giving the album a positive feel throughout.
Kinda weird boring under-the-radar psych
Interesting. I'm glad I heard it. It's not an incredibly appealing genre, IMO, unless maybe you're very autistic -- it's a little too mechanical, though I didn't hate it; I'd rather listen to it that most modern pop, modern "country" or modern R&B. For novelty and historic purposes, I'll give it 3 stars.
Faust certainly sold his sold his soul to the devil for this one. Interesting listen. Here, Kiddo. Happy Birthday. Yes you can... you can take this money from me! For God sakes it's not much now take it!! And don't you dare leave it here. I'm sorry... I just miss your Uncle Ben so much.
It’s trippy, it’s funky, it’s experimental, it’s German baby! The way you decide to listen to this album is going to make all the difference. You can listen to it passively while doing chores and whatnot or with full attention to fully soak in the sounds being conducted here. I did both. Do the latter.
Moments of experimental excitement are ultimately too few and far between in this over-fermented work of krautrock.
That was cool and interesting. I imagine it was groundbreaking in 73. Today it still stands up but is no longer mindbending
This wasn't great for me, it kinda washed over me. Pass.
Some songs better than others. Odd and interesting.
Good music to code by. Another group I'm not familiar with at all. If I had to guess the release year after listening to it, I would have guessed mid to late 70s, so it's probably another example of an album being on the list because it influenced so many others in the genre.
Rock ópera like, interesting and dynamic
I very much enjoyed this. Its a weird type of prog rock (Krautrock apparently) which I found was quite to my liking.
Kind of a unique bridge between Krautrock and more widely listened to genres like jazz. Ambient, meditative, but occasionally catches a good groove. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Giggy Smile", "Run"
I really don't appreciate it when it feels like I'm being hazed by an album's first track. I shouldn't have to suffer through 12 minutes of garbage noise for the dubious honor of listening to the rest of your album. And yet, here we are. Back in the vinyl days, you could get away with this nonsense more easily because listeners couldn't just hit skip to get past it. They were captive to some degree. But that just makes it more egregious that a band would force this on their listeners. Why not lead off with something that hooks people? Something like "Giggy Smile" that actually shows off your talent? Something that makes them WANT to stop and listen? Not that the rest of the album is great but it's not 12 minutes of noise. Every other song is more engaging than that first track. Sure, the mixing is really rough with WAY too much of the mix hard-panned left and right, making for a really unbalanced listening experience that's frankly headache-inducing over headphones. But, even with the very serious mixing issues, those tracks are STILL better than that garbage first track. Why do that to people? It's not helping you out.
I had never heard of Faust before, I'm not sure if I would listen again but it was a good record, some nice soundscapes and a bit dreamy and ethereal.
Wow. I had heard some Faust but didn't really know what they were all about.
No
Krautrock. Ni fu ni fa.
Agradable. Música musical, melódica, de ascensor. Un poco chill out
started out extremely annoying and hateable, but actually this is great. I respect the places this goes even if it's note exactly nice to listen to. best tracks: Picnic on a frozen river, lauft ..., the sad skinhead
It's just ok. Nothing that moves me to listen to.
Albums like this are why I decided to listen to the 1001 Albums project. I wouldn't have found this on my own, but I'm glad I did. It was weird, forward-thinking, and constantly entertaining. I can imagine artists like Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and Devo listening to this incessantly.
Krautrock. Ni fu ni fa.
Klassiker!
I hated this. It felt like the album was actively trying to get me to stop listening to it.
Not mad on the kraut stuff. 2
Really enjoyed this. Jennifer was the only song I knew and was glad to be reminded it existed. Think Kraut rock might be my new thing. In this case it was the combo of it being both good ambient and post-punk rocker style stuff in close proximity.
When did this come out? Refreshing as hell compared to the other stuff coming out at the time. It's A Bit of Pain is beautiful but I'm not sure they needed that Dalek on backing vocals.
Alright but certainly not great. First song sounded like the opening of a roses song.
Well… that was a surprise. Given I’ve never heard of these and the lack of playtime on the old Spotify, I feared for the worst. I was pleasantly surprised by how experimental yet enjoyable this was. The instrumentals reminded me of The Doors, not just on acid but on PCP and mescaline as well. Hats off to zee Germans
Makes me think of the ending to that series, Heimat. The village of old loses its charm to modernist architecture, there are those Vietnamese kids, and the bastard son gets money from his clueless adoptive father to make shit electronic music
aight
this fucked mega hard. ambient/ rock/ whatever the hell. favourite track : its a bit of a pain
Oh look. Another album where somehow 5 good ideas translated into an hour and 15 minutes of noise... Cool.
It's exactly what I expect from an experimental rock piece. Interesting, yet boring.
The worst thing I can say about an album is, "I think I could have done that".
Been a while since I'd listened to this, fun and unpredictable.
Pretty left field choice here. Sine waves and early synth sounds were interesting. I would have enjoyed it far more without the singing.
The opening track tests your patience slightly but after that there’s some great stuff on here. The Sad Skinhead and Picnic on a Frozen River… are both very catchy, and it’s abundant with the tight grooves that krautrock is renowned for even if the music over the top is a bit more chaotic
(Holy, you'd think at some point they'd fix the song titles) HL: "Krautrock", "Jennifer" ""Run" (track 7) March 22, 2023
Mid
Pretty standard 70's rock. Bit of a jam session.
Made my cat freak out
Liked it
I liked the first track and then kind of downhill for me, despite being predisposed to the genre.
Not my cup of tea. 2/5
An interesting krautrock album that runs the gamut from ambient to industrial, showcasing some exceptional guitar tones and musicianship throughout. Not sure this one wholly gels as an experience for me given how some songs just don't fit with the longer, nigh-orchestral tracks and their flow, but an engaging and novel listen nonetheless.
it’s pretty cool but i might need to give it a second chance
Not terrible, early experimental German rock
I really liked this album. I don't have any specific memory of hearing or even hearing about Faust before, which is rare for the albums that have come up on this list. I don't have much knowledge of the krautrock genre but this album made me want to go check out more of Faust's records. Standout Tracks: Krautrock, Jennifer, Giggy Smile, It's a Bit of a Pain
Weird and bad; not really music
The opening track sounds like hearing an open mic at the Irish Club through the wall, 11 min of quarter note bass fifths. Overall, interesting but not enjoyable. I don't think I'll ever enjoy Krautrock, but I guess I'll keep on trying.
Nah
Anxiety inducing . Maybe you have to be in the right mood
Cool
First half good. Second half bad
Definitely needs more listens, it sounds nuts in the best way
This was super weird shit and I loved it.
Ritmos un tanto psicodélicos, prolongación de instrumentos, sin casi partes vocales. Se deja escuchar porque tampoco es demasiado intenso.
This was awesome. Never heard it before and mostly loved it. There are some odd moments, but I could get to know them over time. Krautrock, Jennifer, Lauft... definitely got me interested in hearing more.
Ohhh, this is going to be WEIRD. I can feel it in my waters. Let's go. haha boom, nailed it. It's some kind of spacey noise project. I can see what they're aiming for with it - trying to build a SOUNDSCAPE. I think it works for the most part. Trippy and cool. 4/5.
I almost wrote this off completely at first. "Krautrock" really drags and not much happens in its almost 12-minute run time. Past that track, there is some cool stuff, though.
Repetitive, but in a good way. Takes its time fleshing an interesting musical pattern and then goes balls-deep into another musical realm. Soothing albeit boring vocals which compliment the main ideas. Fairly experimental in use of electronic synths. Definitely a unique sound!
Faust IV is fine, but I think Faust Five is the best in the Faust and the Furious franchise.
A little more low key than I would have liked out of Krautrock, but still quite enjoyable.
2,5 very interesting
Nice and hypnotic!
For those who like expérimental Kraut
Difficult to listen to
Krautrock forever!
Krautrock... this album starts off with a vaguely boring long track that feels like it might get interesting any moment now, but just doesn’t get there. My first thought was this was just some early electronica until I read the blurb. A lot of the songs start well imo but devolve into discordant notes and chaos (but not in a cool way). Still by the end of it I'm curious about if maybe there's bands that do it better? or maybe I just start skipping songs when they get messy... Saved tracks: The Sad Skinhead, Just A Second (Starts Like That!) /Picnic On A Frozen River/Deuxieme Tableaux, Giggy Smile
Wow this caught me so off guard in a good way—it’s noisy, hypnotic, dark, with these crazy good doom-laden melodies… I liked the classic rocky songs less but that is okay. At times this album just sounds so ahead of its time and probably influenced a lot of the sad, doomy, dark post-rock and metal I love. will definitely be returning to this 🥵❤️
Interesting with so many dif sounds and felt very ahead of it’s time 4/5
A unique experience. Some of the songs are avant garde noise, while others are catchy poppy tunes. Jennifer and Giggy Smile really stuck out to me. I love the Craut!
Congratulations on the experimental soundscapes, I'd rather not listen to the weird, arrhythmic, grating electronica. (See 2 minutes into 'It's a Bit of a Pain' for an example)
Interesting but didn’t make me want more
3/4
It's funny that some of the records with the most rich sense of humour come from the stereotypically stoic country of Germany. While it's a serious record in many ways, there is a lot of self-awareness through it's runtime, and in a good way. The songs are also long, but well paced and with purpose, and the blend of languages is beautiful, making it a very European album - a kind of forward-looking earnestness that came with Central Europe in the 70s. I had never gotten into this band before, but this is a good album to discover them with.
LOL at some fans apparently labelling this a "sell-out" album. Could be true for all I know, but it's still one of the least mainstream sounding records on this list. I *think* I like krautrock based on what little I've heard before but honestly this has left me none the wiser about what krautrock actually is. Surely there are about 8 different genres on here...? Consider me suitably beguiled though.
Pretty weird. Early 70's come through again.
c'est tellement weird que c'Est bon ahah. autant certaines chanson sont un peu f*** all, autant d'autre ont vraiment un bon vibe, il y a quelque chose de spciale dans certaines. J'ai aimé ma découvert et je ne suis vraiment pas décu. Un 4 pour l'originalité
Jede menge müll! Vielleicht höre ich lieber Stephen Stills? Nein!
Parts were OK, but I’m general just not my thing. 2.5 stars.
Did not expect to, but loved this. A real variety of music, from the pomp of the long opening track, to the softer cuts on Side Two. A real surprise.
I love me a bit of noisy krautrock, and this does exactly what it says on the tin. Opening track 'Krautrock' (that's a hint, perhaps) is 12 minutes of motorik, one-chord drone-rock (in a good way). The rums don't even come in until 7 minutes in. The shorter songs are indeed more song-like, and stand up as great songs, which can be a surprise for some krautrock bands, who can stretch out of groove, but not really write a song. Really enjoyed this, and putting it on my want list to purchase. Going four stars instead of five, as this is a really great example of this genre, but not necessarily for everyone.
Much more approachable than I thought.Nice and proggy, too. Must check out some more of the German stuff.
Intersting noise but never got beyond that
Pleasantly surprised by this, some parts jarred a bit but overall it was interesting and enjoyable. A good example of why I signed up to this project
Lovely droning guitar stuff
Despite the opening track being far too long, there were quite a few bits I liked on the album. Overall it's all over the place, didn't quite work for me on first listen, but reckon it's worth a second chance at some point. 2.5
Hypnotic and mesmerizing.
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Clearly way ahead of it's time and was probably an inspiration for other artists I've listened to. That being said, sounded sloppy, unfocused and a bit "jammy", there's stuff here I don't think should have made the cut.
crazy thing
“Krautrock” is a stunning opener. Noisy (but beautiful) soundscapes that gradually shift and change over the course of nearly 12 minutes. There’s a steady pulse maintained throughout which gives the piece focus. I found it mesmerizing. “Giggy Smile” is a standout as well. The track begins with some playful psychedelic pop before shifting into a free jazz sax solo. Then it morphs into an epic jam that straddles the line between psychedelia and noise rock. There are a lot of overlapping layers in this last stretch but the music still feels playful even as it gets experimental. Incredible! Those two tracks feel like the major achievements here. The album is rounded out by a mix of experimental pop and rock and overall reminded me of The Velvet Underground at their most avant-garde. I’m very interested to hear more Faust.
Love the blank sheet music album cover. I liked the energy of the first song - it felt like a continuous building of excitement. Loved the full drumset entrance at 7:00 minutes. Really transformed the song. Big fan of the xylophone in "The Sad Skinhead". Also didn't expect vocals- I wasn't sure if this was an instrumental only group. Overall I thought it was OK. 3/3
Cool , a little confused but I’m not too mad about it
Sounds like other albums we've listened to before. Avant-garde just to be different, no real musical direction. No style. Couldn't pick this band out in the crowd.
Not really my thing.
banger, perfekt blandning av konstiga grejer och trevligt att lyssna på
Chill
Being the only classic Faust album that was on streaming services for a while I’ve listened to this one quite a few times. Very cool record. Also, don’t call it krautrock
Swag
A very uneven album. Kicks off with the mesmeric Krautrock, but followed up by some fairly insubstantial tracks
왠지 모르겠지만 낯익은 국제시장 록
I've heard this like 3 times now and I just think it's worse Can. The generator is just teasing me. I know Tago Mago is on the list - I haven't given a 5/5 in a long time! Give me Can so I can listen to the superior hour-long album of German people summoning demons and speaking in fart sound effects. Germany's got some of the coolest music ever, man. When you think "American music" you think of your typical yeehaws and Alabamas. When you think "British music" you think of the Beatles. When you think "German music" you think you're going to need an exorcist. My point here is that more American bands should put dead fetuses on their album covers.
I appreciate the influence this album has on so many bands I love but I found it a bit to proggy for my tastes. Still giving it for stars for the songs that made an impact on me, namely the opening track, Krautrock
This was weird and boring and irritating.
This feels like something I would normally eschew, but I guess I'm in a good mood today. Still not particularly noteworthy, but it was pleasant enough. Best track: Läuft...Heißt Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft
RY4S
Unlistenable. Not for me.
Not unpleasant as background working, and probably great live as well. Grat that there is an actual track called 'krautrock'
Pleasant background noise
Really enjoyed iy
más tolerable que tubular bells menos tolerable que el de hoy (espero) 5/10
I was both born and died before the first song ended Feels raw, feels good on occasion
For the love of God, make it stop!
Krautrock ya. Bloody all over the place in a good way. Giggy Smile was especially great, especially the way it stops dead into the next track - the talking actually scared the shit out of me. Some pretty out there sounds all over it.
I had no clue that I would be nodding along to 14 minute Krautrock tracks, thinking “Yeah, this would totally work for my morning run.”
I was pretty surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. Krautrock is a genre I have never actually heard of, let alone listened to. The production is somewhat lo-fi but also very listenable. The instrumentation is drone like and hypnotising. The vocals are purposefully rough, which is a good thing for the purpose of this album, give the album its unique vibe. It is a really good album, I will be listening to it again for sure. FAVORITE SONGS: - Giggy Smile - Jennifer - Lauft...Heisst Das Lauft Oder Es Kommit Bald..Lauft (that was a mission to type out) - It's A But Of A Pain 4/5
Faust actually really liked the instrumental. All the synths and repetition in krautrock had a cool minimalism rock thing. Jennifer is such a weird tune- the wobbly bass. The weird rhythm In that piano. The awkward vocal actually kind of work on this one. Really can’t stand the vocals on the other tunes. It’s a bit of pain- omg that dissonance! Cool noisey guitar solo. 2.5? 3?
What a bizarre record. if they left out all the vocals I would give this a higher rating, but they’re so weird and bad it ruins the droney noise vibe, which actually could be kind of cool. I honestly thought I was going to have a worse time listening to this than I did. There are some cool noises and I kind of liked the piano piece. 1.7
I laughed out loud when that scream happened. I wasn’t offended by this until he started singing Jennifer. That’s not how you say that name. I’m so not into this album.
A phenomenal album, an essential for any fan of prog rock, or even 1970's experimental sounds in general. This is like a mix of all types of musicians and genres, Gordon Lightfoot, early Krafwerk, and Frank Zappa all blended together with a little hint of magic mushrooms for good measure. Still holds up. 4.5/5
This album immediately engaged me and I loved it. So diverse and special.
Rating: 5/10
Nah. I’ve had a run of albums that don’t do it for me so my judgement may be clouded. However, I’m good value for money if you bought the cassette.
Wow, what a journey. Krautrock had me from the getgo, The Sad Skinhead gets stuck in your smashed up faces. Giggly Smile is as catchy as all get out. But Lauft.. is the track that stole my heart.
Not my favorite example of the genre, but fun enough, for sure! Fave track - "Krautrock", probably, as it was the most krautrocky. Also liked the mellowness of "Jennifer"....
If the whole album was like track 1, this would be a 5.
Excelente opção para conhecer mais do Krautrock, a primeira música é definitiva.
Not bad
This was a really interesting album, it's like nothing I've ever heard before. The sound was very refreshing in that sense, but it's filled with a lot experimental sounds. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. Definitely worth the listen though!
Very weird in an not enjoyable way
Electronics mixed with rock and ... noise? Interesting concept, but fails to get my attention. 1.5/5
Yeah man!
Very interesting. First time hearing krautrock
6/10
Interesting.
I'm on a rough streak of albums. I'm not sure how this is a good album. Does being German make you a different genre?
Krautrock is not my jam.
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Early Kraut with some Zappa influences, fun. But not brilliant.
Giggy Smile will haunt me in my nightmares. Other than that, I liked this album. Interesting from a musical standpoint, but mostly pleasing to the ears. Haven't really listened to this kind of music before. 3.5ish.
Really good krautrock
Long and a lot of instrumental parts, but for some reason I kept listening. The songs could be somewhat shorter for me. Overall I enjoyed it and have to listen to this one again. Favourite song : - Giggy smile
Pretty cool but it did just sort of wash over me
Why do this generator hate me. I’m at my wits end
Tiring artsy krautrock.
sounds modern and exciting, must have been quite innovate in its time.
I really enjoyed this one! Weird and quirky, maybe long but I guess that's part of its charm.
Não é muito minha pilha
Very weird and experimental, but I enjoyed it.
I'm not quite sure what this was. It had some moments, but then it would lose me completely. I guess I could say that I can respect it, but I don't really need to hear this ever again.
Jason Mendoza's version of hell where you're at the rave and waiting for the beat to drop... ... but it never drops. It never drops
3.5, bywał męczący w trakcie
Mediocre
experimental pouco divertido
This album really drives home the point of the project. If I didn’t have to listen to the full album I would have turned it off after the first song. But listening to the full album changed my perspective. The instrumentation is really interesting. I don’t enjoy the lead singers voice very much on certain tracks as well.
That's an interesting, curious oddity of an album. I'd quite like to be 20 years younger and listen to it live in a sweaty club in Leeds while drinking cider.
Legendary Kraut Rock album, must have sounded new in the past.
I'm not familiar with Faust but the album cover is promising. The track list isn't though, but that's ok. Diving in right away I think this is the kind of thing I'm inclined to like. 11 min in I'm not so sure. The Sad Skinhead immediately rewards my patience and from there it's a wild, uneven ride. Parts of Picnic On A Frozen River were a complete delight as the song wore on (and on). On balance more to like than dislike. 3.5 stars but rounding down for the length of the opening track.
Pretty cool, ahead of it's time stuff here. Most of it I really liked. 4 🌟
there were a couple of points where i was just about to really enjoy this album and then it took another unexpected turn. still i think the madness of it made it quite enjoyable.
A horny group of dirty spud munchers bending over in front of the mirror, fingering their bums. Touch your toes, love. Touch your toes.
I quite enjoyed this, but some of the songs were too long. Ergh, who cares? We're all going to die soon anyway. Jizz Hornkamp better join Nottingham Forest.
Starts good and then it doesn’t get any better but worst