The Krautrock Top 100

Agitation Free – Malesch (Vertigo)

Agitation Free – 2nd (Vertigo)

Agitation Free – Last (Barclay)

Alcatraz – Vampire State Building (Philips)

Amon Düül – Psychedelic Underground (Metronome)

Amon Düül – Collapsing:Singvögel Rückwarts & Co. (Metronome)

Amon Düül II – Phallus Dei (Liberty)

Amon Düül II – Yeti (Liberty)

Amon Düül II – Dnace of the Lemmings (United Artists)

Annexus Quam – Osmose (Ohr)

Ash Ra Tempel – Ash Ra Tempel (Ohr)

Ash Ra Tempel – Schwingungen (Ohr)

Ash Ra Tempel – Join Inn (Ohr)

Between – Th Waters Opened (Vertigo)

Brave New World – Impressions of Reading Aldous Huxley (Vertigo)

Can – Tago Mago (United Artists)

Can – Future days (United Artists)

Can – Unlimited Edition (Harvest)

Cluster – Cluster (Philips)

Cluster – Cluster II (Brain)

Code III – Planet of Man (Delta Acustic)

The Cosmic Jokers – The Cosmic Jokers (Kosmische Musik)

The Cosmic Jokers – Planeten Sit-In (Kosmische Musik)

Cornucopia – Full Horn (Brain)

Dennis – Hyperthalamus (Nova)

Deuter – D (Kuckuck)

Dom – Edge of Time (Melocord)

Dzyan – Electric Silence (Bacillus)

Eiliff – Eiliff (Philips)

Eiliff – Girlrls (Philips)

Embryo – Embryo’s Rache (United Artists)

Embryo – Steig Aus (Brain)

Emtidi – Saat (Pilz)

Et Cetera – Et Cetera (Gobal)

Eulenspygel – Ausschuss (Spiegelei)

Faust – Faust (Polydor)

Faust – So Far (Polydor)

Faust – The Faust Tapes (Virgin)

Floh de Cologne – Geyer~Symphonie (Ohr)

Frumpy -Frumpy 2 (Philips)

Galactic Supermarket – Galactic Supermarket (Kosmische Musik)

Gila – Gila Free Electric Sound (BASF)

Sergius Golowin – Lord Krishna Von Goloka (Kosnische Kuriere)

Gomorrha – I Turned To See Whose Voice It Was (Brain)

Grobschnitt – Grobschnitt (Brain)

Guru Guru – UFO (Ohr)

Guru Guru – Hinten (Ohr)

Guru Guru – Känguru (Brain)

Ibliss – Supernova (Spiegelei/Aamok)

Kluster – Klpfzeichen (Schwann)

Kluster – Zwei Osterei (Schwann)

Kluster – Kollectiv (Brain)

Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk (Philips)

Kraftwerk – Kraftwerk II (Philips)

Message – From Books & Dreams (Bacillus)

Mythos – Mythos (Ohr)

Mythos – Dreamlab (Kosmische Musik)

Neu! – Neu! (Brain)

Nine Days Wonder – Nine Days Wonder (Bacillus)

Nosferatu – Nosferatu (Vogue)

Organisation – Tone Float (RCA)

Out of Focus – Out of Focus (Kuckuck)

Out of Focus – Four Letter Monday Afternoon (Kuckuck)

Popol Vuh – Affenstunde (Liberty )

Popol Vuh -In Der Gärten Pharaos (Pilz)

Popol Vuh – Aguirre (Cosmic Music or PDU)

Popol Vuh – Letze Tage/Lezte Nächt (United Artists)

Achim Reichel & Machines – Die Grüne Reise (Polydor)

Achim Reichel & Machines – Echo (Polydor)

Achim Reichel – AR. 3 (Zebra)

Achim Reichel – AR. IV (Zebra)

Achim Reichel – Erholung (Brain)

Release Music Orchestra – Life (Brain)

Rufus Zuphall – Weiss Der Teufel (Good Will)

Sand – Golem (Delta-Acoustic)

Günter Schickert – Samtvogel (Private Issue)

Conrad Schnitzler – Rot (Block)

Conrad Schnitzler – Blau (Block)

Klaus Schulze – Irrlicht (Ohr)

Klaus Schulze – Cyborg (Kosmische Musik)

Klaus Schulze – Timewind (Brain)

Klaus Schulze – Mirage (Brain)

Tangerine Dream – Electronic Meditation (Ohr)

Tangerine Dream – Alpha Centauri (Ohr)

Tangerine Dream – Zeit (Ohr)

Tangerine Dream – Atem (Ohr)

Technical Space Composers Crew (Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers) – Canaxis V (Music Factory)

Thirsty Moon – Thirsty Moon (Brain)

Thirsty Moon – You’ll Never Come Back (Brain)

Tomorrow’s Gift – Tomorrow’s Gift (Spiegelei)

Tomorrow’s Gift – Goodbye Future (Spiegelei)

Virus – Revelation (BASF)

Vita Nova – Vita Nova (Life)

Wallenstein – Blitzkrieg (Pilz)

Walter Wegmüller – Tarot (Kosmiche Musik)

Wired – Wired Free Improvisation (Deutsche Grammphon)

Witthüser+Westrupp – Trips+Träume (Ohr)

Xhol Caravan – Electrip (Hansa)

Xhol – Motherfuckers GmbH & Co. KG (Ohr)

Yatha Sidra – A Meditation ass (Brain)

ACI

This was some unknown soloist, hiding behind a pseudonym, backed by top session musicians. ACI presented a synthesized instrumental rock similar to Richard Schneider Jnr., on his Fata Morgana, stylistically between Pink Floyd mid-70's spaciness, Kraftwerk, later Can type fusion, and even a little Jean Michel Jarre thrown in for good measure. The concoction resulted in a rather lightweight album, with the accent on rhythm and melody.

TIEFENRAUSCH (1982)
Harvest (1982)

ACI (Synthesizers, Bass), Amin Biermann (Moog), Peter Broicher (Guitar, Drums), Udo Dahmen (Drums), Dieter Petereit (Bass), Peter Schneider (Moog)

Achtzehn Karat Gold

Munich melodic heavy-kraut sounding band formed by members of Amon Duul II, Motherhood and Embryo (the bassist Lothar Meid, the guitarist Ebert Klaus, Jorg Evers and the drummer Keith Forsey). They released "All Bumm" in 1973. Achtzehn Karat Gold's music is in the vein of late 70's Amon Duul II and Sameti.

ALL BUMM (6/1973)
LP United Artists (1973)

Jorg Evers (Guitar), Keith Forsey (Drums), Klaus Ebert (Guitar), Lothar Meid (Bass)

Abacus

Abacus were fronted by the British vocalist Chris Williams, who also wrote much of their material. Abacus was a successful debut album, recorded August 1971 at the Windrose Studios, Hamburg. It was also released on Polydor in the UK. It included six songs which were well-arranged and drew influences from sources as different as classical music ("Capuccino"), jazz and folk ("Pipedream Revisited", "Song For Brunhilde", "Song For John And Yoko") and psychedelic blues ("Radbod Blues"). The organ work of Barutzky dominated their instrumental muscle, but Schade's varied guitar (sometimes even sitar) work was also remarkable. This first album is often regarded as their best. With their great sense of humour and versatile musical style, Abacus can rightly be compared to Nine Days' Wonder.

Their second album Just A Day's Journey Away! (1972) was a competent follow- up, but this time the group abandoned their versatile progressive style and concentrated on folk and country. I'm not sure everyone will appreciate country songs such as "Ballad Of Lucky Luke"! Although "Seasong", "Munchen 23" and "White House May Come" are good enough, the album as a whole was less interesting and daring than the previous one. It was recorded at Music Land Studios, Munich in June 1972. Everything You Need (1972) was released on Polydor's new Zebra label and introduced former 2066 & Then drummer Konstatin Bommarius as a new member of the band, replacing Felix Hans. This album was a further move towards a more simple and commercial style, with four average pop rock songs on side one and the "Everything You Need" suite filling up side two. Midway (1973) was another disappointment lacking inspiration. Abacus now had a song-oriented style with short tracks, in contrast to their promising 1971 debut.

ABACUS (8/1971)
LP Polydor (1971)

JUST A DAY'S JOURNEY AWAY (2-3/1972)
LP Polydor (1972)

Hans-Rolf Schade (Guitar, Percussion, Sitar, Vocals), Felix Hans (Drums, Percussion, Vocals), Chris Williams (Vocals, Guitar), Klaus Kohlhase (Bass, Percussion), Christoph Barutzky (Piano, Organ)

EVERYTHING YOU NEED (6/1972)
LP Zebra (1972)

Chris Williams (Vocals, Guitar), Hans-Rolf Schade (Guitar, Vocals), Christoph Barutzky (Piano, Organ), Klaus Kohlhase (Bass), Konstantin Bommarius (Drums)

MIDWAY (8/1973)
LP Zebra (1973)

Chris Williams (Vocals), Charly Schade (Guitar, Sitar), Chris Barutzky (Keyboards, Synthesizer), Klaus Kohlhase (Bass), Allen Warren (Drums, Percussion)