Under The Influence - Krautrock

[@Noisey]

Born out of the ashes of post-World War II, Germany came with one of the most original and influential genres in musical history, Krautrock. Watch More Episodes of *Under The Influence*: bit.ly/1PBJwub

[@EDagger]

Noisey Are there going to be anymore?

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

+Noisey Bloody good.

[@jaszminesumlin9353]

D

[@hobieo]

Beautifully made. A distillation of Krautrock and its influences without dwelling on the historical details (which are interesting of course!)

[@anneliesep123]

The DIIV podcast brought me here.

[@Liquidhamstermedia]

Same lol

[@blazsovdat8677]

what podcast?

[@Liquidhamstermedia]

@@blazsovdat8677 they have a podcast they’ve been doing for a few months. It’s on Spotify

[@ganazby]

Fate brought me here, because there was nowhere else to go.

[@mahargllednif2250]

i had seen this before but they reminded me of it. but they need to put out more episodes dammit

[@stefanblue660]

Its seems today mor popular to diss people if they are different than to listen and open your mind to what they have to say. For me it was touching and informative.

[@bigdummy9205]

"this guy from the bronx sampled kraftwerk once" cool man

[@tzoge4482]

He did not even sample them... hah

[@tomitiustritus6672]

When talking about the influence the genre had on the posterior musical world, talking about how it influenced even early hip hop pioneers is not out of place.

[@prodige2211]

I got lots of KRAFTWERK or TANGERINE DREAM Album since I was a Child of 5 years old in 1974, hearded them on Radio . Now I am 49 and still a Fan of Krautrock . I forgot NEU and others .They changed my live UNCONSCIOUSLY IN DEPTH

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

They had me 'til they forgot to add the umlauts over the paired "U"s in Amon Düül at the end of this video!

[@asko67_beats]

Wow, i´ve never watched a documentary less informative...good job noisey.

[@LfunkeyA]

you're overreacting. good job.

[@thevinyltruffle]

🙄🙄🙄

[@dondobbs9302]

"let's do a documentary on 'Krautrock'!" "Ok!" "we can't get hold of hardly anyone from real bands from then." "Eh....just interview a bunch of hipsters on how much they love 'Krautrock' That ought to do."

[@bobsbigboy_]

dumbass they literally did interview members?????

[@RichardCranium.]

Yeah, this video was a disappointment. They interviewed very few German bands.

[@Jardinserpent]

exactly

[@08bourquem]

Why does this feel like Tim Armstrong is telling the class about a book he read this summer

[@nedd.8479]

I love that Paperhouse is playing in the background at 5:31.

[@edwardbliss8931]

I've seen just about every music documentary on KZbin. It took me 15 minutes to find this, but it was well worth it. I just wish I wasn't running out of music documentaries to watch

[@internetsummoner]

Edward Bliss very cool of you my dude !

[@alexanderlucas8397]

It seems to come and go from KZbin every so often, but if you can catch In Search Of Blind Joe Death: The Saga Of John Fahey, I thought it was great.

[@simonjenkins2744]

A documentary about German music from the 1960s and 1970s with over half its time given over to American hipsters from the 2010s. 👎

[@obdeisibcirrus993]

But these are the people that are carrying on the torch and appreciating this music

[@Jardinserpent]

@@obdeisibcirrus993 appreciating, maybe. carrying the torch, not really.

[@Zylork0122]

Did not expect to see Dan here!

[@garyhoffmeister598]

North American rock has a certain flavour, British rock, Australian rock, German rock, they all have something that defines them in someways. I lived in the USA, Germany and Britain and spent the 80’s and 90’s in Germany and am a musician. Germany and France and every country has some great music scenes. In Germany there’s Ideal, einsturzende neubauten, Hubert von Goisern, kraftwerk, Nina Hagen, the.list goes on I love music in its oh so beautiful ways!

[@mykectown]

That was great.

[@bobsbigboy_]

do you have any krautrock vinyls myke?

[@aliceisinchains1]

I think Tim is a great narrator, rather have someone with a unique voice than someone with a boring, plain and proper voice. Hearing him trying to say those German band names at the end is hilarious though.

[@crossbones2776]

***** Yet society gets mad at people for not trying. Could it be your mindset that makes people stop doing things out of fear of what others will say that holds them back. Luckily Tim seems to have a thinker skin and many people who support him.

[@andrewdeen1]

Ricky X oh shit.. that was so funny at the end - l laughed so hard at the notable pause before "klause schnitzler", it sounded like they had to jumpcut through every band name.

[@florianwolf9380]

Several waves of innovative music have their origin in post-war Germany. First, schlager - schmalzy songs sung by truly adapted mostly German singers & singstresses, with the audience happily clapping away & feeling happy. This was a musical movement with its roots in the 3rd reich, where Goebbels gave the order to create 'German feelgood music' - schlager was the result of this. Second, electronic classical music - Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Hans Werner Hentze et al. created new musical dimensions never heard before. Third, Krautrock - an experimental movement to create something new and independent from English and American trends, a unique German sound. Krautrock is probably the most creative musical period in German musical history, radically breaking ties with tradition and constantly innovating. Fourth, in the 80ies the Neue Deutsche Welle redefined Schlager, merged it with Dancefloor & electronic music and created an alternative German-sung song repertoire. Fifth, rock - global phenomena like Scorpions or Rammstein brought German-made and German-speaking rock music into the world. Sixth, not uniquely German, but also: modern Jazz & Blues - Alexis Korner, Volkef Kriegel, Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Herbholzheimer, all excellent musicians in their own right. Last not least, the King of Easy Listening: James ' Hansi' Last & band who played everything a la Big Band that they could get hold of. Did I forget anything apart from our great classical composers ?

[@Trinidancr]

Thank you! This was very informative :)

[@stefanblue660]

Techno was influenced and prepared by Krautrock, before repetetive drum beats in new wave , especially Joy Division heavily influenced by Krautrock leading to electro pop and then techno, which came out of Germany too. The influence spread worldwide..

[@hamupinhere]

I'm sorry, because I think I may have already addressed this once before, but honest to God, how anybody didn't listen back to Tim Armstrong's stroke-victim-sounding narration tracks and immediately just set fire to them is beyond reason.

[@Trk-El-Son]

2:30 “…or as the genre’s mor pohply known: Krawrah.”

[@TSUKNIDA]

Thank You for this Upload !!! Very beautiful Documentary !!!!

[@FaultlineX]

People don't even know who the narrator is and don't understand that that's how Tim talks and makes a living through his music career...

[@praxicoide]

Wonderful documentary. It's great to hear peple with passion talk about the things they love, and the presentation of both krautrock itself and the musicians inspired by it was excellent. The narrator was neat. Here we are talking about exploring new sounds, trying different things and people just want the movie trailer voiceover. Pfff...

[@JackpotPlus]

great doc if you don't want to learn anything about Krautrock other than it passed from rich German hippies to rich American hipsters

[@mr.mellow9269]

If you came here for Cole Smith: 15:10

[@internetsummoner]

Mr. Mellow you know me !

[@GenerationRx]

Can is hands down one of my FAVORITE bands of all time. Bunch of my old friends got together last weekend and ate some 🍄's, was their first time hearing Can - Ege Bamyasi, Tango Mango; Glad I got to introduce it to them at that heightened auditory sense. If it's anything like when I heard them tripping for the first time, they'll never hear music quite the same again.

[@Jardinserpent]

the name of the album is Tago Mago

[@GenerationRx]

@@Jardinserpent Right. The name of the Tango Mango album is in fact, Tango Mango. And Ege Bamyasi's album is named "Ege Bamyasi".

[@samwindmill8264]

​@@GenerationRxlol, is that autocorrect there? No matter, I'm glad that you're a longtime Can fan

[@Hardbody94]

should have spoken to members of Stereolab!

[@thebandseabright]

And broadcast

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Why? They were English and put out records starting in the 90's. Other than they were a carbon copy of Neu! two decades after it happened with some added female vocals they had absolutely nothing to do with Krautrock.

[@synthzz9178]

I love Stereolab and I dont think they were copycats at all, they very cleverly assembled different features from different music styles BUT would i like to see them or Broadcast on this documentary? Absolutely NOT!! It's really annoying to see contemporary bands among the oldschool, as if there werent enough infos or anecdotes about Schnitzler, Neu! or Faust... Or less know masterpieces like AR & Machines "Die'Grune Reise" or Sand's "Golem"

[@surike]

@@deathmetaldouglas69 this is pretty ignorant, I don't think you listen to very much stereolab

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@surike Wrong. Seen them live three times and have heard almost all their albums. Will concede later material not sounding much like Neu! (who I don't think you have listened to AT all) or krautrock which proves my original point.

[@sloobydoobyboo]

I'm really enjoying this series.

[@Tuberculosixx]

More awesome stuff. Can't wait for the next one.

[@ddsssa]

I was on psychedelic Rock, Can was so particular and changed perception of music also Public Image was a favourite and got similarities.

[@aleab3472]

Why is so difficult to understand that this serie is called "under the influence" and not "true (name of the genre)"

[@internetsummoner]

It is quite simple to read and understand !!

[@amandawha]

I love Can.

[@josejones7025]

Can are pioneering like Kraftwerk

[@londonfog6654]

Me too 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Great episode! Krautrock influenced me to no end from 1974 on...Thanks!

[@9MarieCherie7]

This documentary is a waste of time. Go watch "Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany" - more original artists, more background stories, no hipsters....BBC quality.

[@kakaduutv4425]

totally agree

[@superlive98]

This is a different kind of documentary. This doc is about how Krautrock has a continuing modern influence. Note that the documentary series is titled "Under The Influence" and only this one particular episode is on Krautrock.

[@theefishlippedone]

what a load of bollox this is, yanky hipsters yuk, totally missing the point of it all

[@andrewburgess633]

Thanks I will - I lasted 10 seconds on this

[@fastsavannah7684]

I will, after this...(I particularly have a hard time with hipster anthropologism in general - everybody falls into anthropological discourse spontaneously anyway, because it's the norm, but when someone takes for granted things like a 'very ancestral human search for rhythm patterns that detonate like collective trance experiences' I just want to change to another documentary... but I'm working on improving my attention span at the moment, so I'll stick around for a bit more). Thanks!

[@innocenceandwrath]

omg lol at the dude from diiv failing at playing the neu! beat.

[@locatolaka]

innocenceandwrath when he tried doing the saw thing... he's just failing at trying to make concrete musique aproachs... he looks like he's doing it just to be experimental, not like he's at work... it's a different attitude and approach than kozmische musicians had

[@ignatius88]

Ok, I was initially disappointed with this documentary, as it’s not very in-depth about the roots and history of Krautrock. As an indication of who it’s influenced, and where it’s going, I love it!

[@Malegys]

So THAT'S what it sounds like when a San Franciscan tries to sound like a New Yorker or a Bostonian? blimey...

[@joshuamulligan4155]

It's a speech impediment and dyslexia fucker

[@tommanserable]

He forgets and breaks character at some points lol.

[@thevinyltruffle]

Do you have any idea who is narrating it?

[@thevinyltruffle]

oldmarmot “breaks character.” Do you have any fuckin idea who that is narrating?

[@wussup12345]

Stfu english pansy

[@PtyYouTube]

Hahahha. People really dont get that Tim Armstrong was chosen for a reason?? Tims voice is like why 85% of Rancid fans liked Rancid so much. His voice is unique and fun. I mean.... you could have Johnny Depp narrate this with his semi-deep voice, but why not have a new narrator with dyslexia? I think its dope!

[@videodrome5]

It's dope like stupid. rancid is slow like this guy's brain

[@vargaso]

Hahahha. Some people (you) don't get that singing in a punk band and narrating a documentary just MIGHT require different speaking skills. Lint sounds like he got baked and stuffed his mouth full of Funyuns right before they hit "record."

[@videodrome5]

@@vargaso More like a mouthful of dicks

[@Killadeniz]

I LOVE that they have the band Interpol representing the "modern" krautrock! They truly are amazing.

[@lemongold709]

Lmaooooo Interpol krautrock sad!

[@svobodasimon1185]

interpol? krautrck wtf.............

[@PEGGLORE]

8:18 we get inspirations from music from many different fields, lol; nicely edited.

[@gavinreid8351]

The iron curtain was the border between east and west Germany. The Berlin wall,as the name suggests, was around that part of the east German city of Berlin occupied by the west

[@baphomick]

Great doc, when Tim isn't trying to speak.

[@jerrrenik6445]

baphomick Tim has a speech impediment let us not make fun of those with disabilities that's whack! Not trolling, The more you know!..(:

[@BerenA.B.Belaganti555]

+Jerr Renik sure but what jackass gave the guy with the speach impediment the speaking job

[@GeezuzKane]

Jerr Renik I didn't know he had a speaks impediment. Always wondered why he sounded weird while singing. Makes sense now.

[@chriskucholtz6967]

baphomick I love the way tim speaks

[@シロダサンダー]

@@jerrrenik6445 thought it was a dialectical accent personally.

[@sajiste]

This video is insanely good thank u noisey!

[@abdallateefschannel6206]

Listen up. Follaczoid and a number of other bands seem to have a real scene going in Chile connected to labels in new york, amsterdam , london. Well worth researching.

[@ac1dman]

what other bands? do tell 🙏

[@salpuma9145]

God bless the Germans. A beautiful people. My fav krautrock band is Harmonia

[@harryhaller9386]

Thank you -we need it , especially right now...

[@JahJahBruh]

Nice doc, this is why I like noisey and vice.

[@HUSHMONEYBAND]

22:54 This bullshit needs to stop..you were a toddler in the 80's.

[@liverawkstar]

+Michael Cullen Ha!!! it's an OK doc,, but most of their choices for the "modern influence" peeps are "some sort of "pitchfork darlings"... the girl band your maching has NOTHING to do with Krautrock... it's seriously fucking surprising the irritating Oneohtrix Point Never is not in this-- Steve Roach, Robert Rich, The Orb, FSOL, DeadMau5 ? all missing,, and far far more a direct influence than the hipster pitchfork choices even Mars Volta and all their off shoots: Eureka The Butcher, Zechs Marquise, far far more important Noisey is way up it's own ass .... A LOT!!! oh wait,, I guess all these people were cheaper than the real stories,, typical independent docs

[@tarkusnightcore8583]

rammstien would have worked better as would have ministry.

[@GKViddingHD]

3:51 I remember that graffiti in 2013. And how I thought it illustrated my life then. Dark times.

[@rexfreeman4981]

RIP Damo 😖

[@nawdawg3033]

VOCAL FRY ALL OVER THIS

[@bobsbigboy_]

hhahhhaahaa

[@AnonUser1977]

Why does Tim Armstrong talk like Dr Steve Brul?

[@sergioarango1334]

Nice and interesting documentary. Most previous commentaries have complaints about it. I have none.

[@threeinitiates8260]

whats the opening track?

[@brianvonnazareth8248]

welche band hat den Eingangstrack aufgenommen (schlagzeug klingt wie bei CAN ) der Rest eher nicht. Der beginnt wenn er sagt before there was music, there was only a beat

[@marcoprins4880]

4:28 What a cheerful couple of young lads

[@flixi74]

these are kids that grew up in cellars in the bomb war you moron

[@asleep909]

As someone who has had the great fortune of working with people who've collaborated with Stockhausen (and had the great fortune of speaking with Holger Czukay and Michael Rother as well), I didn't really 'learn' anything in this documentary that I didn't know already...however-THIS DOCUMENTARY ISN'T FOR THOSE WHO KNOW! This documentary is prepared for those who NEED to know their history. Boiled down and condensed (of course), but it gives the viewer just learning about the influences a place to start exploring. I'd rather see something like this aimed at millennials than an exploration into why (insert name of current favorite sons) are so 'cool.' If you're part of a generation that grew up listening to this wonderful work (and being influenced by it), this video won't serve you. But it does serve to illustrate that old saying in musicology that 'everything comes from somewhere.'

[@hellbenderdesign]

A NEU! track called 'Super' from 1973 was used in the opening credits of kung-fu classic 'The Master of the Flying Guillotine', and it's punk as fuck.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

That's why I remember that song I was born in 85 and am From from NYC. But my MOM loooved kung fu flix( movies) growing up in the 70's one of her favorites of all was the flying guillotine. She still have all her original VHS tapes ( kungfu) 😆

[@m4xpl4nck]

great upload, I'm always learning to appreciate different views on music, very enjoyable and superb music, :)

[@paulvarn6925]

Quatwock

[@filmexit0]

Paul Varn *Q U A T W O C K*

[@simonroyjonesuk]

I've been listening to Chui Wan after this. I really like them.

[@dbcampbell8739]

another quality show, highly educational

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

oh yes, and Jaki Liebezeit was the machine that drove Krautrock!

[@gavinreid8351]

In English bands I think that the influence of krautrock is most apparent in postpunk bands such as Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, OMD.

[@jackcandy61]

First and foremost 'Stereolab' in terms of motorik-rhythms

[@trankgrappa]

great docu! thanks :)

[@commonzac]

anyone know the backing track to the intro? thanks.

[@lynnleistinger9855]

When I was 7yesrs old I would get terrible head migraines I played a record that had a skip the repetition of this skip put me in a altered state It was 53 years ago at 7 thought about an lp of locked grooves Ahead of my time with no influence 1969 the original thought of a kid with a migraine.

[@TheXxaddictxX]

There is a possible mistake in the description saying Hop Hop i'm sure you meant hip hop but i could be wrong...

[@tommanserable]

It's for one legged rap duos.

[@nathanielmason1053]

What's the song over the intro? Sounds like Neu?

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I thought it was blacksabbath

[@chromepanther9612]

This was so fucking good! Jaki Liebezeit is the godfather of the breakbeat.

[@xouat]

No he’s not. He’s an amazing drummer and musician but not the godfather of the breakbeat.

[@chromepanther9612]

@@xouat Wrong!

[@xouat]

@@chromepanther9612 ok, bud.

[@chromepanther9612]

@@xouat 😘

[@xouat]

@@chromepanther9612 🥰

[@idealistmoon]

nice documentary enjoyed it never have been familiar with many German bands but am familiar with a few mentioned here so I am excited to check out some of these and more

[@stiltz86]

Not to mention the primary influence of modern techno music

[@vinskithebard5100]

RIP jaki liebezeit

[@edwardbliss8931]

Everything has changed and become so commercially driven since 2015 when this video was made, if those contemporary Krautrock artists that were featured were released now, no one would care

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

It started WAY before 2015

[@Roncsipar]

Ugh. There are so many things wrong with this documentary..... So many misinformation! Krautrock is not a genre that can be defined by the characteristics of s/t by Neu!. Kosmische musik was only used in the Berlin scene. The new bands you were interviewing, most of them sound as removed from krautrock as, say, Coldplay or Radiohead. Kudos for the interviews with Can+Neu, though this documentary doesn't really feel it's about krautrock. It's about a bunch of today's kids who play dreamy-style rock and want to associate themselves with something they don't get.

[@rdrake316]

More Kessler.

[@owenhorecny9596]

krautrock is the peanut butter of prog rock

[@Ozvinyljunkie]

The BBC Krautrock Rebirth of Germany doco is an hour long and so much better.

[@Dystopian63]

STFU judgers, its sehr gut. better than most , worse than others. I enjoyed it.

[@axwell21]

My god this narrator is awful. It actually distracts from what's otherwise a good documentary

[@antthomas7916]

axwell21 Its Tim Armstrong from Rancid. There's a reason they asked him to do it.

[@ryancusack1]

Yo Lint is the fucking man

[@squeaka67]

just keep your negativity to yourself.

[@bozosaurus666]

Would Charlie Rose be a suitable narrator to represent this subculture?

[@scenes_of7360]

yep, directors/narrators shouldn't rely on their name before their voice...

[@elrabeechum5180]

Sad to see all the comments hating on these poor hipsters when the whole point of this series is to convey the influence a movement in music has had on other musicians. There are other documentaries that focus more on Krautrock's history, go watch those! (But this "narration" really is offensive to the ears lol)

[@michaelpfeifer1491]

What's the name of the effekt 'instrument' at 17:14?

[@nothertreeinbox]

It's a saw

[@northstarr9838]

What's the name of the song at 0:20?

[@agamarief4602]

+miguel de jesus Follakzoid - Trees

[@northstarr9838]

+Agam Arief thanks

[@evanscandrett]

this mans accent/dialect is so interesting i cant pinpoint it lol

[@stuartnewman6968]

What song is that please at 28:03 please its awesome

[@vingouscii_]

Very nice!

[@curtis5979]

Best part was watching cole record. I could just watch/listen yo him talk all day. Also can't wait for is the is are. It's gonna be DIIV'S Nevermind.

[@currerbell-eyre606]

The hipster kid at 16:00 sounds like he was blatantly ripping off My Sharona...

[@lostrooms4914]

he is covering hallogallo by neu

[@Darren-D.C-Cross]

This is great.

[@inalavalamp]

i didn't think i would enjoy this, but it did. and what that chinese guy said at the end about krautrock influencing psych rock, i would have to agree. also, that comment at the beginning about the beat feeling like an endless road, i was thinking that same thing. it's interesting how a "beat" can be considered a genre, because many different bands from different "genres" have used that same driving beat in their songs. there's this band called Jagwar Ma, i guess they're kind of like krautrock, but with melodic influences like the Beach Boys. check 'em out

[@deluge71]

Brilliant film. This captures the essence of the Kraut rock scene, in a limited time frame. That being said, I would recommend that interested parties check out Romantic Warriors, Part IV. It covers similar ground, but in a more detailed manner. You won't regret it!

[@TheSilentCosmonaut]

Playlist of bands inspired by Krautrock. Psychedelic rock is still going strong spoti.fi/1F8o6JV

[@xTheOxx]

Great subject, it's cool to hear directly from the musicians behind the kosmische sound. However, Tim is a poor choice of a narrator, and whoever wrote his narration needs a good editor. "The iron curtain known as the Berlin Wall"?

[@crossbones2776]

xTheOxx They also called the Berlin Wall the Iron Curtain because it ran through Germany and bordered two cold war German States. Plus, I get why some people do not like Tim's speaking skills, but I think just as many love it. He does not sound like everyone else and I am glad someone like Noisey showed a different way.

[@xTheOxx]

The Berlin Wall did not run through Germany. You're thinking of the Inner German border. The Berlin Wall was built around West Berlin. Of course it's closely associated with the Iron Curtain, but it was not called or known as the Iron Curtain.

[@robdm9838]

xTheOxx Are you TRYING to find things to bitch about?

[@xTheOxx]

Nope. Those things -- ignorance, stupidity, defense of ignorance and stupidity, etc. -- just jump at me.

[@crossbones2776]

xTheOxx Maybe you should show another way instead of cursing at people by calling them stupid. I read a few history buffs on this and indeed people also referred to it as the iron curtain.

[@shapirodeadking5012]

More "Under The Influence" pretty please.

[@40paschal]

What song is playing at 14:38 ?

[@dysplasiagiraffe4845]

whats taking so long for the next under the influence?

[@mvsr990]

It's cool that they got Mitch Hedberg to narrate this before he died.

[@starflyr57]

song during intro? anyone?

[@nicolasmrn]

trees by follakzoid

[@eyelooksawaythenlooksback3077]

hallogallo NEU

[@dnoyolaf]

Excellent!

[@dobrepytanie828]

what's the first song called?

[@JeffHersch]

what's with the student's salute at @5:05?

[@artymouri2690]

Does anybody know the name of the intro-song?