Artist Spotlight: Faust

Founded in Hamburg, Germany, the avant-garde band Faust pioneered their own special brand of experimental, psychedelic weirdness, improvised noise, tape manipulations, and sound collage.

Here’s a fine sampler. I assume “Krautrock”—a nearly 12-minute rhythmic drone—is a parody, but the track ends up being a terrific introduction to the genre.

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• Faust and The Faust Tapes: Source, Discogs.com, Fair Use.