Faust - Faust

Faust - Faust

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Krautrock
Year:
1971

Tracklist

Why Don't You Eat Carrots
Meadow Meal
Miss Fortune

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Faust (LP, Tra) Polydor 2310 142 UK 1971
Faust (LP) Polydor 2310 142 Germany 1971
Faust (LP, Tra) Polydor 2310 142 Germany 1971
Faust (LP) Recommended Records RR 1 UK 1979
Faust (CD, Album) Polydor K.K. POCP 2155 Japan 1991
Faust (CD, Album, RE) Polydor K.K. POCP-2404 Japan 1995
Faust (CD, Album, Dig) ReR Megacorp ReR F6 UK 2000
Faust (CD, Unofficial, Album, Ltd) ArsNova 8-453 Russia 2001
Faust (CD, Album, RE, RM) Polydor, UM³ Japan UICY-9259 Japan 2003
Faust (LP, Album, RE, Cle) Lilith LR138 Russia 2007
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by moshka-medicine Aug 24, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Faust, LP, Tra, 2310 142

A quirky, carnival like atmosphere is created on this record. The main melody on the first track is annoying in a catchy way (but not in a bad way, mind you), some parts reminicent of Brian Wilson's Smile but much rawer. It swirls and pulsates with conviction. It sounds like recordings in the labratory of a mad professor. This album is definately a masterpiece precurser to music that is produced as late now. Rough cuts, samples, flat beats, static ambience, industrial plodding, garage rock like psychedelic surf music, it is almost all here. This album is just plain good weird abstract madness. AND to top it off, the whole vinyl package is a work of art in itself, not mentioning the music inside.
Rated 5/5
Review by Scrap_Iron Jun 04, 2004

referencing Faust, LP, Tra, 2310 142

This is the most brilliant album of the Kraut Rock era in my opinion. Using ordinary instruments, tapes, primitive synthesisers and recording studio avantgarde techniques, Faust recorded a pioneer album which anticipates of 15 years the use of samples (cuts from The Beatle's "All You Need Is Love" and The Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction" rise from the electronic magma at the beginning of the opening track), as well as noise and industrial ("Meadow Meal" could appear on any Nurse With Wound or Coil release). The following "So Far" is not as brilliant and innovative, it's just with the final "Faust IV" that they will assemble another masterpiece.
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Ratings

4.74 / 5 (68 votes)

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