Various Artists / Soul Jazz Records Presents

Soul jazz’s legendary krautrock series hits it out of the park once again with this fascinating deep dive into the weird new sounds coming out of Germany’s burgeoning free music of the 70’s & 80’s.

So much has been written about the unique set of circumstances that allowed this legendary creative period to flourish, and it’s easy to see why it’s caught so many imaginations when you spin this combination of staples and rarities and let yourself get dragged into a world where cosmic space rock, tight grooves and cutting edge analogue synths rub shoulders. ‘Deutsche Elektronische 4’ comes with extensive newly commissioned sleevenotes by David Stubbs, author of the seminal books ‘Future Days: Krautrock and the building of Modern Germany’, ‘Mars By 1980: The story of Electronic Music’ and ‘Krautrock: Cosmic Rock and its Legacy’.