Faust

Of all the diverse bands branded ‘Krautrock’ during the ’70s, amorphous German outfit Faust were perhaps the most ‘out there’. Many of the other groups concerned have rejected the label, but Faust embraced the term invented by the UK music press, to the extent of naming the opening track of their 1973 album Faust IV ‘Krautrock’. Founder member Hans Joachim Irmler laughs hard and loud — as he does often — when recalling this fact. “Yes,” he offers, “I’m sorry about that.”