German music pioneer Roedelius takes aim at modern electronica

An article discusses Krautrock and Roedelius.

Few scenes in rock history have won such fame abroad yet been so overlooked at home as the wave of music West Germany spawned in the late 1960s known as Krautrock. Four decades on, that is changing.

As the maverick rockers enter their 60s and 70s, interest in the bands is reviving in Germany: new documentaries are being made as the first comprehensive overview in German “Krautrock,” the 300-page German cultural history of the scene, hit stores this summer.

Hans-Joachim Roedelius, co-founder of Cluster and Harmonia, pioneering electronic bands from the German experimental scene often termed “Krautrock”, told Reuters too many modern acts were taken in by the idea that “instant art” is possible.