Faust is a German krautrock
band, originally composed of Werner “Zappi” Diermaier, Hans Joachim
Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter
Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt
Graupner. The group formed in Wümme in 1971 and soon began recording
their debut, “Faust”,
which sold poorly, but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of
early 1970s releases, Faust became one of the most significant bands in
the genre that would eventually be known as krautrock.
Faust became one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson’s Virgin Records, who issued the band’s “The Faust Tapes” at the price of a single, 49 UK pence, leading to a chart placing in the United Kingdom.
Faust were arguably the most radical of the groups of their era, using advanced studio techniques and electronics in a way that opened up new possibilities for studio composition. At the time they may not have appeared to have had the same impact as a number of their German peers (notably Kraftwerk, Can and Tangerine Dream), but they are increasingly recognised as the most far-sighted of the German groups of that era.
Faust were arguably the most radical of the groups of their era, using advanced studio techniques and electronics in a way that opened up new possibilities for studio composition. At the time they may not have appeared to have had the same impact as a number of their German peers (notably Kraftwerk, Can and Tangerine Dream), but they are increasingly recognised as the most far-sighted of the German groups of that era.
