Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2

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ReleasedMarch 2013 (2013-3)
CompilerAdrian Self, Stuart Baker[1]
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMarch 2013 (2013-3)
GenreKrautrock
LabelSoul Jazz
CompilerAdrian Self, Stuart Baker[1]
Deutsche Elektronische Musik chronology
Deutsche Elektronische Musik
(2010)
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
(2013)
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3
(2017)

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 is a 2013 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records in 2013. It was a follow-up to their 2010 record Deutsche Elektronische Musik with further tracks covering West German krautrock groups and their music released between 1971 and 1983. It received positive reviews from music publications such as AllMusic, Uncut and Record Collector as well as newspapers such as The Independent and The Province.

John Lewis of Uncut noted the variety of music on the album, describing it as a "hipster-friendly rebranding of what is, effectively, progressive rock from West Germany."[2] Lewis described the variety of music from space-age electronica (Michael Hoenig and Pyrolator), proto-techno of Asmus Tietchens), and Afro-tinged funk (Can's "Halleluwah", Niagra's trance-like "Gibli"), as well as jazz-rock (Gila and Bröselmaschine). Oregano Rathbone of Record Collector noted the artists on the compilation, stating it contained the "big hitters" of the scene (Can, Faust, Amon Düül II, NEU!, and Popol Vuh while still containing obscurities such as Bröselmaschine, Niagara, You and Asmus Tietchens.[3]

Release

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 was announced in early 2013.[4] The album was released in March 2013 on vinyl, compact disc and as a digital download.[5][4][6] A follow-up release, Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3 was released in December 2017.[7] After being out of print for over eight years, the album was re-released by Soul Jazz Records in a box set on vinyl on September 4, 2021.[8]

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Track listing

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