When Julian Cope first put together his definitive Krautrock book, Krautrocksampler, it was to organize and make sense of all the great German music that was lazily lumped in with all the other "prog" crap that people despised. Since then, Krautrock has become something much more established and celebrated the world over. Case in point: 14 years after the release of Cope's book, a documentary about the music we call Krautrock will be shown on BBC Four, aptly titled Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany.
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany will feature interviews with some of the genre's most important characters, including members of Neu!, Kraftwerk, Can, Faust, and Cluster. Unfortunately, that is about all I can tell you, because I'm an American, and I'm apparently not allowed to watch the documentary's trailer because of YouTube's country copyright restrictions. Bullshit! If you're lucky enough to not be an American, you can go check out that trailer here. If you are an American, all I can say is "sorry" and provide you a story about the documentary here.
But not all is lost: thankfully, anyone with an internet connection (including Americans!) will be able to find the documentary on BBC Four's website for up to 7 days after the last broadcast.
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany airs October 23.
