Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany - Softcover

David Stubbs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571283322 ISBN 13: 9780571283323

Publisher: Faber & Faber Rock Music, 2014

Synopsis

Future Days

About this title

About the Author:

David Stubbs is a British author and music journalist. Alongside Simon Reynolds, he was one of the co-founders of the Oxford magazine Monitor before going on to join the staff at Melody Maker. He later worked for NME, Uncut and Vox, as well as The Wire. His work has appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, Spin, The Guardian, The Quietus and GQ. He has written a number of books, including a song by song profile of Jimi Hendrix and Fear Of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don't Get Stockhausen, a comparative study of 20th century avant garde music and art. He currently lives in London.

Review:

“[A] well-written and enjoyable look at that very fascinating pop music that emerged from Germany from the mid-‘60s onward... An excellent contextualization of German Rock."
—Yahoo! Music

“A massive answered prayer... Well-researched, well-written, intensely detailed, and oftentimes gripping."
—Kirkus Reviews

“David Stubbs deftly situates legends like Can, Faust, Neu! and Kraftwerk in their historical context—the politics and culture of post-WWII Germany. But more crucially, the rollicking energy of his prose and reeling majesty of his imagery convey everything about this music that transcends time and place.”
—Simon Reynolds, author of Retromania and Rip It Up and Start Again

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber Rock Music
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0571283322
• ISBN 13: 9780571283323
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 495