Faust So Far, also simply called So Far, is a 1972 album by German krautrock group Faust.[3][4] This, the band's second studio album, has a more commercially typical structure than its predecessor; it comprises nine separate tracks, each consisting of an individual and distinct musical style or theme.
| Faust So Far | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March 1972 Wümme, Bremen, Germany | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, krautrock | |||
| Length | 40:35 | |||
| Label | Polydor 2310196 | |||
| Producer | Uwe Nettelbeck | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.6/10)[2] |
The album was issued in a black sleeve with black inner sleeve, black labels and a set of inserts with one print for each song on the album.[5]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote: "Bizarre little experiments pop up between songs: overlays of effects-treated guitars and the like, sort of a German analogue to the Mothers of Invention’s early sound adventures."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Faust, unless noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" | Rudolf Sosna | 7:31 |
| 2. | "On the Way to Abamäe" | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "No Harm" | Jean-Hervé Péron | 10:22 |
| Total length: | 20:39 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "So Far" | 6:20 | |
| 5. | "Mamie Is Blue" | Sosna | 6:05 |
| 6. | "I've Got My Car and My TV" | Sosna | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Picnic on a Frozen River" | 0:43 | |
| 8. | "Me Lack Space..." | 0:41 | |
| 9. | "...In the Spirit" | 2:16 | |
| Total length: | 19:56 | ||
Personnel
edit- Werner "Zappi" Diermaier – drums, percussion
- Hans Joachim Irmler – organ
- Jean-Hervé Péron – vocals, bass guitar
- Rudolf Sosna – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
- Gunther Wüsthoff – synthesizer, saxophone
Sound and art work
edit- Kurt Graupner – engineer
- Uwe Nettelbeck – producer, album design
- Edda Kochl – printing
Release history
edit- Faust So Far was re-issued by Recommended Records in 1979.
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Faust: Faust/So Far". Pitchfork. 25 September 2001.
- ^ Luhrssen, David; Larson, Michael (February 24, 2017). Encyclopedia of Classic Rock. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440835148 – via Google Books.
- ^ "So Far - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (August 2, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Faust". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
edit- faust-pages.com. So Far.
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