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West German rock from the 1970s and 80s tends to have a fairly futuristic vibe, smothered in inhuman electronics that streak ahead of contemporary music in other parts of the world, at least technologically. On Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3, the curators at Soul Jazz take a look past standards by Kraftwerk and Can, instead putting together a collection that is just as influenced by the smokier side of psych rock as it is sleek robotics. The artists featured here draw from the British and American rock of the time, and, like their Anglo counterparts, head eastward for some more modal inspiration.
The album blasts off with a track from Klauss Weiss: "Wide Open Space Motion", every bit as retro and cosmic as it sounds, with jangling tambourines chugging along in the back. The compilation quickly comes...