"I'm a collector, it's fun, it doesn't have to make sense, it's fun, it's my fun" wonderfully said.

It's really lovely to see someone so passionate about their music. A touching clip.

First time here. Loving the vibe. Just beginning to open my mind to the beauty of krautrock . You certainly have me sold!

Awesome records. I recently getting into these records. Thx for showing. Love your channel. Have a great day. Art

That Faust cover IS awesome ! Thank you for opening up your world to us , Mr.Dereck

Great to see you nerding out on this beautiful genre. Neu's Isi was played at my friend's funeral.

I enjoy your videos it's like being at my friend's house comparing our finds thanks

Kraan. Andy Nogger is a Masterpiece. Also Amon Duul ,Almost Alive. Live in Jericho is an exceptional tune.

lol Dereck spacing out on the moire pattern :-) Videos like this are incredibly helpful to me. As someone that is really just now, finally, getting his toes wet with the whole prog, kosmiche / krautrock, space rock genres, it's these types of videos that really help me to quickly acknowledge what the heavy hitters in their respective genres are. Thanks so much Dereck!

Amazing! Congratulations on your excellent musical taste!

Wow. Just landed on this channel by total accident and love it. Big “German Spacerock” fan, but I prefer the original term. Yeti is superb, my fave

Love your all German Space Rock/ Krautrock albums ! Thanks for downloading and sharing your excellent collections which quiet inspiring, Derek ! Love and Light to you !

Jeez I was on my way to bed, ended up sitting down and watching the whole video 😅 Love your collection and your passion for this music dude.

WHAT A COLLECTION!!!!!!

First off, love your taste. Love your collection, and hearing you talk about all my favorites. Great job, thanks again.

I was a teenager in the 70's, (66 now) & was fortunate to be able to dip heavily into the exploding prog multiverse of the time, INCLUDING much Kratrock. Faves include Kraan, Amon Duul II, Tangs, Klaus Schulze, Triumvirat, Nine Days Wonder, to name a few. (Does Nektar count as Krautrock?) I want to mention one particular obscure personal fave, Stefan Zauner's "Prism and Views," circa 1977. Stefan was a late career Amon Duul II keyboardist, and "Prism" was his solo album. OUTSTANDING & worth seeking out. Stefan left Amon Duul to join Deutsch pop band Muchener Freiheit, whose albums are also worthy, though definitely NOT prog. Thanks for giving these way "left of center" artists a moment in the spotlight.

such a cool dude, you should hold listening parties!

Very nice 👌🏻 I went from psych to prog and landed on Krautrock. It's all I look for. Cute how Americans pronounce these German titles 😄👍🏻 Amazing records. Have some of them. I did miss some Neu!

Very good collection. I love krautrock. Best regards from germany.

Saw TD in 81! They blew my mind! Thanks for lots of works I didn't know about!

Great to know I'm not alone in loving Krautrock. I was an avid collector in the 70's. I also loved the prog music coming out of Italy, France, Holland, and Hungary. Prog music was so obscure here in Melbourne in the 70's, that the $1 Bargain Bins at my favourite record stores were overflowing with the stuff. I would get cold sweats whenever I flipped through the records. I wanted to buy them all, but could only afford a few at a time. I'd rush back home to listen to them, and when I found a good one (which was almost always), the feeling was better than sex. Unfortunately, the digital age has killed off the record store bargain bins. I miss those days.

One more fun fact. I have no way of knowing whether this is related, but I was a huge fan of science fiction/fantasy back in the '70's, and at age 12, I connected with Jack Vance's 1950 Masterpiece, "The Dying Earth." In the opening story, "Mazirian the Magician" the titular protagonist Mazirian is getting ready to dispatch a cannibalistic deodand, whose final curse to Mazirian is "May Kraan hold your living brain in acid!" HA! No way to tell whether German prog combo Kraan nicked the name here, but it sure seems likely. I do wonder, though, how much of the gem-like prose & VERY dry humor of Vance would survive translation to German. "Dying Earth" is a personal GOAT, but Vance is not for everyone. The Kraan connection, though I think is relevant & worth sharing.

What strikes me is your Avantgarde Schiphorst Festival in the background! This is a good place to start with to see Faust live. Not far from Hamburg, it's a wonderful, magical festival. Actually Jean-Hervé Peron lives there ;-)

Yo dude ... you are the man !!! Really nice tips here ...MUSIC is the healing !!!

I could sit and watch you play with the Faust cover all day long.

I love it, when you say: „Sukerseit“!!

Damn man, you are a wealth of information in this genre! I feel like I've missed on so much great music and I need to do a lot of catch up on. Why isn't this stuff more well known here in the US? I feel like I've been cheated. SMH. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I heard the Gurus live 1975 in Germany/Gernsbach,and I played home session with Kraan.

You know this music so well, very inspiring to watch. I did find some of the records you show on reissue on a website I sometimes order from. Will buy some this spring.

Hi Dereck, at first I'm touched for your compassion for the music, that I grew up wit!. At that time it was called "Underground" , mainly recognized in a certain alternative scene. I come from Unna, where the first Gig of Can and Kraftwerk happened at the same day in 1970 , a new step in music history. You know the first three Kraftwerk-Albums ? It was real Krautrock, but very original.I am surprised you even know "Between". I own the album " Hesse Between Music" , it's fantastic! Another Space Rock Monster album is Grobschnitt, "Solar Music live ", saw them live in Unna also, with 15 It blew my mind.. Other recommendations for space rock at that time Eberhard Schöner (with the Police, totally unknown at that time) and Conrad Schnitzler, ex-Tangerine Dream, album "con-struct", neo space classic. Thank you very much!

I activated my account and now I am finally able to comment. I've been watching your channel for some years now and I just wanted to let you know that your videos really inspired me to broaden my musical horizon. I love especially your Krautrock collection. Much love from Germany! Diana

Cheers Dereck - thanks for turning me on to Amon Düül 11- love Can and Neu but struggle with the electronic minimalism of much of Faust and Cluster. So great to find Amon Düül 11 via your taste buds - they return me to the chaos world from whence I came.

beautiful collection my favorite is CAN !!!! indeed .

This got me interested in Amon Düül II a couple yrs ago, but I didn’t understand their stuff, (mainly CAN, Neu fan) I have finally been really listening, & can ‘grasp’ their material, & I LUV it!! OMG - Been into ‘Wolf City’ a lot, at the moment. Really inspiring me!! Thanks!

Nice collection you've got there

I just discovered Krautrock recently and directed a video issued on my Channel. Residing in EUROPE as an American citizen. I discovered so much. Krautrock is in my opinion, Rock'n'roll mixed with synthesizer derangement syndrome.

great video. subscribed! much love and support from munich/germany

D knows his stuff when it comes to the Krautrock/German Space Music. Love seeing you drop the knowledge man. This is some of my favorite shit ALL DAY.

Some great choices there..... 👍

Cool. That might be worth it's weight in Gold someday.

Classic Dereck.Love this so much!

Every band you've shown in this video is beyond brilliant so it's pointless to name them all off. Thank you for this!

Hey Dereck! Thanks for the shout out! Glad people are enjoying my videos, I love showing my records and talking to people about music so this is just great for me. You have so many great albums here... I really need to catch up on Amon Duul I / II. Love Ash Ra Tempel, the first two albums in particular. Need to check out Between definitely, heard of them before. Man! Cluster!! Incredible! Their albums are so rare, especially the first. Are they first pressings???

Its great music. I'm like that too, I once had a fortune into my record collection for pennies on the dollar compared to now. The things that have gone in and out of my hands from way back as the 70's and 80's that I would buy at garage sales amd thrift stores for 50 cents. Now they go for Rodeo Drive LA prices! I've learned my lesson: hang on to your records! Nice work on the collection.

Amon Duul! Love those guys! ❤️

I love your videos, Dereck. I have discovered some amazing music through you. Battles - Mirrored being one of them.

Damn ...Great collection. Could definitely invest in more Ash Ra Temple. Cluster are a particular favourite. Peace brother.

Fantastic collection.

Musik Von Harmonia, the first Harmonia is one of my favourite albums too...it sounds still very contemporary. Incredible to think it was recorded in 1974.

I love your collages and your collection.

Love Your Amon Düül Records !

Wow thanks, I thought I knew my krautrock. Thanks for the Info... Great collection!

The perfect reference guide for anyone who want to sample some Krautrock.. The Vinyl Community has helped me add some of these masterpieces into my collection. Rob/Boston

So much fun to see a black American so passionate about European (German) music. You would expect that he would dig Soul more, but that’s a stereotype. There is so much to discover and enjoy. Krautrock, spacerock, Prog….Indeed to much to cover in a single video. I will follow this man

Just remembered I have that Cluster & Eno. I will listen to that today!

I love your enthusiasm...you need Dawn Defender by Pyramid ....it's ace

Wonderful. What a feast!

Great Video again, Derek. Thank you very much. Hubert / Germany

I love those albums. Especially Fallas Dei. and that album rules.

Thanks a lot for this, you made me discover some great stuff as I'm currently exploring the world of Krautrock.

We're both crazy then! Thanks for commenting, this music is timeless.

Awesome! Fantastic!

This video is my internet comfort food.

Love your passion! I'm a big fan of krautrock as well :)

Love your vids. 'Ashra - New Age Of Earth' (1976) and 'Michael Hoenig - Departure From The Northern Wasteland' (1978)' are among my all time favourite Krautrock records. The album covers are also very unique and pretty much reflect's what can be heard. If you can find it, enjoy:)

Hey man, fabulous stuff. Love it. Greetings from Highdelberg. Only one piece missing : Kraan Tournee 1980. Keep going, really enjoyable.

I met faust in Schenectady NY 2010 he was an exchange student back in the 70 s and met the whole band I left my CD home and that's the first thing jeun asked for they played Jennifer

I dont know if you already have mad this video but i would love it if your did a video on your collages/ art work. Particularly ones relating to music or album art works you have made. I am really interested with how people synthesise music into the visual format, its like a very sincere music review in a sense. Much love to u dude, love your collection and your work, your like the space rock Winston Smith (the collage dude), i dig that shit, keep it going

Your collages look awesome! :)

Great video/ collection

I love this guy, and envy his collection! Viva la vinyl!

"Devotion" on And the Waters Opened is an AMAZING track.

really nice collection of Krautrock.

Tons of acid & bales of weed ... That's the Spirit Dereck !

I'm amazed how one of the most celebrated and household-popular albums of all time has the word 'Fucking' in the first words you hear and it seemed to get by all parental attention.....The Dark Side Of The Moon.

ThxD 🎶🚀

YES. The almighty Amon Duul. I'll say it yet AGAIN. Your collection of this stuff is fan-fuck-ing-tastic. I have the US version of Dance. Great collage, def. see the similarities w/ that AD cover. I must've bid on that Ashra LP a dozen times. It goes for some serious cash. Love the Cluster. I could go on & on. Superb selections from Germany's greatest bands.

PS love the way you say prog i thought Prague ::]] a music genre i knew not excellent some things i have not heard and will chase now.... nice to see fans are all around the world .... that music still means so much to me now... after all these years..... thank you Derek

Have ever heard Amön Düül Fool Moon? I love you show, I love krautrock, Cluster, Floe De Cologne... Need to check out Dom...Harmonia deluxe

love this...

Great headphone stufg

How much are you ready to pay to get a good condition copy of an Ohr or Brain original? I'd like to start a collection of my own, but I'm kind of shocked by the prices... Your collection si absolutely stunning. Wow...

I'll show Kraan soon!

I like the term 'Kosmiche Musik' (Cos-mish-a).

You got great taste in kroutrock all those albums you showed are good i agree with you that can in there later years wasnt that good

I see you have a great collection like me. I stopped counting but over 100,000 records not including 45's and cd's. I also love the EUROCK as a syth player and magician. I will be selling all but a few to start a non-profit to make hunger disappear with magic FUN-raisers.

just stumbled across this channel and subscribed almost instantly. Just such a delight to hear someone geek out. A question: what's the song playing all throughout the early stretch from around minutes 12 to 15 and beyond? It's such an earworm.

I was lucky enough to pick up the German original of Phalus Dei recently.The same seller had Wolf City but that escaped my clutches alas.

I have been snag'in some Krauntrock LP's on the low.

Beautiful German pressing of Tago Mago, very very rare now. I've only ever seen one. That Soundtracks sleeve you have is the original German design. Looks great. I only recently picked up my Future Days, definitely the hardest one to find in nice condition. Man you have Unlimited Edition on Caroline!!! Desperately after that, it's very hard to come across now. Rite Time is hugely overlooked and very good, never seen that on vinyl!

Manuel Göttsching Book: Deep Distance - The Musical Life of Manuel Göttsching is now in stock and available to order: manuelgottsching.blogspot.co.uk/ Well over six years in the writing, this has been painstakingly pieced together but was also a real labour of love for me. Here's some information about the book: -156 pages -95,000 words -Four pages of colour photographs -12 black and white photographs/images throughout the text -Limited edition print run Covers the early years, Ash Ra Tempel, The Cosmic Jokers, Ashra and Manuel's solo career to date. Includes exclusive contributions from Harald Grosskopf, Lutz Ulbrich, Steve Baltes, Joaquin Joe Claussell, Steve Hillage and concert recollections from fans.

Awesome Dereck! Yes, this music is just fantastic! Wonderful Stuff. It's funny, I just went and checked my copy of Delay1968 as you started showing yours... came back and you asked... no mine is German... it is on Spoon, a really nice copy I got for cheap. My copy of Soon Over Babaluma is also on Spoon (love that record). Faust 4 is the shit!

So into Amon Duul II and NEU! soo much..omg you said Kraan!!! are you a Magma fan?

I learned alot with this video. What do you think of the Tony Conrad and Faust collaborative LP? I need to give it more attention, and will. Sometimes it is hard to do that.

Made in Germany is a double lp us version heavily truncated

I heard you talking about Dom before, really need to check that album out but repressings are scarce here too. Wow!! Harmonia!! Love them, the first album is my favourite. So rare!!! Wish I had the Neu albums, they are way up there for me... Love Guru Guru, again I don't have any... UFO is insane. Been waiting to see your Can albums!! Looks like an early Monster Movie you have there, have you ever seen the very first Music Factory pressing? That's a four figure album!

Nice krautrock collection any chance you have Gomorrha , I Turned to see whose voice it was?It is a krautrock classic so raw and experimental.Love the vids and your collection is an inspiration for me to go hunting. Thanks Jake

Love your vids! I'm relatively new to Krautrock and can't get enough of it. If your a mellotron lover check out SCHICKE FÜHRS FRÖHLING. If you can find their live album it's incredible.

on the beautiful side of a romance is as good as she brings the rain or thief >>>> it is heart wrenching...... Can is my favourite of them all .... love your reviews ::]]

Love this. Any chance of you doing an upload just on Klaus Schulze?