| Faust IV | ||||
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| Studio album by Faust | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, June 1973 |
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| Genre | Krautrock | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Uwe Nettelbeck | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
| Pitchfork | (9.4/10)[2] |
Faust IV is a 1973 album by the pioneering German krautrock group Faust.
The opener "Krautrock" is a drone-based instrumental where the drums kick in only after seven minutes, whilst later tracks such as "The Sad Skinhead" and "Jennifer" employ more conventional songwriting techniques. The closing track "It's a Bit of a Pain" combines both styles, utilising noise during its chorus. At a point late in the song, following the chorus a woman's voice speaking in Swedish is heard. The message spoken goes "Den enkla sanningen är att den del män är håriga och andra inte är det. En del kvinnor har mycket hår, och andra har det inte. Olika raser har olika mönster för hårets fördelning. Den virilaste av alla mänskliga varelser - den långa negerhanen - har nästan inget kroppshår alls", and is translated into; "The simple truth is that some men are hairy, and some are not. Some women have lots of hair, and some don't. Different races have different patterns for the distribution of hair. The most virile of all men, the tall negro male, is almost entirely lacking body hair".
The album was recorded at the Manor Studios in England. As the sessions took too long to complete, producer Uwe Nettelbeck opted to complete the album with material that was recorded at previous sessions in Wümme, Germany. These additions include "Krautrock" (previously aired on the John Peel show) and "It's a Bit of a Pain" (previously released as a single in Germany).
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The track titles and times are from Faust-pages.com as there are errors on both the LP and CD editions of the album.[3] All the tracks are written and performed by Faust.
Faust IV was re-released on two CDs in February 2006 by EMI (the current owners of Virgin Records). The first CD contains re-masters of the original eight tracks, while the second CD has the following bonus tracks:
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