Faust - 1971-74Boxset contains Faust, So Far, The Faust Tapes, Faust IV, Punkt (1974 album that has never been released), Momentaufnahme I (unreleased studio tracks), Momentaufnahme II (unreleased studio tracks), and two 7" "There is no group more mythical than Faust." Julian Cope (Krautrocksampler) A band's fame can be measured in the sum of myths, legends and stories which are conjured up in their wake. In which case, Faust have been playing in the Champions

whose 1975 ‰Û÷When Jesus Comes‰۪ and ‰Û÷A Helping Hand‰۪ navigate a psychedelic sea of wah-wah

“Did you lock my heart up

Great Spans of Muddy Time is a beautiful ode to the power of accident

“We were messing about on modular synthesisers

forgetting-to-eat-or-sleep love for the last 30 years of pop

of engaging innocence and muted expressiveness

John Darnielle

Songs spin off and lurch into unexpected directions throughout here

‰ÛÏA document of four dudes having a good time over the course of six years-- teases out the Australian punk-loving rock band's trajectory through B-sides and singles

for his music

outsiders in an outsider culture

the new side-project Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd