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Genre
krautrock
Parent Genre: rock

Krautrock is a genre of experimental rock music that originated in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is characterized by its use of electronic instruments, repetitive rhythms, and improvisation. Krautrock bands often incorporate elements of jazz, psychedelic rock, and avant-garde music into their sound. The genre is known for its influential contributions to the development of electronic music and its influence on later genres such as post-punk and ambient music.


Top artists of krautrock genre

Tangerine Dream
CAN
Eloy
Roedelius
Agitation Free
Klaus Schulze
NEU!
Triumvirat
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List of krautrock artists

Here is a list of krautrock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the krautrock genre. You can find out what krautrock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Tangerine Dream
48 79 41 47 52 25 124 287201
2
CAN
47 44 58 66 18 56 128 279034
3
Eloy
42 24 41 61 13 30 110 78310
4
Roedelius
41 83 33 31 73 20 135 28644
5
Agitation Free
36 68 36 48 19 24 116 17432
6
Klaus Schulze
36 93 29 31 64 19 120 82140
7
NEU!
35 80 52 76 15 41 134 115115
8
Triumvirat
34 43 43 52 3 38 147 49640
9
Cluster
34 85 56 32 64 37 133 52367
10
Popol Vuh
34 77 25 30 82 13 111 53873
11
Nektar
32 34 34 62 44 30 122 55066
12
Faust
30 61 47 53 41 41 122 60699
13
Moebius
30 0 61 42 81 95 191 15021
14
Ashra
30 89 28 34 51 26 117 31531
15
Shamall
30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1725
16
Amon Düül II
29 34 37 58 18 45 120 62802
17
Harmonia
28 83 45 50 35 48 131 31495
18
Harmonia & Eno '76
28 73 47 31 80 34 115 7896
19
Holger Czukay
27 35 49 33 57 53 111 27495
20
Edgar Froese
25 80 33 39 42 12 120 23242
21
Peter Baumann
25 70 62 43 27 25 126 12917
22
Michael Rother
24 77 48 38 47 25 135 16682
23
Birth Control
23 17 47 75 4 59 122 19956
24
Ernst Schultz
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
25
Kraan
22 54 48 69 30 49 124 11979
26
Jaki Liebezeit
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 2691
27
Brainticket
21 36 38 41 50 39 121 16939
28
Embryo
21 37 54 61 32 56 102 15497
29
Grobschnitt
20 26 35 78 2 28 129 14178
30
Rodion G.A.
20 86 49 56 81 22 123 3563
31
Ash Ra Tempel
18 83 51 59 32 54 177 11249
32
Eroc
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1443
33
La Düsseldorf
15 97 55 65 31 32 129 13489
34
Conrad Schnitzler
15 88 72 57 66 44 119 11149
35
Guru Guru
15 69 35 74 5 38 101 20713
36
Harald Grosskopf
15 83 38 62 20 62 140 6088
37
Frumpy
15 2 46 76 9 35 130 9159
38
Novalis
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 7723
39
Thomas Dinger
13 91 45 57 43 35 144 2043
40
Krokodil
13 26 43 77 7 54 95 4408
41
A.R. & Machines
13 46 46 59 53 45 131 5059
42
Mythos
13 94 31 36 89 18 142 2288
43
Floh de Cologne
12 0 67 54 61 96 152 3493
44
Out Of Focus
12 45 40 37 19 41 107 6848
45
Drosselbart
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 201
46
Karl Bartos
12 16 63 97 1 40 126 7702
47
BröselMaschine
11 9 32 47 47 9 132 4092
48
Camera
11 79 36 75 25 32 127 5362
49
Asmus Tietchens
11 97 34 68 46 5 87 3953
50
Os Mundi
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 779
51
Cosmic Jokers
8 95 14 25 58 3 84 7498
52
Hoelderlin
8 30 35 53 49 38 83 4946
53
Missus Beastly
7 79 42 77 18 70 109 2809
54
Irmin Schmidt
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2472
55
Kin Ping Meh
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4137
56
Amon Düül
7 86 43 26 71 23 140 12220
57
Witthüser & Westrupp
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2753
58
Dzyan
6 92 30 30 70 28 104 4573
59
Streetmark
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 848
60
Günter Schickert
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2530
61
My Solid Ground
6 0 30 90 11 54 148 1689
62
Wallenstein
5 4 31 65 24 30 113 3448
63
Walter Wegmuller
5 66 26 49 49 30 121 1553
64
Ihre Kinder
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672
65
Thirsty Moon
5 46 48 81 6 63 104 2897
66
Electric Sandwich
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1974
67
Rufus Zuphall
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2959
68
Kollektiv
5 86 53 80 1 72 96 758
69
Yatha Sidhra
4 84 28 56 29 16 70 2143
70
Orange Peel
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 848
71
Twenty Sixty Six & Then
4 0 29 76 9 59 104 1300
72
Emtidi
4 91 10 18 61 22 81 2280
73
Gomorrha
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1897
74
Xhol Caravan
4 49 32 56 2 73 125 5555
75
Nine Days Wonder
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 665
76
Ainigma
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 864
77
Annexus Quam
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1675
78
McChurch Soundroom
2 76 39 60 51 56 140 1645
79
Kalacakra
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2051
80
Sperrmüll
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1381
81
Tony Conrad With Faust
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1062
82
German Oak
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1175
83
Satin Whale
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 974
84
Murphy Blend
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 735
85
Klaus Dinger
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 864
86
Sergius Golowin
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 701
87
Jerry Berkers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97
88
Cozmic Corridors
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 316
89
Eulenspygel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504
90
Eno, Moebius and Roedelius
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
91
Cluster And Eno
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
92
Amon Guru
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222
93
The Astral Army
0 8 35 86 0 16 124 52
94
Xhol
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 796
95
Damo Suzuki's Network
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 661
96
Lied des Teufels
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
97
Cravinkel
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
98
Tyll
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
99
Cosmic Couriers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116
100
Royal Servants
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146
101
Limbus 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84
102
Lightshine
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 501