ABSTRACT

This article analyses how British popular music culture defined and responded to Krautrock, a subgenre of West German underground rock, during the 1970s. It examines and contextualises British and West German interactions in popular music immediately before Krautrock and at the time of its early definition. The article then explores how so-called Krautrock bands related to the British public and press and how they were described and understood in relation to their nationality. The article suggests that stereotypes and prejudices, shaped by the memory of World War 2, remained a significant aspect of British discourse on West Germany into the 1970s. However, interest in Krautrock gave rise to social and cultural interactions that inspired some to challenge and renegotiate ideas of Germany and Germanness. To some, bonds made through music, culture and politics proved more profound than the history of conflict between Britain and Germany.

摘要

本文分析了 1970 年代英国流行音乐文化如何定义和回应西德地下摇滚的一个子流派克劳特洛克。它在 Krautrock 之前以及在其早期定义之时，考察了英国和西德在流行音乐中的互动并将其背景化。然后，文章探讨了所谓的 Krautrock 乐队与英国公众和媒体的关系，以及如何根据他们的国籍来描述和理解他们。这篇文章表明，由第二次世界大战的记忆所塑造的刻板印象和偏见，一直是 1970 年代英国关于西德的话语的一个重要方面。然而，对克劳特洛克的兴趣引发了社会和文化互动，激发了一些人挑战和重新谈判德国和德国人的想法。对一些人来说，通过音乐建立的纽带，