Biography
Formed in 1969 in Hamburg, Germany and considered the inventors of
"Krautrock", iconoclasts extrordinaire Faust are key figures in 20th
Century music. In the early '70s, along with Can and Kraftwerk, they
re-invented pop music as a specifically European art-form. In their own
studio they were able to revolutionize the whole process of musical
production; they improvised with industrial noise, generated bizarre
hypnotic grooves, indulged in shockingly willful studio-based collages,
and dabbled with every conceivable musical genre, sometimes
simultaneously.The touring members of the 2009 US Faust tour are
original members Jean-Herve Peron and Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, along
with James Johnston (Gallon Drunk, Lydia Lunch, Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds) and visual/video artist, painter, and musician Geraldine Swayne.-Brian Turner / WFMU
"Krautrock", iconoclasts extrordinaire Faust are key figures in 20th
Century music. In the early '70s, along with Can and Kraftwerk, they
re-invented pop music as a specifically European art-form. In their own
studio they were able to revolutionize the whole process of musical
production; they improvised with industrial noise, generated bizarre
hypnotic grooves, indulged in shockingly willful studio-based collages,
and dabbled with every conceivable musical genre, sometimes
simultaneously.The touring members of the 2009 US Faust tour are
original members Jean-Herve Peron and Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, along
with James Johnston (Gallon Drunk, Lydia Lunch, Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds) and visual/video artist, painter, and musician Geraldine Swayne.-Brian Turner / WFMU
