NEU! Europe: Krautrock and British representations of West German countercultures during the 1970s

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 contextualises interactions in immediately before Krautrock at time its early definition. The then explores so-called bands related public press they were described understood relation their nationality. suggests that stereotypes prejudices, shaped by memory World War 2, remained significant aspect discourse on Germany into However, interest gave rise social cultural inspired some challenge renegotiate ideas Germanness. To some, bonds made through music, politics proved more profound than history conflict between Britain Germany.