Faust So Far

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Faust So Far
Faust-Faust So Far (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Faust
Released1972
RecordedMarch 1972
Wümme, Bremen, Germany
Genre Experimental rock, krautrock
Length40:35
Label Polydor 2310196
Producer Uwe Nettelbeck
Faust chronology
Faust
(1971)		Faust So Far
(1972)		 The Faust Tapes
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media (9.6/10) [2]

Faust So Far, also simply called So Far, is a 1972 album by German krautrock group Faust. [3] [4] This, the band's second studio album, has a more commercially typical structure than its predecessor; it comprises nine separate tracks, each consisting of an individual and distinct musical style or theme.

Contents

The album was issued in a black sleeve with black inner sleeve, black labels and a set of inserts with one print for each song on the album. [5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Bizarre little experiments pop up between songs: overlays of effects-treated guitars and the like, sort of a German analogue to the Mothers of Invention’s early sound adventures." [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Faust, unless noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" Rudolf Sosna 7:31
2."On the Way to Abamäe" 2:46
3."No Harm" Jean-Hervé Péron 10:22
Total length:20:39
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."So Far" 6:20
5."Mamie Is Blue"Sosna6:05
6."I've Got My Car and My TV"Sosna3:51
7."Picnic on a Frozen River" 0:43
8."Me Lack Space..." 0:41
9."...In the Spirit" 2:16
Total length:19:56

Personnel

Sound and art work

Release history

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Faust: Faust/So Far". Pitchfork. 25 September 2001.
  3. ↑ Luhrssen, David; Larson, Michael (February 24, 2017). Encyclopedia of Classic Rock. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9781440835148 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "So Far - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  5. ↑ Buckley, Peter (August 2, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Faust". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 August 2020.


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