Faust So Far

Faust So Far
Studio album by Faust
Released	1972
Recorded	March 1972 Wümme, Bremen, Germany
Genre	Experimental rock, krautrock
Length	40:35
Label	Polydor 2310196
Producer	Uwe Nettelbeck
Faust chronology
Faust (1971) Faust So Far (1972) The Faust Tapes (1973)

Faust So Far, also called So Far, is a 1972 album by German krautrock group Faust. ^{[1] [2]} 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.

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. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Pitchfork Media	9.6/10 [5]

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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"So Far"		6:20
5.	"Mamie Is Blue"	Sosna	6:05
6.	"I've Got My Car and My TV"	Sosna	3:51
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

• Werner "Zappi" Diermaier – drums, percussion
• Hans Joachim Irmler – organ
• Jean-Hervé Péron – vocals, bass guitar
• Rudolf Sosna – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
• Gunther Wüsthoff – synthesizer, saxophone

Sound and art work

• Kurt Graupner – engineer
• Uwe Nettelbeck – producer, album design
• Edda Kochl – printing

Release history

• Faust So Far was re-issued by Recommended Records in 1979.

References

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

External links

• faust-pages.com. So Far.