âThe birth of Krautrock came after Nazi Germany, when there was no culture left in the country, and musicians were like, âWhere do we go from here? What sounds do we make?â It was the sound of a new beginning for those people.â
This quotation isnât from a music history book â itâs from a conversation I had last fall with Nashvilleâs own synthesizer great Eve Maret. The 26-year-old artist was espousing the progressive psychedelic movement stewarded by timeless Teutonic bands of the â60s and â70s like Neu!, Can and Kraftwerk. Though she wasnât necessarily forecasting the giant question mark that is our post-pandemic musical landscape, the discussion feels relevant. Krautrock healed listeners, and Maretâs music has similar aims.