Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 is a 2013 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records in 2013. It was a follow-up to their 2010 record "Deutsche Elektronische Musik" with further tracks covering West German krautrock groups and their music released between 1971 and 1983. It received positive reviews from music publications such as AllMusic, "Uncut" and "Record Collector" as well as newspapers such as "The Independent" and "The Province". Music. John Lewis of "Uncut" noted the variety of music on the album, describing it as a "hipster-friendly rebranding of what is, effectively, progressive rock from  West Germany." Lewis described the variety of music from space-age electronica (Michael Hoenig and Pyrolator), proto-techno of Asmus Tietchens), and Afro-tinged funk (Can's "Halleluwah", Niagra's trance-like "Gibli"), as well as jazz-rock (Gila and Bröselmaschine). Oregano Rathbone of "Record Collector" noted the artists on the compilation, stating it contained the "big hitters" of the scene (Can, Faust, Amon Düül II, NEU!, and Popol Vuh while still containing obscurities such as Bröselmaschine, Niagara, You and Asmus Tietchens. Release. "Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2" was announced in early 2013. The album was released in March 2013 on  vinyl, compact disc and as a digital download. A follow-up release, "Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3" was released in December 2017. After being out of print for over eight years, the album was re-released by Soul Jazz Records in a box set on vinyl on September 4, 2021. Reception. Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating, noting again the absence of Kraftwerk on the album, while still proclaiming that the album was "another smart sampling that, depending on the listener's level of knowledge, can function either as an entry point or as a gap  filler; most of the parent albums are within a range of good to tremendous." Oregano Rathbone of "Record Collector" also awarded the album four stars making similar statements to Kellman, noting the absence of Kraftwerk but that the album was a solid mixture of well known and obscure groups of the genre that "still sounds like the future." Nick Coleman of "The Independent" gave the album a four out of five rating, referring to the album as a "sterling mix of bravery, innocence and playfulness." Stuart Derdeyn of "The Province" praised the album calling it "brilliantly curated" and declaring that  it reinforces "the argument that some of the most interesting, progressive and cutting-edge music of the era was coming out of Germany." Track listing. Track listing adapted from the album's liner notes and sleeve. Disc 2