THE RULES OF THE GAME
Each participating editor or contributor draws up a list of titles connected to the theme, representative of their own perspective. To encourage variety overall, we allow only one or two albums per band. The lists are collected, and the first twenty albums mentioned are assigned a score: twenty points to the one ranked first, nineteen to the next, and so on. If an album is mentioned by more than one participant, the points received from each are added together. Ranking the titles from the one with the most points down, we get the final chart.
What you're reading, then, is a representation of the points of convergence and the diversity of views among Ondarock's contributors. It isn't a list put together behind closed doors, and there are no corrections or backroom deals. The only agreed element is the set of rules above.
It's a game, and we hope the outcome intrigues readers as much as it does the participants. For those who feel like digging deeper, the individual contributors' personal charts can be goldmines of discoveries. Happy exploring!
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Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle
22
33
Michael Bundt - Just Landed Cosmic Kid
20
Deuter - D
20
35
Harmonia - Deluxe
19
Zweistein - Trip, Flip Out, Meditation
11
Sand - Golem
11
Embryo - Steig Aus
10
Eloy - Inside
10
THE EDITORIAL STAFF'S FAVORITE ARTISTS
10
Cluster
69
12
Agitation Free
50
13
Emtidi
42
14
Embryo
41
16
Harmonia
34
17
Guru Guru
26
18
Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit
22
19
Michael Bundt
20
Deuter
20
21
Phantom Band
13
22
Walter Wegmüller
12
Cosmic Jokers
12
24
Zweistein
11
Sand
11
26
Eloy
10
27
Amon Düül I
9
28
Sergius Golowin
8
Yatha Sidhra
8
30
Thomas Dinger
7
Association
7
32
Rufus Zuphall
6
33
Witthüser & Westrupp
5
34
Conrad Schnitzler
3
Wallenstein
3
Grobschnitt
3
37
Satin Whale
2
Annexus Quam
2
39
Roedelius
1
CLAUDIO FABRETTI'S FAVOURITES
13
19
La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
20
Walter Wegmüller - Tarot
22
Emtidi - Saat
23
Embryo - Opal
24
Cluster - Zuckerzeit
25
Eloy - Ocean
26
Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia
27
Hölderlin - Hölderlins Traum
29
Deuter - D
30
Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers
STAFF PICKS
GIULIANO DELLI PAOLI
- Michael Bundt - Just Landed Cosmic Kid
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - New Age Of Earth
- Emtidi - Saat
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Deuter - D
- Neu! - Neu! '75
- Amon Düül II - Tanz der Lemminge
- La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
- Klaus Schulze - Mirage
- Can - Future Days
- Ash Ra Tempel - Join Inn
- Faust - Faust IV
- Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna von Goloka
- Thomas Dinger - Für Mich
- Cluster - Zuckerzeit
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
- Conrad Schnitzler - Con
- Harmonia - Deluxe
- Roedelius - Wenn der Südwind weht
MICHELE CORRADO
- Neu! - Neu! '75
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Can - Future Days
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - New Age Of Earth
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Agitation Free - Malesch
- Faust - Faust IV
- Klaus Schulze - X
- Cluster - Zuckerzeit
- Embryo - Steig Aus
- La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
- Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle
- Association - Earwax
- Rufus Zuphall - Phallobst
- Cosmic Jokers - Galactic Supermarket
- Deuter - D
- Harmonia - Deluxe
- Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
- Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
VALERIO D'ONOFRIO
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Amon Düül I - Psychedelic Underground
- Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia
- Agitation Free - Malesch
- Tangerine Dream - Zeit
- Emtidi - Saat
- Can - Tago Mago
- Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
- Popol Vuh - In den Gärten Pharaos
- Cluster - Cluster II
FRANCESCO NUNZIATA
FEDERICO ROMAGNOLI
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - New Age Of Earth
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Neu! - Neu! '75
- Faust - Faust IV
- Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
- Klaus Schulze - X
- Can - Future Days
- Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
MARCO SGRIGNOLI
- Tangerine Dream - Ricochet
- Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine
- Can - Ege Bamyasi
- Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4
- Neu! - Neu! 2
- Amon Düül II - Tanz Der Lemminge
- Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble & Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle
- Phantom Band - Nowhere
- Cluster - Grosses Wasser
- La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
OSSYDIANA SPERI
- Can - Tago Mago
- Faust - Faust IV
- Neu! - Neu!
- Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Cluster - Zuckerzeit
- Embryo - Opal
- Guru Guru - UFO
- Agitation Free - Malesch
- Zweistein - Trip, Flip Out, Meditation
- Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
- Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
- Sand - Golem
- Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers
- Tangerine Dream - Zeit
- Emtidi - Saat
- Eloy - Inside
- Wallenstein - Mother Universe
- Satin Whale - Desert Places
- Harmonia - Live 1974
MARTINA VETRUGNO
- Can - Tago Mago
- Faust - Faust IV
- Amon Düül II - Yeti
- Neu! - Neu! '75
- Can - Ege Bamyasi
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Harmonia - Deluxe
- Neu! - Neu!
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn
- Walter Wegmüller - Tarot
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - Inventions For Electric Guitar
- Amon Düül II - Wolf City
- Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen
- Faust - Faust
- Cluster - Sowieso
- Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia
- Agitation Free - Malesch
- Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt
- Cluster - Zuckerzeit
- Agitation Free - 2nd
- Embryo - Steig aus
- Tangerine Dream - Zeit
- Popol Vuh - In Der Gärten Pharaos
- La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf
- Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
- Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass
- Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
- Os Mundi - 43 Minuten
- Out Of Focus - Wake Up!
- Between - And The Waters Opened
- Kraan - Wintrup
- Gila - Gila
- Günter Schickert - Überfällig
- Wallenstein - Blitzkrieg
- Electric Sandwich - Electric Sandwich
- Michael Rother - Sterntaler
- GÄA - Auf Der Bahn Zum Uranus
- Guru Guru - Känguru
- Gila - Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
- Kollektiv - Kollektiv
- Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers
- German Oak - German Oak
- Et Cetera - Et Cetera
- Necronomicon - Tips Zum Selbstmord
- Brave New World - Impressions On Reading Aldous Huxley
- A.R. & Machines - Die Grüne Reise
- Emtidi - Saat
- Xhol Caravan - Electrip
- Dom - Edge Of Time
- Eroc - Eroc
- Embryo - Opal
- Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna Von Goloka
- Roedelius - Durch Die Wüste
- Nosferatu - Nosferatu
- Thrice Mice - Thrice Mice!
- Sand - Golem
- Liliental - Liliental
- Thomas Dinger - Für Mich
- Moebius & Plank - Rastakraut Pasta
- Brainticket - Cottonwoodhill
VALERIA FERRO
- Can - Tago Mago
- Faust - Faust IV
- Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
- Embryo - Opal
- Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel
- Popol Vuh - In Den Gärten Pharaos
- Emtidi - Saat
- Guru Guru - Ufo
- Agitation Free - Malesch
- Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn
- Neu! - Neu!
- Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass
- Tangerine Dream - Zeit
- Eloy - Inside
- Witthüser & Westrupp - Trips Und Träume
- Cluster - Cluster II
- Sand - Golem
- Annexus Quam - Osmose
- Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia
GIACOMO RIVOIRA
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
- Klaus Schulze - X
- Neu! - Neu! '75
- Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - Inventions For Electric Guitar
- Manuel Göttsching & Ash Ra Tempel - New Age Of Earth
- Faust - Faust IV
- Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine
- Kraftwerk - Autobahn
original design & development by
Edoardo M. Cappuccio
Edoardo M. Cappuccio
redesign by
Gabriele Brombin
Anna Quaranta
Gabriele Brombin
Anna Quaranta
The peak of Faust's fourth album, between songs and hypnotic jams (chief among them the emblematic "Krautrock"). Next comes Popol Vuh's "Hosianna Mantra", which marries electric guitars steeped in cosmic blues to a markedly spiritual pianistic neoclassicism. Rounding out the podium is Neu!'s third album, at once their most accessible and most futuristic, anticipating both post-punk and post-rock.