Faust (band)

Faust (German: [faʊ̯st], English: "fist") are a German rock band from Hamburg. Formed in 1971 by producer and former music journalist Uwe Nettelbeck, the group was originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (b.1949), Hans Joachim Irmler (b.1950), Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron (b.1949), Rudolf Sosna (1946 – 1996) and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with engineer Kurt Graupner. Their work was oriented around dissonance, improvisation, and experimental electronic approaches, and would influence subsequent ambient and industrial music. They are considered a central act of West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement.

Faust
Faust at Wümme, 1971; back from left: Zappi, Péron, Sosna, Wüsthoff, Irmler, Meifert; front from left: Nettelbeck (producer), Graupner (engineer)
Background information
OriginWümme, Bremen, Germany
Genres
Years active1971–1975; 1990–present
Labels
  • Polydor
  • Virgin
  • Art-errorist
  • Klangbad
  • Recommended
  • Bureau B
MembersWerner "Zappi" Diermaier
Jean-Hervé Péron
Past membersHans Joachim Irmler
Rudolf Sosna
Gunther Wüsthoff
Arnulf Meifert
WebsiteThe Faust Pages
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