Faust (band)
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Faust at Wümme, 1971; back from left: Zappi, Péron, Sosna, Wüsthoff, Irmler, Meifert; front from left: Nettelbeck (producer), Graupner (engineer) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wümme, Bremen, Germany |
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| Years active | 1971–1975; 1990–present |
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| Members | Werner "Zappi" Diermaier Gunther Wüsthoff |
| Past members | Hans Joachim Irmler Rudolf Sosna Jean-Hervé Péron Arnulf Meifert |
| Website | The Faust Pages |
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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.