Faust is a Germa… Read Full Bio ↴Several bands are called Faust (German for "Fist"):
Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner. The group formed in Wümme, Germany in 1971 and soon began recording their debut, "Faust", which sold poorly, but established a devoted fanbase. With a series of early 1970s releases, Faust became one of the most significant bands in the genre that would eventually be known as Krautrock.
Faust became one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson's Virgin Records, who issued the band's "The Faust Tapes" at the price of a single, 49 UK pence, leading to a chart placing in the United Kingdom.
Faust were arguably the most radical of the groups of their era, using advanced studio techniques and electronics in a way that opened up new possibilities for studio composition. At the time they may not have appeared to have had the same impact as a number of their German peers (notably Kraftwerk, Can and Tangerine Dream), but they are increasingly recognised as the most far-sighted of the German groups of that era.
Faust broke up in 1975 after Virgin had rejected their fifth album (some of the recordings later appeared on the "Munich and Elsewhere" album), but reissues of their recordings and various additional material through Chris Cutler's Recommended Records maintained a level of interest. The groups' activities between 1975 and 1990 remain shrouded in mystery.
In 1990, members Irmler, Diermaier and Péron reunited for performances, including touring the United States for the first time. They have continued to perform in various combinations and with various additional musicians ever since.
Péron left the group in June 1997. From mid-1997 to 2004, Faust tours as Zappi W. Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Steven Wray Lobdell, Lars Paukstat, Michael Stoll.
Diermaier and "art-errorist" Péron rejoined in 2004 by immediately recording Trial and Error, a DVD released in 2007 by Fuenfundvierzig Label. Zappi proposed to Péron to start a "new" Faust together with Olivier Manchion and Amaury Cambuzat from Ulan Bator.
Faust now exists in two completely different incarnations, both active and each reflecting different aspects of the original group.
Uwe Nettelbeck, Faust's creator and producer, died 17 January 2007.
Faust's influence has been wide-reaching, and continues to this day, most notably in the music of post-rock, noise, and electronic artists.
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Not to be confused with the legendary Krautrock institution, nor several other lesser-known heavy metal bands, Milan, Italy's Faust are the death metal brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Aleister Demon, whose primary claim to fame -- if one can call it that -- has been his long service as a touring guitarist for Norwegian black metal mainstays Ancient. But because he only linked up with Ancient in 2001, this doesn't account for the fact that, despite founding the project as far back as 1992, Aleister's only Faust-associated music until that decade's end was comprised of a 1993 demo and contributing a song named "Purity in Evil" to 1994's Screams from Italy, Vol. 1 compilation. In fact, Faust didn't unveil its first official release until 2001 -- that being the aptly named …And Finally Faust mini-CD, but this featured just Aleister and a drum machine, not a full band. That development would have to wait until 2009 and the recording of Faust's first actual album, From Glory to Infinity, which saw Aleister surrounded in a session capacity by guitarists Ghiulz Borroni (Profanatum) and Luca Princiotta (Doro, Blaze, etc.), drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski (Dimmu Borgir), and journeyman bassist extraordinaire Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Death, Testament, Autopsy, etc.).
Faust was an anarcho-Punk band from Memphis, TN. Formed in 1988 by Julian (aka Jay Jay) Hollowell and Jason Sims who remained the only consistent members throughout the life of the band until late 1990.
Meadow Meal
Faust Lyrics
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And the guess I get it
And the gate I get it
And the game I get it
A wonderful wooden reason
To stand in line keep in line
Line up
Crash the sound
To understand
The accident is red
You are a fruit fork
And the money you look up
And the madame you look up
And the middle you look up
A wonderful wooden reason
To stand in line keep in line
Line up
Crash the sound
You lose your hand
To understand
The accident is red
The lyrics in Faust's song Meadow Meal are unconventional and devoid of a clear narrative. They seem to be a collection of random phrases and words that are pieced together to form perplexing verse. The lines, "Me is a meadow meal/ And the guess I get it/ And the gate I get it/ And the game I get it," suggest a sense of confusion and disorientation, with the singer trying to make sense of their surroundings. The repetition of the phrase, "A wonderful wooden reason," throughout the song implies that the singer is searching for something to explain their situation, but what that is remains unclear.
Line by Line Meaning
Me is a meadow meal
I am the nourishment for the meadow, sustaining its growth and life.
And the guess I get it
I understand the speculation about me and the judgments made based on appearances.
And the gate I get it
I understand the barriers that restrict access and the desire to pass through them.
And the game I get it
I understand the rules and objectives of the game being played and my role in it.
A wonderful wooden reason
There is a delightful and compelling purpose for being here, akin to the warmth and comfort of wooden structures.
To stand in line keep in line
It is necessary to wait patiently and conform to the established order in order to achieve success.
Line up
Get in formation, ready for action or direction.
Crash the sound
Disrupt the established order with chaos and loudness.
You lose your hand
A negative consequence will befall you if you are not careful or fail to abide by the rules.
To understand
Comprehension is necessary to avoid negative consequences and achieve goals.
The accident is red
Dangerous things happen unexpectedly, signaled by the color red.
You are a fruit fork
You serve a specific, specialized purpose in a particular context, like a fork designed for fruit.
And the money you look up
You desire financial stability, as evidenced by your preoccupation with money.
And the madame you look up
You admire those in positions of power or authority, such as a madame.
And the middle you look up
You aspire to be part of the social or economic middle class.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GUENTHER WUESTHOFF, HANS-JOACHIM IRMLER, JEAN-HERVE PERON, JOACHIM IRMLER HANS, RUDOLF SOSNA, WERNER DIERMAIER
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Hein Klug
It was the idea of their mentor and producer Uwe Nettelbeck to offer them to the record company Polydor as "the new Beatles" - just a pure and clever hype which brought them a record contract with 750.000 Deutschmarks advanced money, a house in Wümme with a complete expensive recording studio with their own recording engineer and a year or more in which they could do and try everything they wanted! Dreamlike conditions for a new band which was just formed then!
Mark Boon
I listened to this when I was 15 and it changed my musical direction for the rest of my life. Faust 4 is still my favourite though this is envelope pushing stuff!!
Mum2Boys
Faust IV is a bit assessible for minimalist krautrock listeners, but their debut album... ME IS A MEADOW MEAL AND THE GUESS I GET IT AND THE GAME I GET IT
methenthusiast
A WONDERFUL WOODEN REASON
Laura Peskin
Perfect example of an experimental track that is not excessive.
randsholman
Strangely enough, this severely affected my sense of smell.
Alessandro Pucci
Really love it😍
Pedro Fontes
Great Song! Great band! Glad to see someone made a hi quality upload of this album!
Alex
Dat guitar part at 3:21. Blows me away everytime
Rodrigo Rojo
I can't imagine how someone is stupid enough to be incapable of noticing the raw creativity and authenticity found in Faust to the point of accusing them of theft and plagiarizing.