Neu Klang - 'krautrock' in the bands' own words; Christoph Dallach documents the musical renegades transforming Germany's underground scene in the 1970s

Much ink has been spilled on the topic of krautrock, the underground music of 1970s Germany. But Christoph Dallach's Neu Klang - the phrase means "new sound" - finds a novel route through familiar ground. The book is billed as the first oral history of the movement. Interviewees include a wide cross-section of musicians, from members of leading bands such as Can and Neu!, to industry figures, scenesters and foreign admirers like Jean-Michel Jarre and Brian Eno...