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From punk came sludge: Scaled back in tempo, not in force
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The history and breakout style of tropicália
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Out of West German recession comes krautrock
In 1966 the West German economy fell into a recession. West Germany's post-WWII economy had proved surprisingly strong, so surprisingly…
