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Daniel Fichelscher and Florian Fricke of Popol Vuh There are many roads to lead to the same destination. As I continue finding new ways to take this theme I have running in my head for August, a grand driving playlist (just a snapshot in time for this year), I have to resolve that not all…
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Kevin Ayers – 1973 As August saunders on, with way too much energy (good and bad) this year, I think its about time to aim the direction of my theme to a place that requires less propulsion. At the end of the day you want to pump people up who are hearing the driving playlist,…
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Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother from NEU! This is a split decision. These driving songs show two different ways to get to the same destination. I had such a hard time picking which songs to feature from the great duo of Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger because they in essence created the best driving groove…
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Can – 1977 Further along in this month long journey through great driving songs we’re still in the country of Germany. To be precise, Cologne, West Germany. The two songs I’ll review today from CAN one “Oh Yeah” the driver, and “Fly By Night” the meditative/homecoming track present two interesting sides of the same band.…
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Faust 1973 Sometimes, the oddest part of driving long distances is that sense of trance it lulls you into. You’ve seen hundreds of cornfields, hills, prairies, and desert plains, so much so, that you lose track of distance and time. Usually, what takes us out of this stasis is a well-placed jolt, or in my…
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Amon Duul II – 1970 There’s a certain drive that can only be reached by upping the tempo. The best driving songs will always have this forward momentum propulsing any listener forward. The following songs by krautrock band, Amon Duul II, maintain the velocity of Hawkind’s first blast, I mean the only way to keep…
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Hawkwind – 1973 Do not check your portable devices, do not adjust your seats, do not attempt to leave your destination…we’re heading to even heavier space today. I’ll attempt to direct this month’s driving theme into a heavier direction before we descend back to Earth. Hawkwind’s brand of rock is not for the weak…its rock…
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Aphrodite’s Child – 1971 Sometimes when we’re traveling you know there are destinations most people aren’t quite ready to go with you. So what can you do? You prepare them ahead of time to a new experience that might pique their interest. Yesterday’s Spark’s track was just a teaser. Today’s two tracks by Aphrodite’s Child…
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Sparks (Russel and Ron Mael) circa 1974. This is where I slowly attempt to route the driving playlist somewhere new in my August musical trip. First, though, I have to get through a few checkpoints. All of the previous songs were instantly recognizable as driving songs and serve to warm you up to the path…
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Iggy Pop in 1978 Truckin’ along, choosin’ some driving songs, can be a hard task do, especially if you’re trying to please your passengers and yourself. The following two songs explain a lot of what goes on in ones mind when we chose to travel, mentally or physically. Metaphysically, Iggy Pop’s two songs “I’m Bored”…
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