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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

4. ClusterZuckerzeit

You could be generic and call it krautrock but I think it’s much more than that. I really think it’s the most modern of that era, you can hear it on so many records, especially on The Good, The Bad & The Queen, those kind of filtered drums that just shuffle. You can hear it everywhere. The track ‘Hollywood’ – we were touring America and I had it on repeat. That, ‘Caramel’, ‘Marzipan’… Damon [Albarn] must have nicked ‘Caramel’ for a title for a Blur song, on 13. I love the cover as well. Artwork has always been really important. I think every band will admit that there’s at least three Neu! tracks they love or three Can tracks, but it’s hard to love a whole album. I genuinely love Zuckerzeit.

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Nite Jewel, Hannah Peel, Gudrun Gut
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