DJ Sessions: German Rock And Psychedelic Vibes From Radio Goethe

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Published October 4, 2017 at 12:40 PM EDT

Blixa Bargeld of Einsturzende Neubauten performs at the Kentish Town Forum on April 5, 2005 in London. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

When DJ Arndt Peltner came to the U.S. from Germany 20 years ago, he was missing his favorite music on the radio. So he started the show Radio Goethe to highlight music — classic and modern — from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The weekly radio show, produced by KUSF in San Francisco, grew into a syndicated program with devoted listeners. In this edition of the Here & Now DJ Sessions, Peltner (@radiogoethe) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to hear some German rock and psychedelic music.

Hear previous installments of Here & Now‘s DJ Sessions

Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

Music From The Segment

Infamis, “Ganz Grosses Kino”

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Einstürzende Neubauten, “Die Wellen”

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Shiny Gnomes, “Heartmoon”

Studio Shap Shap, “Peau de Chèvre”