Formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1969, and considered the inventors of "Kraut Rock," Faust are key figures in 20th Century music.  In the early 70's, along with Can and Kraftwerk, they re-invented pop music as a specifically European art form.  In their own studio, they revolutionized the whole process of musical production; they improvised with industrial noise, generated bizarre hypnotic grooves, indulged in studio-based collages and dabbled with every conceivable musical genre, sometimes simultaneously.  Faust is credited with strongly influencing the music of Brian Eno, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Test Department, Neubauten, My Bloody Valentine, Julian Cope, Sonic Youth and a host of Industrial and Techno bands. 
 
 
The members of this 2009 tour are original members Jean-Hervé Peron and Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, along with James Johnston (Gallon Drunk, Lydia Lunch, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and visual/video artist, painter and musician Geraldine Swayne. Jean-Hervé Peron lived in Schenectady from June 1967 to June 1968 when he was an American Field Services exchange student at Mont Pleasant High School. 
 
 
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Also performing will be the following Capital Region performers, both of whom will be supported with video by Jason Cosco:
 
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Holland Hopson