A masterpiece straight from Germany in 1972, Neu!, the first album by the eponymous duo Kosmische Musik (Krautrock), a band founded in 1971 by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger, formed as a split from the very early Kraftwerk, which was now moving toward a fully technological dimension.
An album that began a journey that would be followed over the years by bands such as Joy Division and Stereolab.
The band is composed of two outstanding musicians who also worked with other top-level bands:
Michael Rother - guitar, keyboards, vocals (Bands: Kraftwerk, Neu!, Cluster, Harmonia)
Klaus Dinger - guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals (Bands: Kraftwerk, Neu!, La Düsseldorf, La! Neu?)
They created a spare, essential sound based on the rhythmic groove of the drums and cyclical melodies.
Klaus Dinger, along with Jaki Liebezeit of Can, was the creator of "motorik," a rhythmic pattern that would later be adopted in new wave, synth-pop, and '90s music.
Neu!'s music, after more than twenty years of delay, would find fame in Europe and a deserved reappraisal thanks to the new trends of new wave, alternative rock, and electronic music, which would re-evaluate its visionary nature.
A great, seminal album.
Tracklist
1. Hallogallo (10:07)
2. Sonderangebot (4:50)
3. Weissensee (6:42)
- Jahresüberblick :
4. Im Glück (6:52)
5. Negativland (9:46)
6. Lieber Honig (7:15)
Duration 45:42
LineUp
- Klaus Dinger - koto, 11-string guitar, percussion, Farfisa electric piano, bandoneon, electronics, turntable, vocals
- Michael Rother - guitar, bass, piano, electric guitar, violin, zither, percussion, electronics, special effects
Note: All links to the musicians' works are in the TAGS under the article title or on the "Artists" page
