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Christoph Dallach

Neu Klang : The Definitive History Of Krautrock

    West Germany, 1968. Like everywhere else in the Western world, the young generation is pushing for radical change, still suffering the after-effects of the Second World War. Many stream out of the lecture halls and onto the streets.

    Some into the underground. And some into the practice basements, in search of the soundtrack of the movement. The unique and adventurous sounds that German bands like Can, Neu!, Amon Düül, Popul Vuh, Tangerine Dream, Faust, Cluster or Kraftwerk produced back then, now known as Krautrock, are considered a blueprint for modern rock music.

    And the stream of their creative admirers and continuators has been constantly widening since the first fans like David Bowie and Iggy Pop: whether Blur, Aphex Twin, Sonic Youth, Radiohead or the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. In Neu Klang, Christoph Dallach interviewed its pioneers, including Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay of CAN; Neu!'s Michael Rother; Dieter Moebius of Cluster; Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream; Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, Brian Eno and many others. Their answers combine to form an oral history that points far beyond the individual band histories: on the one hand, into the past, to Nazi teachers, post-war parental homes, free jazz, terrorism, LSD and extremely long hair; but just as much into the future, to global recognition, myth-making, techno or post-rock.

    NEU!

    NEU! 2 - 50th Anniversary Edition

      Special limited edition picture disc celebrating the 50th anniversary of this legendary record. Must have fan item for all fans of NEU! and Krautrock.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Für Immer
      2. Spitzenqualität
      3. Gedenkminute (für A+K)
      4. Lila Engel (lilac Angel)
      5. Neuschnee 78
      6. Super 16
      7. Neuschnee
      8. Cassetto
      9. Super 78
      10. Hallo Excentrico
      11. Super

      Neu!

      50!

        NEU! announce the release of a brand new boxset marking the 50th anniversary of their first record, with a Tribute album featuring reworks from The National, Idles, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Mogwai, Fink, Stephen Morris (New Order) & more.

        NEU!’s influence is undeniable. Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother, who had both previously been members of Kraftwerk, are a product not only of West Germany but of Düsseldorf. Like other experimental bands of the late 60s and early 70s gathered under the banner of Krautrock, they were driven by a mixture of political and artistic imperatives to reject the cliches and conventions of orthodox, blues-based Anglo-American rock and create a music that was, formally, West German in origin.

        NEU! are one of the great, belated success stories of rock music. Their influence is widespread, international, continued. Ian Curtis (Joy Division) played the rest of the group NEU! as part of their weekly education classes, David Bowie often spoke of his love for the duo and called them “Kraftwerk's wayward, anarchistic brothers”, in the 1990s Stereolab paid NEU! homage in their Franco-Germanic avant-Europop and further co-signs come from Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sonic Youth and Placebo.

        TRACK LISTING

        A1. Hallogallo
        A2. Sonderangebot
        A3. Weissensee
        B1. Im Glück
        B2. Negativland
        B3. Lieber Honig

        C1. Für Immer (Forever)
        C2. Spitzenqualität
        C3. Gedenkminute (Für A + K)
        C4. Lila Engel (Lilac Angel)
        D1. Neuschnee 78
        D2. Super 16
        D3. Neuschnee
        D4. Cassetto
        D5. Super 78
        D6. Hallo Excentrico!
        D7. Super

        E1. Isi
        E2. Seeland
        E3. Leb' Wohl
        F1. Hero
        F2. E-Musik
        F3. After Eight

        G1. Im Glück (The National Remix)
        G2. Weissensee (Fink Version)
        H1. Super (Mogwai Remix)
        H2. Alexis Taylor – “4+1=5”

        I1. Hallogallo (Stephen Morris And Gabe Gurnsey Remix)
        I2. Lieber Honig (Yann Tiersen Remix)
        I3. Super (Man Man Cover)
        J1. Negativland (Idles Negative Space Rework)
        J2. Guerilla Toss - "Zum Herz"
        J3. After Eight (They Hate Change Cover)

        The British Expeditionary Force

        Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu

          The B.E.F. return with a shape-shifting prog-rock indietronica record. March 26th will see the return of The British Expeditionary Force with their highly anticipated next installment on Erased Tapes Records, entitled 'Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu'. The British Expeditionary Force, short The B.E.F., was formed in 2007 by Northerners Aid Burrows, Justin Lockey and his brother James Lockey. Whilst their trademark indie-electronica marriage 'Chapter One: A Long Way From Home' was solely created via email, the long-awaited sequel 'Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu' was recorded in one room, with two drummers and mad professors on synthesisers contributing to an even broader sonic palette. A sound that producer and ex-Yourcodenameis:milo mastermind Justin Lockey likes to describe as 'prog rock, innit'. 'The tactic we've used is the 'more' method. More sounds, more layers, more people. More face to face, more angles, more songs. If we've done our sums right, it should total more than the individual pieces', explains singer Aid Burrows.

          Neu!

          Neu 75

            Rother and Dinger with their third (and for many years) their last studio work together. The insistent rhythms and the phased guitar and drums are as timeless as ever and in this new, official remastered edition the music seems as vital as it did when it came out all those years ago. This is probably their finest album, essential stuff!!

            TRACK LISTING

            Isi
            Seeland
            Leb´Wohl
            Hero
            E-Musik
            After Eight

            Neu!

            Neu!

              Fresh after leaving Kraftwerk in the fall of 1971 for what they perceived to be a lack of vision, guitarist Michael Rother and drummer Klaus Dinger formed their own unit and changed the face of German rock forever. Dinger's mechanical, cut time drumming and Rother's two-note bass runs adorned with cleverly manipulated and dreamy guitar riffs and fills were the hallmarks of the "motorik" sound that would become the band's trademark. Neu!'s debut album was driving music for the apocalypse in 1971. 

              STAFF COMMENTS

              Martin says: It is almost impossible to do justice to an album like this. The wellspring of the genre that came to be known as Krautrock - and possibly its finest hour - emerged from Dusseldorf in 1971, part of a cultural watershed marking the point at which a nation began to look to the future instead of over it's shoulder. The very definition of 'modern'.

              TRACK LISTING

              Hallogallo
              Sonderangebot
              Weissensee
              Im Glück
              Negativland
              Lieber Honig


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