Spin this as you read:It was only yesterday I was rawkin' out to some Kraftwerk "supplied by fellow Mogger Groon,":http://mog.com/Groon/blog_post/153957 and today news hits that one of the band's early drummers Klaus Dinger (German name much?) has passed.Dinger, who pioneered 'Krautrock' aka the German experimental music scene, died of heart failure on March 21st just four days shy of his 62nd ...
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Neu! drummer Klaus Dinger passed away recently and I thought it would be good to wish him on his way with my first post. His propulsive beat still sounds fresh to me today. I think I will be listening to his music for a long time.Dinger also played on the first Kraftwerk album, and formed La Dusseldorf. Here is the obit from Billboard.Thanks for the music, Klaus. Check out "Fur Immer" from ...
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There's a special charity event coming up at Oxford, England's Carling Academy that features two pioneers of experimental music and Krautrock. Michael Rother, formerly of Neu! and Kraftwerk (during their pre-electronica incarnation), and Dieter Mobius, who is a member of Cluster, will perform together to help raise money for the charity organization, Shelter. The all-day event is part of the ...
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If not for Stereolab and Sonic Youth, I never would have paid attention to Neu, which were huge influences on those groups. Now, I can't get enough of Neu. Don't know what it is about getting older, but the more I discover about lesser-know or obscure 70's groups, the more I realize that's all I want to listen to. Big Star, New York Dolls, Wire.Anyone seen the documentary, "New York Doll", a...
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Spin this as you read:It was only yesterday I was rawkin' out to some Kraftwerk "supplied by fellow Mogger Groon,":http://mog.com/Groon/blog_post/153957 and today news hits that one of the band's early drummers Klaus Dinger (German name much?) has passed.Dinger, who pioneered 'Krautrock' aka the German experimental music scene, died of heart failure on March 21st just four days shy of his 62nd ...
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Neu! is comfort music. Must be "Krautrock" night. Who knows?This is Alex's pick from Neu! 75Enjoy!
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... understated beauty that makes you wriggle...XXX...
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My family has been planning a trip from Charleston, SC, to Indianapolis for a while now. We had talked about camping, and maybe buying a used camper or something. One night, in what can only be described as an ebay-induced fit, I bought one online with the intention of going to pick it up.Did I mention? It's in Wyoming!So, now we are adding a stop along the way to Indy, swinging by Deadwood,...
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There's a special charity event coming up at Oxford, England's Carling Academy that features two pioneers of experimental music and Krautrock. Michael Rother, formerly of Neu! and Kraftwerk (during their pre-electronica incarnation), and Dieter Mobius, who is a member of Cluster, will perform together to help raise money for the charity organization, Shelter. The all-day event is part of the ...
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