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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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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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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