NEU!
The first NEU! album was (and still is) an
astonishing recording, its minimal hypnotic rhythms are
infectious as a simple pop tune whilst never dating.
If you havent heard it its just had its 1st official release on
cd.
Track Listing
side 1
1. Hallogallo 10:07
2. Sonderangebot 4:50
3. Weisseusee 6:42
side 2
1. Im Gluck 6:52
2. Negativland 9:46
3. Lieber Honig 7:15
Line Up
Klaus Dinger : japanese banjo / percussion instruments / guitar / sings
Micheal Rother : guitar / deliguitar / bass / stringed bass
Produced by Klaus Dinger, Micheal Rother
and Conny Plank.
Recorded over 4 nights at the beginning of December 1971 inthe
Windrose studios, Hamburg.
Mixed 3 days later in Ralf Arnies Stor Music Studio, Hamburg.
Sound engineer : Conrad Plank.
Sleeve note from the United Artists release in 1972 by Dave Brock of Hawkwind
Klaus Dinger and Micheal Rother are both
former members of Kraftwerk who broke away from this very
successful German group in 1971. (on live appearences Eberhard
Krahnemann also late of Kraftwerk joins the group).
They chose the name NEU (new) diliberately to attract attention
as with any make of detergent or household product, although of
course they would admit that there is nothing completely "new"
in music.
Klaus and Micheal borrowed money from various people in order to
finance this first record themselves and altogether it took 4
nights in Hamburgs Windrose studio to complete, with the help of
Conny Plank who also engineered 2 Kraftwerk albums.
Luckily, and deservedly, the album turned out to be a critical
and financial success in Germany and made "NEU!" one of
the top 3 bands alongside Amon Duul 2 and Can.
On this 1st album "Neu" decided to stick to a multi-instrumental
format using voices as an extra instrument.
As for the future, the group says "We make no premature
fixing of style, as we are very dependent on situations and
circumstances", so we must just wait and see.