La Düsseldorf (album)
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La Düsseldorf is the first album of the band La Düsseldorf
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, Dinger had recruited his brother Thomas
and friend Hans Lampe to play on side two of Neu! '75
, taking the band in a more rocking
direction than the ambient
-inclined Rother cared for. With the split up of Neu! after Neu! '75's release, the remaining members recorded this LP with Neu!/Kraftwerk producer Conny Plank
. The result is an album reminiscent of Neu!'s characteristic motorik
beat set under atmospheric swathes of keyboard and guitar, but with more emphasis on vocals than the mostly instrumental Neu! had made room for.
La Düsseldorf
La Düsseldorf was a German band, consisting of onetime Kraftwerk drummer and Neu! multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger and occasional Neu! collaborators Thomas Dinger and Hans Lampe. La Düsseldorf was formed after Neu! disbanded following the release of their Neu! '75 record...
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History
Striking up a stylistic compromise with Michael Rother, the other half of Neu!Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
, Dinger had recruited his brother Thomas
Thomas Dinger
Thomas Dinger was a German drummer, singer and songwriter who was active in solo pursuits in addition to having been a member of Neu! andLa Düsseldorf, both with his brother Klaus Dinger.-with La Düsseldorf:...
and friend Hans Lampe to play on side two of Neu! '75
Neu! '75
- Personnel :Band members* Michael Rother – guitar, keyboards, vocals* Klaus Dinger – guitar , drums , vocals * Thomas Dinger – drums* Hans Lampe – drumsAdditional personnel...
, taking the band in a more rocking
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
direction than the ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
-inclined Rother cared for. With the split up of Neu! after Neu! '75's release, the remaining members recorded this LP with Neu!/Kraftwerk producer Conny Plank
Conny Plank
Konrad "Conny" Plank was a German record producer and musician. He was born in Hütschenhausen. His creativity as a sound engineer and producer helped to shape some of the most important and innovative recordings of postwar European popular music, covering a wide range of genres including...
. The result is an album reminiscent of Neu!'s characteristic motorik
Motorik
Motorik is a term coined by music journalists to describe the 4/4 beat often used by "Krautrock" bands such as Neu! and Kraftwerk...
beat set under atmospheric swathes of keyboard and guitar, but with more emphasis on vocals than the mostly instrumental Neu! had made room for.
"In La Düsseldorf’s eponymous debut, Dinger poked his head into disco and punk and opened himself in ways previously unheard in the more art-focused Neu!."
Track listing
- "Düsseldorf" - 13:17
- "La Düsseldorf" - 4:28
- "Silver Cloud" - 8:01
- "Time" - 9:24
Musicians
- Klaus Dinger – Guitar, Vocals
- Thomas Dinger – Lighting, Percussion, Vocals
- Harald Konietzko – Bass
- Hans Lampe – Electronics, Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer
- Nikolaus VanRhein – Keyboards, Synthesizer
Technical staff
- Klaus Becker – Proof Reading
- Dinger Brothers – Artwork, Stylist
- Gary Hobish – Reissue Mastering, Remastering
- Stephen Iliffe – Liner Notes
- Konrad Plank – Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer
- Nathaniel Russell – Reissue Design, Reissue Layout
- Filippo Salvadori – Reissue Producer