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- CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE
WEEK
- NEU! 1972 (Germany)
- The
duo of Klaus Dinger (drums & vocals) and Michael Rother (guitars
& keyboards) was one of the most legendary and beloved of all
German groups. Dinger's relentlessly propulsive "motorik" drum
beat is perhaps the most famous riff of the entire krautrock movement,
and their influence can be felt all over later "post rock"-style bands
such as Sonic Youth, Stereolab and Tortoise. Both Menschen in die
Gruppe had previously been members of Kraftwerk, and would go on to
form other great kraut groups like Harmonia (Rother with Cluster)
and La Duesseldorf (Dinger with his brother.) The band's name
(pronounced "noy") is always spelled in all capitals with an
exclamation point, and is German for "NEW!" -- the classic advertising
buzzword. This was the first of their three albums, plus there
is a fourth reunion album recorded in the 1980's which was released a
decade or so after that.
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