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Moebius, Dieter

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A student of Joseph Bueys, Dieter Moebius arrived in Berlin just as the Zodiac Free Arts Lab was taking off, joining Kluster and later Cluster, a long-standing relationship he would share with Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Also of note were his collaborations with Conny Plank.

Founded: 1944

Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Website: dieter moebius

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Neu!

Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger left Kraftwerk in 1971 to form Neu!, releasing three albums before splitting ways, and giving us one of the most original and recognizable beats in rock music.

Founded: 1971

Location: Duesseldorf, Germany

Website: NEU! 2010

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New Faust Album, j U S t

Jean-Herve Peron and Diermeyer have released a new Faust album, j U S t, pronounced "just us". It's out on Bureau B, available on CD and Vinyl. I'm off to get mine tonight.

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Bureau B

Submitted by Charles Snider on Tue, 12/02/2014 - 10:18

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New Peter Baumann album announced

Former Tangerine Dream member and recording artist Peter Baumann returns with an album after many, many decades: "Machines of Desire is filled with many influences, not least of them, my time with Tangerine Dream. Recording this album has been a very rich experience that fulfilled my creative desires, with more to come. I’m delighted that German record label Bureau B will release the recording in May/June of this year."

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Bureau B

Submitted by Charles Snider on Mon, 02/22/2016 - 12:11

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Organisation

Precursor to Kraftwerk, Organisation included Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider-Esleben, and Basil Hammoudi, later of Ibliss.

Founded: 1967

Location: Germany

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Popol Vuh

Founded by Florian Fricke, Popol Vuh represents one of the earliest examples of spirituality in music that would later define "new age" music in the 80s. This however, is the real thing. Fricke also composed soundtracks for Werner Herzog's films.

Founded: 1970

Location: Munich, Germany

Website: Popol Vuh & Florian Fricke

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RIP Florian Schneider

Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk passed away today after a short battle with cancer. There's no underestimating the importance of Kraftwerk's impact on modern music. They were pioneers, innovators, true originals, legends. I'll never forget hearing Autobahn on AM radio as a teenager in 1975. It was most American's introduction to music from Germany. For the band, it was a beginning, and over the next few years they would continue to create completely original music. David Bowie's V2-Schneider was in tribute to Florian.

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Kraftwerk: Florian Schneider-Esleben - Mitgruender der Band gestorben - Berliner Morgenpost

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/06/2020 - 16:19

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Roedelius, Hans Joachim

Born in 1934, Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a founding father of modern German music.

Founded: 1934

Location: Berlin, Germany

Website: hans-joachim roedelius

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Romantic Warriors IV - Krautrock

From Charles:
"Like the other movies in this series, Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Music Saga are not superficial documentaries. They are intimate conversations directly with the artists about their history, their music, and their stories. Essential viewing for all progressive music fans!"
Just in from Jose and Adele:

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RW IV - Progdocs

Submitted by Charles Snider on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 06:32

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Rother, Michael

Guitarist, sound architecht and composer, Michael Rother is one of Germany's original artists of the progressive era. In the mid 1960s, he was a member of Spirits of Sound with Wolfgangs' Flür and Reichemann, then a member of Kraftwerk, Neu!, and Harmonia until forging a very successful solo career (with Jaki Liebizeit and Conny Plank) towards the late 1970s through the early 1980s.

Founded: 1950

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Website: MichaelRother

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