Klaus Dinger

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Klaus Dinger (born March 24, 1946 ; † March 21, 2008 ) was a German drummer and guitarist and a member of Kraftwerk , Neu! and La Düsseldorf . He is considered the inventor of the so-called motor skills beat.

Dinger died of heart failure on March 21, 2008, three days before his 62nd birthday.

Career

power plant

Along with Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, Dinger was one of the first members of Kraftwerk . He replaced the previous drummer Andreas Hohmann on the self-titled debut album . After Hütter had left the band in the meantime, Michael Rother joined the band as a replacement. In this line-up they appeared on the television program Beat Club . Hütter returned a short time later. A dispute between Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger on the one hand and Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider on the other resulted in Dinger and Rother leaving Kraftwerk and setting up their own group.

New!

In 1971 Klaus Dinger founded the group Neu! Together with Michael Rother, whom he had met during his time at Kraftwerk . The debut album New! was published the following year. What is striking about this work is not least the thing's own, monotonous drum style. This style was called motor skills and is particularly evident in the 10-minute piece Hallogallo . This piece was also picked up by John Peel on his BBC radio broadcast, What's New! also brought international fame. In 1972 NEW! live , in which Eberhard Kranemann took part on cello, bass and Hawaiian guitar . Two more albums followed, Neu! 2 (1973) and new! '75 (1975), which included two of Dinger's most famous compositions - Super (on New! 2 ) and Hero (on New! '75 ).

After a total of three studio albums, Dinger and Rother parted ways in a dispute which, among other things, led to a re-release of Neu! - Recordings on CD prevented. Only in 2001 did Dinger and Rother settle their personal differences, at least to the extent that a re-release of the Neu! - Studio albums on Herbert Grönemeyer's label Grönland Records became possible.

La Düsseldorf

Dinger's next band, which will be his most successful project after Neu! was La Düsseldorf . With this group he released a number of albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, totaling over 1 million copies. Due to legal disputes with the record label Warner Bros. Dinger turned to new tasks.

Solo albums and La! New?

Dinger's first solo LP was released in 1992 under the title The Angel of the Lord . According to The Angel of the Lord and Hippie Punks , La! New? another of his later projects. La! New? was active from the mid-1990s and existed u. a. from members of the Kreidler , To Rococo Rot and Superbilk groups . Also from New! - and Kraftwerk days well-known multimedia artist Eberhard Kranemann was back at times. La! New? completed two highly regarded mammoth concerts in Tokyo and Osaka, which were later released on CD in bits and pieces. The name La! New? references his previous bands Neu! and La Düsseldorf , but also the moving legal disputes over the exploitation and naming rights to these two formations. By 2001 this group released albums on Captain Trip Records ; this label was also new for those who were not authorized by Dinger's former colleague Michael Rother ! -Publications New! 4 and new! '72 Live! responsible.

Discography

with power plant

with New!

with La Düsseldorf

  • La Dusseldorf (1976)
  • Viva (1978)
  • Individualless (1981)
  • Mon Amour (2006)

with La! New?

  • Düsseldorf (1996)
  • Zeeland (1997)
  • Cha Cha 2000 - live in Tokyo (1998)
  • Laburnum (1998)
  • Year of the Tiger (1998)
  • Live in Tokyo 1996 Vol. 2 (1999)
  • Blue (La Düsseldorf 5) (1999)
  • Live at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2001)

literature

Documentation

  • Klaus Dinger - the forefather of techno , documentary by Jacob Frössén, Arte 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jon Lusk: Klaus Dinger: German rock drummer who played with Kraftwerk and Neu! in: The Guardian, May 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Died: Klaus Dinger in: Der Spiegel 16/2008.
  3. ↑ Grönland Records: KLAUS DINGER, March 24, 1946 - March 21, 2008 .
personal data
SURNAME Things, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1946
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 2008