New! 2
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Brain Grönland Records (Re-Release) |
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11 |
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41:54 |
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Windrose Dumont Time Studios, Hamburg |
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New! 2 is the second studio album by the German Krautrock band Neu! .
History of origin
After the success of the previous album Neu! Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother set out with ambition to record a follow-up album that should build on the success of the predecessor.
However, there were already the first disagreements between the two musicians; while Rother strove for more melody, Dinger wanted more anarchy and chaos in their music.
But those weren't the only problems that were new! countered: A very tight schedule and a low budget of the record company created even more problems for the two. When the production ran out of money, the record company didn't seem to care; no more money flowed. The project seemed to have stopped.
But new! had an idea: They filled the second page of the record with variations of the titles Super and Neuschnee , two tracks that they released as a single in October 1972. They made the pieces move faster and slower for re-recording, dropped needles on the panels, and made bumps in the cut.
The album was recorded in mid-January 1973, mixed in early February, and finally released that same year.
Various bootlegs were in circulation in the 1990s . In 2001, the three Neu! Records, including Neu! 2 , re-released on vinyl and CD on Herbert Grönemeyer's label Grönland Records . In the USA, the re-release took place on the Astralwerk label .
To individual titles
page 1
The record begins with the eleven-minute piece Forever : This title is characterized by Dinger's drums in 4/4 time ( motor skills ) and Rothers' long, monotonous chords that run through the title for the entire eleven minutes. The harmonious piece can be regarded as a typical Neu! Work.
The title Lila Engel is rockier, probably something like Neu! S interpretation of a rock song. Dinger's mumbled voices are also used here.
Page 2
The first title on the second page is Fresh Snow 78 . It is a variation of the single fresh snow , which was played with 78 instead of 33 1/3 revolutions. Like Forever , Fresh Snow is a very melodic piece; it begins with an intro that is played on the Japanbanjo . As Hello Excentrico! it was also played slowed down, with voices being heard in the background.
The title Super was also varied and recorded at 78 and 16 revolutions per minute. The specialty of the title are the tape recording of the band's name, which is used at the beginning, and the screaming voice.
The fourth title on the second page, Cassetto , is the only one that is not a variation of the two singles Neuschnee and Super . It ends with the sound of a cassette being "swallowed" by the player.
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Many critics at the time viewed the solution anew! as cheap twist and waste. Others consider this album to be an example of real Krautrock. New! With their trick, they clearly showed the music industry what they think of it; to a certain extent the consumer too. The album has many artists, e.g. B. David Bowie , deeply impressed and inspired.
Track list
All pieces were composed by Dinger and Rother.
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page 1
Duration: 21:33 |
Page 2
Duration: 20:21 |
Web links
- New! 2 at Allmusic (English)
- New! 2 on rollingstone.com
- New! 2 on rezensator.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review by Thom Jurek on Allmusic.com (accessed July 25, 2017)
- ↑ Review by Pat Blashill (archived) on web.archive.org (accessed July 27, 2017)
- ↑ Review by Brent S. Sirota on Pitchfork.com (accessed July 27, 2017)