Neu!

Neu!
Neu! in 2000. From left to right: Klaus Dinger, Michael Rother.
Neu! in 2000. From left to right: Klaus Dinger, Michael Rother.
Background information
OriginDüsseldorf, Germany
GenresKrautrock, electronic rock, experimental rock, proto-punk
Years active1971 (1971)–1975 (1975)
1985 (1985)–1986 (1986)
LabelsBrain, United Artists, Grönland, Captain Trip, Astralwerks
Spinoff ofKraftwerk
Past membersKlaus Dinger
Michael Rother
Eberhard Kranemann
Uli Trepte
Thomas Dinger
Hans Lampe
Konrad Mathieu
Georg Sessenhausen

Neu! (pronounced [nɔʏ]; German for "New!"; styled in block capitals) were a West German experimental and electronic rock band formed in Düsseldorf in 1971 by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother following their departure from Kraftwerk. The group's albums were produced by Conny Plank, who has been regarded as the group's "hidden member". They released three albums in their initial incarnation—Neu! (1972), Neu! 2 (1973), and Neu! '75 (1975)—before disbanding in 1975. They briefly reunited in the mid-1980s.

Although Neu! had minimal commercial success during their existence, the band are retrospectively considered a central act of West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement. They are known for pioneering the "motorik" beat, a minimalist 4
4 rhythm associated with krautrock artists. Their work has exerted a widespread influence on genres such as electronica and punk.

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