La Düsseldorf

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Name = La Düsseldorf


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Origin = Düsseldorf, Germany
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Genre = Krautrock
Proto-punk
Art-rock
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Prog rock
Years_active = 1976-1981
Label = Nova Records Strand Records Radar Records Albion Records
Associated_acts = Neu! La! Neu?
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Current_members = Klaus Dinger Thomas Dinger Hans Lampe

La Düsseldorf was a German band, consisting of onetime Kraftwerk drummer and Neu! multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger and occasional Neu! collaborators Thomas Dinger and Hans Lampe. La Düsseldorf was formed after Neu! disbanded following the release of their Neu! '75 record. They released a string of successful albums (with sales totaling over a million) during the late '70s and early '80s and were considered highly influential by the likes of Brian Eno and David Bowie, with Bowie going so far as calling La Düsseldorf "the soundtrack of the eighties". [ [http://www.gawl.de/Dingerland/About/neu.html "Klaus Dinger and NEU! and La Düsseldorf and Die Engel des Herrn"] - Article from "Real Groove" No 2, Aug. 1996, with personal comments / corrections by Klaus Dinger. Retrieved on October 82007.]

Overview

Core members

* Klaus Dinger – vocals, guitars, keyboards
* Thomas Dinger – vocals, percussion
* Hans Lampe – percussion, electronics

Collaborators

* Harald Konietzko (1978) – bass
* Andreas Schell (1978) – piano
* Nikolaus VanRhein (1976) – keyboards

Discography

Albums

* 1976 – "La Düsseldorf" (Teldec Records)
* 1978 – "Viva" (Teldec Records)
* 1980 – "Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
* 2006 – "Mon Amour" (WMI)

Singles

* 1976 – "Silver Cloud/La Düsseldorf" (Teldec Records)
* 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
* 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
* 1983 – "Ich liebe Dich, Teil 1/Ich liebe Dich, Teil 2" (Teldec Records)

Maxi-Singles

* 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
* 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
* 1983 – "Ich liebe Dich/Koksknödel" (Teldec Records)

References

External links

* [http://www.la-duesseldorf.de/ La Düsseldorf site ]
* [http://www.gawl.de/Dingerland/ DingerLand] "Official" Klaus Dinger site
* [http://mitglied.lycos.de/neuschnee/Dingerdiscs.htm Klaus Dinger records]
* [http://www.phinnweb.org/krautrock/atasteof.html A Taste of Krautrock] by Patrick O'Hearn, Perfect Sound Forever, November 1997
* [http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2141 Article at Prog Archives]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ladusseldorf Myspace site]

See also

* Amon Düül II (aka Amon Duul II )
* Ash Ra Tempel
* Can
* Cluster
* Cosmic Jokers
* Faust
* Harmonia
* Hawkwind
* Kraftwerk
* La! Neu?
* Neu!
* Popol Vuh