Neu! was a German duo formed by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger, noted for pioneering the motorik beat and for stark, experimental 1970s albums that influenced electronic and post-punk music. Core releases appeared 1972–1975 with a later, contested 1980s reunion.

Members: Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger. Early recordings produced with Conny Plank. Associated with the krautrock/kosmische scene; notable for the so-called motorik beat and for tape-manipulation experiments (Neu! 2). Later mid-1980s material was released under disputed circumstances.

The reviews praise Neu! as a pioneering German duo whose obsessive rhythms (motorik), tape experiments and stark production reshaped experimental rock. Their first three 1970s albums—Neu!, Neu! 2 and Neu! '75—are repeatedly highlighted as essential and influential. Later releases from the mid-1980s are described as controversial and uneven.

For:Fans of krautrock, experimental and electronic music; listeners interested in the history of modern rhythm and tape experimentation.

 This is the first case of a remix in the history of music. This is the most difficult, dark, and obscene work in music. But above all, it is Art.

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 New. More than new, Neu! was music. More than music, Neu! was an experience. An experience of depth.

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 “Neu!2”, wonderfully failed records.

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