Solo

"My favorite of the so-called German "krautrock" groups from the 1970s has always been NEU!. The band was formed by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger after they left an early version of Kraftwerk, and Rother's magical, rhythmic guitar work is a big part of their appeal. During the mid `70s, he hooked up with the members of Cluster to form Harmonia, another exceptional `70s German outfit; Brian Eno was a big Harmonia fan, and ended up collaborating with them for a period. In 1977, Michael Rother's debut solo album, Flammende Herzen, was released. The record's atmospheric music is like a soundtrack for a film that didn't exist-yet. The following year, a movie, inspired by and including music from the album, appeared in West German theaters ... Michael Rother's first four solo records, Flammende Herzen, Sterntaler (1978), Katzenmusik (1979), and Fernwärme (1982)-all solid efforts-will be included on his forthcoming box set, Solo".

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