The legend
is back: New NEU!
The
'70s cult band for the first
time EVER on CD! What began humbly
- if not easily (- with Gronland’s
signing of NEU!) and Kraftwerk
founding members Michael Rother
and Klaus Dinger has taken on
monumental proportions.
"NEU!
is so wonderful. They make me very
happy. I love it when people glorify
space and simplicity. Yay! for
Neu!."
John
Frusciante - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Gronland's
recent re-release of three completely
remastered (Tim Young, Metropolis
Studios, London) classic works:
NEU!, NEU! 2, and NEU! 75 has been
met enthusiastically, with prominent
musicians weighing in on the influence
of NEU! Massive press throughout
the world (in Rolling Stone, US,
SPIN Magazine, Entertainment Weekly,
MoJo, WIRE and others) accompanied
the long-awaited May 2001 release
date, and recent quotes from the
likes of Blur, David Bowie, Placebo,
Radiohead, Sonic Youth and Stereolab
clearly show the band retain their
influence.
NEU! was/is/will be a big deal
in the history of 20th century
music. They laid the foundation
for scores of musicians who followed
them. But why were NEU! so great?
Part of their appeal lies in the
fact that their music was so simple,
so natural and so easy to listen
to and absorb. Each of their pieces
draws you in with its own unique
mood. The music is emotive in so
many different ways: the icy melancholy
of Weissensee and Leb'wohl, the
tranquil yet sinister brooding
of Im Glück, the rage and
spleen of Negativland, Hero and
After Eight, and of course the
irrepressible driving energy of
Für Immer, Isi and Hallogallo.
If
you take the music apart and examine
the components, its simple beauty
becomes especially apparent, not
just because of the harmonic modality
in some cases but also due to the
basic nature of the arrangement
and instrumentation. This group
and the music they made are worthy
of acknowledgement and celebration!
Get
the single albums NEU!, NEU! 2,
and NEU! 75, and, coming soon,
the limited box set with quotes,
sleeve notes, a biography, interviews,
classic and new photos and even
some new tracks! The individual
albums were released worldwide
in May 2001 through Gronland Records
through their distributors EMI
Records in Europe and Astralwerks
in the US. |
