Michael Rother
Background information
Born	September 2, 1950 Hamburg, Germany
Genre(s)	Krautrock, Proto-punk, Art-rock
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1971-1975 (With Neu!) 1975- (Solo)
Label(s)	Brain
Associated acts	Neu!, Harmonia, Kraftwerk
Website	Offical Website

Michael Rother (born September 2, 1950 in Hamburg) is a German rock musician and composer. Rother is a multi-instrumentalist (primarily guitar and keyboards) who, along with a catalog of several solo albums starting in 1977, is most known for having co-founded the German group Neu! with drummer Klaus Dinger (three albums between 1971-1975), and his collabortive efforts with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Mobieus (aka Cluster) under the name Harmonia (two albums, one in 1973 and 1975, with later 1976 sessions recorded with Brian Eno released two decades later.) Rother and Dinger were also in a short-lived version of Kraftwerk in 1971, with Florian Schneider, during a time when founding member Ralf Hutter had temporarily left the band. (This version of the group was filmed during an appearance on the German music show Beat Club, which has been available sporadically on VHS and DVD.) September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... It has been suggested that Experimental Rock be merged into this article or section. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Classical and Bass Guitar The guitar is a musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for in the head), is the control center of the central nervous system. ... Neu! (the German word for new, pronounced noy) were a German band, probably the archetypal example of what the UK music press at the time dubbed Krautrock. ... Musik von Harmonia, Harmonias 1973 debut album. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments. ... Neu! (the German word for new, pronounced noy) were a German band, probably the archetypal example of what the UK music press at the time dubbed Krautrock. ... Klaus Dinger is a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit, Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik beat. ... // Co-founded music commune known as Human Being * 1968: Co-formed Berlin Centre for Underground Culture or Zodiak Free Arts Lab in Berlin. ... The term cluster refers to the grouping together of elements within a domain - usually spatial. ... Musik von Harmonia, Harmonias 1973 debut album. ... Brian Peter George St. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ... Florian Schneider-Esleben (born April 7th, 1947, Germany) is one of the founding members of influential and pioneering electronic music band Kraftwerk. ... Beat-Club was a German music programme that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. ...

Born in 1950, Rother went to school in Munich, Wilmslow (England), Karachi, and Düsseldorf. From 1965 he played in the band Spirits of Sound, from which other members would later go on to join Kraftwerk and Wunderbar. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich: St. ... Wilmslow is a town in Cheshire, England, situated to the south of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Quaid (شہرِ قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ...

From 1971 to 1975, Rother played guitar, bass, and keyboards in Neu! with drummer Klaus Dinger. Neu! contributed to the creation of the musical genre Motorik. "Hallogallo," a track from the band's debut album, is considered a classic and has since been reworked by other artists including System 7. Neu! (the German word for new, pronounced noy) were a German band, probably the archetypal example of what the UK music press at the time dubbed Krautrock. ... Klaus Dinger is a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit, Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik beat. ... A division of early German electronic music. ... System 7 is a band working in the dance/ambient scene. ...

Beginning in the late 1970s, Rother began issuing LPs under his own name: Flammende Herzen (1977), Sterntaler (1978), and Katzenmusik (1979) all featured drums by Can percussionist Jaki Liebezeit. Further releases into the 80's included Fernwarme (1982), Lust (1983), Süssherz und Tiefenschaerfe (1985) and Traumreisen (1987). Rother regained the rights to these releases in the late 90's, and re-released CD versions of them, all of which contained bonus tracks, usually in the form of then-current remixes of original album tracks. Along with these reissues were a best-of compilation, Radio, and a new release, Esperanza (1996) Look up Can in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ...

Discography

• "Flammende Herzen" (1977)
• "Sterntaler" (1978)
• "Katzenmusik" (1979)
• "Fernwaerme" (1982)
• "Lust" (1983)
• "Suessherz und Tiefenschaerfe" (1985)
• "Traumreisen" (1987)
• "Radio: Musick von Michael Rother - Singles, 1977-1993" (1993)
• "Esperanza" (1996)
• "Remember [The Great Adventure]" (2004)

with Neu!

• "Neu!" (1972)
• "Neu! 2" (1973)
• "Neu! '75" (1975)

Neu! is an album by Krautrock band Neu!. It was recorded in December 1971 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, mixed at Star-Musik Studio, Hamburg, Germany, and released in 1972 by Brain Records. ... Neu! 2 is an album by Krautrock band Neu!. It was recorded in January 1973 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Stuidos, Hamburg, Germany, mixed in February 1973 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, and released in 1973 by Brain Records. ... Neu! 75 is an album by Krautrock band Neu!. It was recorded and mixed at Conny Planks studio between December 1974 and January 1975. ...

with Hamonia

• "Musik von Hamonia" (1974)
• "Deluxe" (1975)
• "Tracks & Traces / Harmonia 76" (1997)

Source

• ATP: Michael Rother

External link

• Official website