La Düsseldorf
Studio album by
La Düsseldorf
ReleasedJune 1976
RecordedSeptember–December 1975
Studio
Length35:10
LabelNova (Germany), Radar (UK)
ProducerLa Düsseldorf, Conny Plank
Klaus Dinger chronology
Neu! '75
(1975)		 La Düsseldorf
(1976)		 Viva
(1978)
Singles from La Düsseldorf
  1. "Silver Cloud"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

La Düsseldorf is the first album of the band La Düsseldorf.

History

Striking up a stylistic compromise with Michael Rother, the other half of Neu!, Klaus Dinger had recruited his brother Thomas and friend Hans Lampe to play on side two of Neu! '75, taking the band in a more rocking direction than the ambient-inclined Rother cared for. With the split up of Neu! after Neu! '75's release, the remaining members recorded this LP with Neu!/Kraftwerk producer Conny Plank. The result is an album reminiscent of Neu!'s characteristic motorik beat set under atmospheric swathes of keyboard and guitar, but with more emphasis on vocals than the mostly instrumental Neu! had made room for.[2]

"In La Düsseldorf’s eponymous debut, Dinger poked his head into disco and punk and opened himself in ways previously unheard in the more art-focused Neu!."[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Düsseldorf"13:17
2."La Düsseldorf"4:28
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Silver Cloud"8:01
2."Time"9:24

Personnel

La Düsseldorf
  • Klaus Dinger – guitar, vocals
  • Thomas Dinger – lighting, percussion, vocals
  • Harald Konietzko – bass
  • Hans Lampe – electronics, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
  • Nikolaus VanRhein – keyboards, synthesizer
Technical
  • Klaus Becker – Proof Reading
  • Dinger Brothers – Artwork, Stylist
  • Gary Hobish – Reissue Mastering, Remastering
  • Stephen Iliffe – Liner Notes
  • Konrad Plank – Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer
  • Nathaniel Russell – Reissue Design, Reissue Layout
  • Filippo Salvadori – Reissue Producer

References

  1. ↑ Neate, Wilson (2011). "La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Syzygy. "La Düsseldorf: La Düsseldorf (Krautrock)". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Gaerig, Andrews. "On Second Thought: La Dusseldorf - La Dusseldorf". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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