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TockTockTock · 06-14-2012, 08:21 PM

Been digging La Dusseldorf's music lately... They were formed by Klaus Dinger of NEU! and focused on that fluid ambient style presented in NEU!'s music, but... added more pop-driven sensibilities into the mix. Really good stuff:

Then there's Cluster whose albums wander in and out of ambient and noise from time to time. Veritably dense and layered music... almost industrial in a way.

Of course, I've been on a huge NEU! kick. So I feel I should mention them as well... They often presented this kind of pastoral (as Iggy Pop puts it) and almost freeform psychedelia that was then juxtaposed by these steady, mechanical drum beats. Despite the contrast of the two, it works surprising well and forms a type of music that was not yet heard of at the time. Unfortunately, the contrasting personalities of the two members of the band caused it to end rather prematurely...

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TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Been digging La Dusseldorf's music lately... They were formed by Klaus Dinger of NEU! and focused on that fluid ambient style presented in NEU!'s music, but... added more pop-driven sensibilities into the mix. Really good stuff: Then there's Cluster whose albums wander in and out of ambient and noise from time to time. Veritably dense and layered music... almost industrial in a way. Of course, I've been on a huge NEU! kick. So I feel I should mention them as well... They often presented this kind of pastoral (as Iggy Pop puts it) and almost freeform psychedelia that was then juxtaposed by these steady, mechanical drum beats. Despite the contrast of the two, it works surprising well and forms a type of music that was not yet heard of at the time. Unfortunately, the contrasting personalities of the two members of the band caused it to end rather prematurely...