La Düsseldorf
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La Düsseldorf was a German band formed by the former member of Neu!, multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger, his brother Thomas Dinger, and Hans Lampe.
La Düsseldorf released a string of successful albums (with sales totaling over a million) during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and were considered highly influential by Brian Eno and David Bowie, with Bowie going so far as calling La Düsseldorf "the soundtrack of the eighties".[1] The release of their third record Individuellos was followed by a "years-long legal dispute" with the record company Warner Brothers and disagreements between the Dinger brothers.[2]
Overview
Core members
- Klaus Dinger – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Thomas Dinger – vocals, percussion
- Hans Lampe – percussion, electronics[3]
Other members
- Harald Konietzko (1978) – bass
- Andreas Schell (1978) – piano
- Nikolaus Van Rhein (1976–1981) – keyboards (this is a pseudonym of Klaus Dinger.)[3]
Discography
Albums
- 1976 – La Düsseldorf (Teldec Records)
- 1978 – Viva (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – Individuellos (Teldec Records)[3]
The following albums were released by Klaus Dinger without the participation of any other band members. Due to legal disputes, the albums could not be released under the La Düsseldorf name, but were subtitled "La Düsseldorf 4" and "La Düsseldorf 5" respectively.
- 1985 – Neondian (Teldec Records, released under the name "Klaus Dinger and Rheinita Bella Düsseldorf")
- 1999 – Blue (Captain Trip Records, recorded between 1985 and 1987, released under the name "La! Neu?")
In 2006 Klaus Dinger sought to revive La Düsseldorf properly, but was again blocked by legal problems. He instead chose to release under the name "La-duesseldorf.de" (also the name of his most recent website) or "Klaus Dinger + Japandorf". This project features only Klaus of the original band.
- 2006 – Mon Amour (Warner Music, a re-release of Neondian with extra tracks that was only briefly in print)
- 2013 – Japandorf
Singles
- 1976 – "Silver Cloud/La Düsseldorf" (Teldec Records)
- 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
- 1983 – "Ich Liebe Dich (Teil 1)/Ich Liebe Dich (Teil 2)" (Teldec Records)
Maxi-singles
- 1978 – "Rheinita/Viva" (Teldec Records)
- 1980 – "Dampfriemen/Individuellos" (Teldec Records)
- 1983 – "Ich liebe Dich/Koksknödel" (Teldec Records)
Video
- 2004 – Rheinita 1979 (a live performance of Rheinita that can be viewed for free on Klaus Dinger's website
- Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (2019)
The booklets of "Neondian" and "Blue" also hint at the existence of videos for "America" (Neondian) and "Ich Liebe Dich" (single) although neither have been released.
See also
- Amon Düül II (aka Amon Duul II)
- Ash Ra Tempel
- Can (band)
- Cluster (band)
- Cosmic Jokers
- Faust (band)
- Harmonia (band)
- Hawkwind
- Kraftwerk
- La! Neu?
- Neu!
- Popol Vuh (German band)
References
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External links
- La Düsseldorf site
- DingerLand "Official" Klaus Dinger site
- Klaus Dinger records
- A Taste of Krautrock by Patrick O'Hearn, Perfect Sound Forever, November 1997
- Myspace site
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