VA - Brand NEU! (2009)

A collection of rare, unreleased and exclusive tracks from a collection of today's artists comprises the great new 'tribute' album to 70's German musical stylists Neu! The amount of artists citing Krautrock godfathers, electronic AND rock music innovators NEU! as a major influence has been exponentially rising over the last 3 decades. Artists from Bono to Noel Gallagher, Radiohead to LCD Soundsystem, Damon Albarn to John Frusciante who have clearly drawn from their influence from one of the most groundbreaking bands ever to appear out of the 70s. This compilation tries to show music fans what key influence this German duo had on some of today's biggest bands and it includes 2 tracks by NEU! musicians Klaus Dinger (as La Dusseldorf) as well as one by Michael Rother. Across tracks from acts such as the above mentioned as well as Kasabian, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis, Primal Scream, Holy Fuck, School Of Seven Bells and Melbourne's Pets With Pets, the compilation exemplifies to music fans what key influence this German duo had on some of today's biggest bands.