Artist
Neu!
Neu! appears 4 times in our Krautrock, Roots, The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 4
- Appears on
- Krautrock, Roots, The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- Year
- 1972
- Highest placing
- No. 1 in Krautrock
- Updated
- 2026-08-29
Appears on
Hallogallo
1972 · Brain
Ranked No. 1 in Krautrock
Ten minutes of Klaus Dinger playing one beat perfectly. The motorik pulse is the single most exportable idea German rock produced, and every record that drives forward without swinging owes it something.
Also on Roots, The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Hallogallo
1972 · Brain
Picked by Roots
Ten minutes of a beat that never accents anything. The idea that a rhythm can drive without swinging is the one European contribution the Americans genuinely had to import.
Also on Krautrock, The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Hallogallo
1972 · Brain
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock
The one Britain heard. Every post-punk band that drives forward without swinging is playing Klaus Dinger's beat, usually without having been told whose it was.
Also on Krautrock, Roots, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Hallogallo
1972 · Brain
Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
Ten minutes of one beat played perfectly. The idea that rhythm can drive without swinging is Europe's single largest export to this list.
Also on Krautrock, Roots, The Waxonia Desk — Krautrock