16 - The Heart is a Drum

The unhappy love-story behind the Motorik beat, which through NEU! influenced Joy Division, Iggy Pop and David Bowie. The insistent drum beat that resonated throughout the entire krautrock wave. In the spring of 1971, the drummer Klaus Dinger's heart was broken by a Swedish girl, and he created the characteristic beat and NEU! band, which according to Iggy Pop 'was punk before punk existed', and whose short existence had a long-lasting influence on the musicians of later generations.

Producer
SVT
Co-production
Epigram, Backflip
Country
Sweden
Directed by
Jacob Frössén
Camera
Jacob Frössén
Duration
59 minutes
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