LA DÜSSELDORF: INDIVIDUELLOS (Germany, 1980) Teldec, 4.24524 CR Branching out a little further in 2026, here's another cassette that isn't strictly speaking by Kraftwerk. We've had some "Related artists" before though, so it feels logical to follow that trail a bit further. Klaus Dinger played drums on Side 2 of the first Kraftwerk LP, and stayed on as a member for nearly a year. Florian Schneider, Michael Rother and Dinger started work on the second Kraftwerk album, but sessions were aborted, Hütter returned and Rother and Dinger formed Neu!. The duo put out three brilliant albums, before personal relations had soured beyond repair and the band was no more. Rother went solo, and Dinger started La Düsseldorf, recruiting his brother Thomas Dinger and Hans Lampe. From 1976-1980, three albums were released, before relations again were so strained that they could not work together any more. One gets the impression that Klaus Dinger may have been difficult to work with...