Detailed musician's / band-histories - |> D>Elektro |1.3| Protagonists
More infos + interviews to follow - and / or to be found on the resp. internet-sites - see |> www-links
[Sorry, but some of these texts had to remain in German because of simple lack of resources / translatioinal powers...]

	Kraftwerk
	|> Kraftwerkfeature - 1975 - important article / interview by Lester Bangs early description + evaluation of Kraftwerk's 'totalmusic' concept on the eve of their first US-tour.

	|> Interview by Paul Alessandrini | Nov. 76 - just before 'Trans-Europe Express' [Europe | Identity | Minimalism | Electronic humour | Expressionism | The Beach Boys | David Bowie]
	|> Electronic Lifestyle - Interview by Dankmar Isleib; 5/81 - [in German] important interview re. the COMPUTERWELT / COMPUTERWORLD concept + record [Totalmusic | Musik as a truth-drug | Computer vs. control | Computer for a productive life | The electronic age]
	|> Computer Liebe / Love - Article + Interview by W. Andresen; 1991 [Live - ReMix - 'THE MIX' as a live album | Kraftwerk's influences | Industrial Music | Rhein Ruhr (Ethno) Music | The environment as a sound-orchestra]

	Klaus Schulze
	|> A great selection of extensive interviews with K.S. are to be found on the official Klaus Schulze website.

	Tangerine Dream
	|> Interview: Light on a dark group - Talking to TD - 1974/75 | K. Dallas [extensive collection of statements: TD's Development | Early Experiments | Live-Improvisations + Compositions | Sound-Research | Plans]

	|> Interview with Edgar Froese - 1980 - by Jürgen Balitzki - [in German] [unity: Music - Life | Conditions: Live - Studio | S. Dali | Sound-Sculpturing | Dangers of Gigantism | Fields for Experiments]
	|> 'Interview mit Edgar Froese - 4/94 - Ecki Stieg - 'Grenzwellen' [extensive interview: Chronology of TD's development | Sound-Expeditions | var Line-Ups + Sounds | TD's influences]
	|> Article about Christopher Franke [ex - TD] - 1992/95 - by Elana [Beginnings in Berlin | Birth of TD + Developments | Solo Projects | Soundtrack-works | Sonic Images | future plans]
	|> Article / Interview with Edgar Froese - 1996 - LAUNCHonline [TD's influene on the current Techno-Elektro Acts | Early Ideas - New Sounds | Dali - Surrealism's Influence | Plans]

	CAN | Holger Czukay
	|> Cut-ups - The untouchable magic of CAN - by Damon Krukowski [Can's origin + influences | Cut-Up's + spontaneous compositions a.a. CAN strategy's | John Cage | the CAN Remix Album]

	|> A short history of CAN + Discography by Holger Czukay (May 1997) [the hi-story of CAN - told along their most important releases - by H.C.]
	|> Hiss 'n' Listen - Holger Czukay and the rhythms of a secret life John Payne - L.A. Weekly 1/97 [CAN + Czukay Solo Stories | Czukays Innovations + Plans | Straight Decisions - Composing - Mixing | Film-music]
	|> Holger Czukay Interview - by B. Hargus - Perfect Sound Forever 2/97 [CAN's history | Czukay's US-Tour '97 | Found-Sounds + Sampling | Music + Images | Stockhausen - Czukay's Bio + Education | CAN + Punk]
	|> Holger Czukay Interview - by Knut Gerwers - 8/98 - [in German] [The Remix as the cultural form of the 90's | CAN's strategy's | Identity | Independence | 30th CANniversay | New Plans]

	NEU! | Michael Rother | [Harmonia | La Düsseldorf]
	|> THE STORY OF NEU! - LA DÜSSELDORF - CLUSTER - HARMONIA - by Stewart Ord -- [Chronology of musical and personal connections btw. NEU! | Harmonia | Kraftwerk | ...]

	|> Michael Rother and the best of 70's German rock: Neu! & Harmonia - Exclaim - 2/98 [Bio + hist. Background | NEU! History + Experiments | Conny Plank | Collaborations: Cluster + Harmonia + Eno | Bowie]
	|> Interview: Michael Rother - Perfect Sound Forever - 3/98 [Rother's musical origins | Pre-Kraftwerk | The Kraftwerk period | NEU! Hisoty + Experiments | The importance of Conny Plank | Collaborations: Cluster + Harmonia + Eno | Bowie | the NEU! Tribute CD]

	Cluster | [Roedelius + Moebius] [Harmonia]
	|> Interview: Hans Joachim Roedelius - 5/97 by Theresa Stern [Beginnings: from Kluster to Cluster | Conny Plank | Playing + Composing-Techniques | Collaborations: M. Rother + Brian Eno / Harmonia]

	Conrad Schnitzler | Kluster
	|> Interview: Conrad Schnitzler - 1980 by David Elliott [Beginnings: Kluster - the ZODIAK Club | Influence: Stockhausen | the Kluster Recordings | Solo-Works | Tape-Projects | Experiments]

	Ash Ra Tempel | Ashra | Manuel Göttsching
	|> Interview: Manuel Göttsching - 1998 by Archie Patterson [Beginnings: Ash Ra Tempel | OHR Rec. + R.U. Kaiser | the 'Cosmic' Scene | Elektronic Experiments - New Sounds | E2-E4 - Trance in 1 Hour]
	|> 2 more interviews with Manuel Göttsching from 1996 - to be found on the official ASHRA website

	Faust
	|> Interview: Hans-Joachim Irmler - Aug. 1999 by Radio-Goethe [Goethe Institute] / Arndt Peltner [in GERMAN] [the Faust history | Fausts status in the USA | influences | developments | plans]
	|> Interview mit Hans-Joachim Irmler - by German Rock News / Carsten Agthe - 1998 [in GERMAN] [the beginnings / identity | industrial music | sound-experiments | the RAF 'connection']
	|> Extensive collection of articles + interviews - older and current articles - collected on Andy Wilson's great Faust site

	Karlheinz Stockhausen
	|> Holger Czukay [CAN] about Stockhausen - 1998 [H. Czukay about his eduction under Stockhausen | Experiments | Stockhausens influence on Czukay a.o.]

|> An Introduction to Stockhausen - by Albrecht Moritz 12/97 [short, concise introduction incl. many useful links to in-depth info-sources]

|> Stockhausens Bio + Works up to 'Licht / Light' - by Malcolm Ball - 12/97 [Stockhausens education + influences | Experiments + Electronics]

|> Karlheinz Stockhausen -- Advice to clever children... [Article / Interview from "The Wire", Nov. '95 - Stockhausen on his developments | young electronic musicians on Stockhausens works; his influence]

	Amon Düül 2
	|> Communing with Chaos - by Edwin Pouncey | THE WIRE [Amon Düül 2 - the Music-Commune with built-in chaosgenerator. Their story up to the latest activities - incl. interview pieces]

|> Amon Düül 2 - Yeti talks to Yogi - by Andy Whittaker; 1997 [Interviews with Chris Karrer + John Weinzierl, the musical heads of Amon Düül 2 - incl. Discography]

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	Portrait: Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
	|> "K" as King, "K" as Kosmos - The Maker - by Wolfgang Layer [in GERMAN] ["He was Germany's uncrowned Rock-, Pop- & Elektro king of the early 70's and was about 10-15 years ahead of his time. His name is forever connected with the rise of German rock music."]

	MOJO Magazine
	|> We Can be Heroes - 4/97 by Andy Gill [the most in-depth + extensive article about a number of the most important German electro-musicians: Tangerine Dream | Kraftwerk | CAN | Faust | Amon Düül II | Brian Eno's Comments | (sad, but true: Schulze has been left out - only real negative point though.)]

	The Washington Post
	|> THE GERMAN INVASION - British One Got Better Press, But the Teutonic Influence Endures - Mark Jenkins - 1/96

	The Sunday Times
	|> RAISING THE TEUTONIC - German 1970s minimalism is invading the British rock scene - Stewart Lee - 12/96

	Melody Maker
	|> Krautrock - the way out sounds of Krautrock are currently way 'in' - Simon Reynolds - 7/96

	Perfect Sound Forever / Phinnweb
	|> A Taste of Krautrock - Patrick O'Hearn - 11/97

	Rhein Zeitung / Mainz Online
	|> Phänomen "Krautrock" celebrates it's Revival - Michael Fuchs-Gamböck - 5/97 - [in German]

	Robert Moog | [Synthesizer Pioneer + Constructer]
	|> Interview: Robert Moog - B. B. Hargus - Perfect Sound Forever - 3/97 [Origins + History of the legendaery Moog Synthesizers | New Sounds | Importatn Synth-Musicians | Loops [Theremin] and Perspectives]

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