
BAUMANN/SCHNITZLER: KRAUTROCKER AUF NDW-TRIP
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Peter Baumann - von 1971 bis 1977 Tangerine-Dream-Musiker und mit seinem Solo-Debüt ROMANCE ‘76 ein Elektronik-Innovator - erlaubte sich 1982 einen NDW-Ausflug. An seiner Seite ein weiteres Krautrock-Urgestein: Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream 1969-1971, Kluster). Beide riefen kurzzeitig das Projekt Berlin Express ins Leben und veröffentlichten in der Hochzeit der Neuen Deutschen Welle die Maxi “The Russians Are Coming“. Sowohl dieser Songs, als auch die B-Seiten-Stücke “Die Russen kommen“ und “The 4:08 To Paris“ hatten englische und deutsche Text-Passagen. Die Songs waren ganz im Stil von Kraftwerk seit TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS gehalten und passten mit ihrer harten Elektronik perfekt in die Zeit. Kommerziellen Erfolg hatten Berlin Express jedoch nicht, obwohl die Maxi auch in Übersee erschien.
Peter Baumann - Tangerine Dream musician from 1971 to 1977 and an electronic innovator with his solo debut ROMANCE '76 - allowed himself an NDW excursion in 1982. At his side another Krautrock icon: Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream 1969-1971, Kluster). Both worked in the project Berlin Express for a short time and released the Maxi "The Russians Are Coming" during the heyday of the Neue Deutsche Welle. This song and the B-sides "Die Russen kommen" and "The 4:08 To Paris" had English and German lyric parts. The songs were completely in the style of Kraftwerk since TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS and fit perfectly into the time with their hard electronics. Berlin Express did not have commercial success, although the Maxi was also released in America.
Peter Baumann - Tangerine Dream musician from 1971 to 1977 and an electronic innovator with his solo debut ROMANCE '76 - allowed himself an NDW excursion in 1982. At his side another Krautrock icon: Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream 1969-1971, Kluster). Both worked in the project Berlin Express for a short time and released the Maxi "The Russians Are Coming" during the heyday of the Neue Deutsche Welle. This song and the B-sides "Die Russen kommen" and "The 4:08 To Paris" had English and German lyric parts. The songs were completely in the style of Kraftwerk since TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS and fit perfectly into the time with their hard electronics. Berlin Express did not have commercial success, although the Maxi was also released in America.