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not resolvedI used to like Kraftwerk type of music when I was a student but then moved onto heavier material.
Hawkwind might be also be quite good cycling music, quite hypnotic. Trouble it is so psychodelic that you might easily fall off your bike even if it is on a turbo trainer. For interval training you also need a mix of beat speeds - I reckon Deep Purple should do it.
@Tom
For direct progression from Neu! you can follow the 2 key people in it into their respective later works.
Michael Roether was the multi-instrumentalist/producer and went on to form Harmonia. He worked with Eno on this so it has a less sparse, more sort of dreamy/ ambient sound, but still with hints of the Motorik beat.
And talking of Motorik apparently invented by Klaus Dinger specifically for Neu!. He went on to La Dusseldorf with his brother and carried with it the his signature drumming sound (La Dusseldorf or Viva albums. Not heard the 3rd, but I think it went a bit sort of german-folk pop. It certainyl has oompahs in the track that I have heard).
Others on the "krautrock" usual suspect lists would be Cluster, Amon Duul II, Tangerine Dream. I'm less familiar with them but have albums somewhere I've ye to give a proper listening.
This Top 50 list by Julian Cope looks highly useful.
Was just randomly listening to some of them on itunes shop and thinking Harmonia were very Neu!-like. Now I know why.
Both Neu! and Harmonia tracks featured heavily in the tracklist of the Hallogallo tour.
Dig through iTunes' radio selections for RadioIO Progressive Rock and you'll likely hear stuff from Amon Düül II, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Be Bop Deluxe, National Health, King Crimson, Baker Gurvitz Army, Blodwyn Pig, Brian Eno, Quicksilver Messenger Service and so on. You even get the odd bit of Rush, Yes and Starcastle.
How about a bit of Electric Skychurch, peeps?
More on-topically, I've been to Groove Tunnel a few times for rehearsals. It's the strangest place, along a dirt road just east of Straiton Pond, and past rusting skips and oil drums, but it's decent inside.
I've been to Groove Tunnel, to pick up a daughter from a recording session/children's party. I liked the guitars hanging in the reception area and the CD that resulted from the session went straight to number one*.
@arrelcat @kaputnik @amir @Jackson Priest Thanks for the suggestions. I will listen to them. And yes, Amir, this is mainly music for the turbo. I can imagine "Sweet Child in Time" being ideal for a hard/easy turbo session though I always get hung up on who the best singer was with Deep Purple.
Weird how Eno keeps cropping up.
*In our house
" I always get hung up on who the best singer was with Deep Purple." Ian Gillan!!!
Eno produced the first devo album.....
Wow, thanks Arellcat.
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