well, I am going to Germany

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Guys,

Köln and its environs is where synth music was nurtured by Connie Plank and 
transformed into the continually evolving crazy creature of electronic rock. 
Even recordings as diverse as Heroes (Bowie), everything Eno created, Kraftwerk 
(obviously), masterpieces such as "Here comes the rain again" (Eurythmics), owe 
much to the musical innovation that took place in that city. What lead up to 
Connie Plank's innovative sequence of brilliance was partly Stockhausen's 
presence and influence on the likes of Can (Holgar Czukay and Irmin Schmidt both 
studied with him) and others. Not that any of these individuals needs putting on 
a pedestal, mind. The city of Köln is another matter!

Tony (HB)

M-.-n wrote:
> The Belgian quarters of Köln are really nice to walk around. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Martin Naef
> Sent: samedi 7 mars 2009 17:18
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Re: well, I am going to Germany
> 
> Tony Scharf wrote:
>> I dont know when exactly its going to be, except that I need to get my 
>> passport first.  Anything/anyone I should plan to see while I am 
>> there?
> 
> I'm not from that region, but spent a couple of days there. Cologne is a
> weird city, it shows all the scars from WWII and subsequent reconstruction -
> meaning it's ugly in many parts. There is a very active music scene though -
> what it lacks in terms of beauty, it makes up in active culture. A short
> train ride away is Bonn, the former capital city. It is quite the opposite:
> a smallish, picturesque town beautifully situated at the banks of the river.
> It's great to walk the city center. 
> A good friend of mine used to live there, but soon escaped to Berlin because
> he was bored...
> 
> Martin
> 
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