Harald Grosskopf
Harald Grosskopf (born Harald Großkopf) is a German electronic musician. He played with several Krautrock and progressive rock bands of the 1970s in Germany, and released solo music.
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 23, 1949 Hildesheim, Germany |
| Genres | Krautrock Progressive rock kosmische musik electronic music |
| Instruments | Drums, keyboards |
| Associated acts | Ashra Wallenstein Klaus Schulze |
| Website | www |
Biography
Grosskopf was born in Hildesheim on October 23, 1949. He started his career in the 1960s as a drummer in the beat group The Stuntmen, and toward the end of the decade played in a then-unknown Scorpions. He later played drums in Wallenstein and Ashra, as well as for many of Klaus Schulze's solo albums. In 1980, he issued his debut LP, Synthesist, which became a cult classic of German electronic music.[1] New York’s RVNG international label reissued the album, with remakes by James Ferraro, Oneohtrix and others in February 2011.[1] In 1980 Grosskopf co-founded the Neue Deutsche Welle band Lilli Berlin, and he remained their drummer until 1983.[2]
Discography
Solo albums
| Year | Album Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Synthesist | Sky Records |
| 1986 | Oceanheart | |
| 1992 | World of Quetzal | 4U Records |
| 2002 | Digital Nomad | AMP Records |
| 2004 | Yeti Society | Groove Unlimited |
| 2010 | Synthesist 2010 | MellowJet Records |
| 2011 | Re-Synthesist | Rvng Intl. |
| 2016 | Naherholung | Little Marvin |
with Ash Ra Tempel
- Starring Rosi (1973)
with Ashra
- Correlations (1979)
- Tropical Heat (1991)
- @shra (1998)
- Sauce Hollandaise (1998)
- @shra Vol.2 (2002)
with Baltes, Grosskopf, Heilhecker
- Viermaldrei (2001)
with Bernd Kistenmacher
- Characters (1991)
- Stadtgarten Live (1995)
with Cosmic Jokers
- Cosmic Jokers (1973)
- Galactic Supermarket (1974)
with Fishmoon
- Twomoon Music (2007)
with Joachim Witt
- Silberblick (1980)
with Klaus Schulze
- Moondawn (1976)
- Body Love (1977)
- Body Love Vol.2 (1977)
- X (1978)
- Live (1980)
with Kosmische Kuriere
- Sci Fi Party (1974)
- Planeten Sit-In (1974)
with Lilli Berlin
- Lilli Berlin (1981)
- Süß und Erbarmungslos (1982)
- Huh huh (1983)
with Mario Schönwälder
- Hypnotic Beats (1992)
with N-Tribe
- Tower of Power (1998)
with Steve Baltes
- Pictures in Rhythm (1995)
- Rhythm of Life (1998)
with Sunya Beat
- Sunya Beat (1998)
- Delhi Slide (1999)
- Comin’ Soon (2006)
with Wallenstein
- Blitzkrieg (recorded in 1971, released in 1972)
- Mother Universe (1972)
- Cosmic Century (1973)
- Storys, Songs & Symphonies (1975)
with Walter Wegmüller
- Tarot (1973)
with Witthüser & Westrupp
- Bauer Plath (1972)
with 17 Hippies
- Wer ist das? (1999)
- 17 Hippies play Guitar (2006)
- Biester (2014)
- Anatomy (2016)
