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Harald Grosskopf
Background information
Born	(1949-10-23) October 23, 1949 (age 74) Hildesheim, West Germany
Genres	Krautrock Progressive rock kosmische musik electronic music
Instrument(s)	Drums, keyboards
Website	www.haraldgrosskopf.de

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.

Biographyedit

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]

Discographyedit

Solo albumsedit

with Ash Ra Tempeledit

• Starring Rosi (1973)

with Ashraedit

• Correlations (1979)
• Tropical Heat (1991)
• @shra (1998)
• Sauce Hollandaise (1998)
• @shra Vol.2 (2002)

with Baltes, Grosskopf, Heilheckeredit

• Viermaldrei (2001)

with Bernd Kistenmacheredit

• Characters (1991)
• Stadtgarten Live (1995)

with Cosmic Jokersedit

• Cosmic Jokers (1973)
• Galactic Supermarket (1974)

with Fishmoonedit

• Twomoon Music (2007)

with Joachim Wittedit

• Silberblick (1980)

with Klaus Schulzeedit

• Moondawn (1976)
• Body Love (1977)
• Body Love Vol.2 (1977)
• X (1978)
• Live (1980)

with Kosmische Kuriereedit

• Sci Fi Party (1974)
• Planeten Sit-In (1974)

with Lilli Berlinedit

• Lilli Berlin (1981)
• Süß und Erbarmungslos (1982)
• Huh huh (1983)

with Mario Schönwälderedit

• Hypnotic Beats (1992)

with N-Tribeedit

• Tower of Power (1998)

with Steve Baltesedit

• Pictures in Rhythm (1995)
• Rhythm of Life (1998)

with Sunya Beatedit

• Sunya Beat (1998)
• Delhi Slide (1999)
• Comin’ Soon (2006)

with Wallensteinedit

• Blitzkrieg (recorded in 1971, released in 1972)
• Mother Universe (1972)
• Cosmic Century (1973)
• Storys, Songs & Symphonies (1975)

with Walter Wegmülleredit

• Tarot (1973)

with Witthüser & Westruppedit

• Bauer Plath (1972)

with 17 Hippiesedit

• Wer ist das? (1999)
• 17 Hippies play Guitar (2006)
• Biester (2014)
• Anatomy (2016)

Videographyedit

• Romantic Warriors IV: Krautrock (2019)

Referencesedit

External linksedit

• Official website
• Muzikzirkus: Interview mit Harald Grosskopf (in German)
• Discogs

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