Klaus Dinger, a founding member of both Kraftwerk and Neu!, has died aged 61. The influential Krautrocker drummer died last month, but his death was formally announced by Neu!'s record label Gronland yesterday after a private funeral had taken place.
Paying tribute, Michael Rother, the other former Kraftwerker who formed Neu! with Dinger, said in a statement: "Together with many friends of his music I will remember Klaus for his creativity as an artist and I will think about him with gratitude for his wonderful contributions to our project Neu!"