Mani Neumeier
German rock musician, free jazz-drummer artist, and frontman
Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, born 31 December 1940 in Munich) is a German rock musician, free-jazz drummer, artist, and frontman (singer and drummer) of the German Krautrock-band Guru Guru.
Probably best known for his work with Guru Guru, Neumeier collaborated with numerous bands and artists, such as Dieter Möbius, Damo Suzuki, Harmonia, Hans-Karsten Raecke, Irène Schweizer, Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Jojo Hiroshige, Kawabata Makoto, Yoshida Tatsuya, and Luigi Archetti. Neumeier has lived in Germany and Japan. The wax museum of Tokyo has a wax figure of him. He has also regularly collaborated with Japanese jam and noise bands Acid Mothers Temple and Hijokaidan.
Discography
Solo
1981 Mani Neumeier
1983 Waldmeister (limited MC)
1992 Privat
1993 Terra Amphibia
1998 Terra Amphibia 2
2002 Birthday !
2005 Terra Amphibia 3 - Deep In The Jungle
2007 Sketches aka Mani
2009 Smoking The Contracts
2014 Talking Drums
With Guru Guru
See: Guru Guru
Collaborations and guest appearances
(Source: [1])
1967 Humair, Favre, Antolini, Neumeier, Gruntz From Sticksland With Love
1967 Irène Schweizer Trio Jazz Meets India
1967 Globe Unity Orchestra
1967 Irène Schweizer Trio Early Tapes
1967 Wolfgang Dauner Free Action
1975 Harmonia Deluxe
1975 Highdelberg
1982 Ensemble Yniverze Ensemble Yniverze
1982 Moebius, Plank, Neumeier Zero Set
1983 L.S. Bearforce L.S. Bearforce
1986 Alfred Harth Red Art
1989 Der Blaue Hirsch Cyberpunk
1989 Unknownmix Whaba
1992 Der Blaue Hirsch Brain Drain
1992 Tiere Der Nacht Hot Stuff
1994 Tiere Der Nacht Wolpertinger
1996 Cosmic Couriers Other Places
1996 Mani Neumeier & Peter Hollinger Monsters Of Drums
1997 Irène Schweizer & Mani Neumeier European Masters Of Improvisation
1997 Möbius, Engler, Neumeier Space Explosion
1997 Damo Suzuki's Network Tokyo On Air West 30-April
1997 Damo Suzuki's Network Tokyo On Air West 2-May
1997 Damo Suzuki's Network Osaka Muse Hall 4-May
1997 Tiere Der Nacht Evergreens
1998 Neumeier & Hollinger Monsters Of Drums Meets The Demons Of Bali
1998 Tiere Der Nacht Sleepless
2000 Damo Suzuki's Network Jpn Ultd 1
2001 Lover 303 Modern Fairytales
2001 Hans-Karsten Raecke & Mani Neumeier Pescanned Passages
2002 Achim Jaroscheck & Mani Neumeier Europlosion
2002 Damo Suzuki's Network Jpn Ultd 2
2003 Möbius + Neumeier Live In Japan
2003 Neumeier Genrich Schmidt Psychedelic Monsterjam
2005 Neumeier Genrich Schmidt Intergalactic Travel Agency
2006 Acid Mothers Guru Guru Psychedelic Navigator (Live Collaboration with Acid Mothers Temple)
2007 Möbius + Neumeier Zero Set II
2008 Acid Mothers Temple Festival Vol. 5 DVD (Live Collaboration with Acid Mothers Temple)
2010 Hans Reffert & Mani Neumeier Der Teufel und sein Guru
2014 Cosmic Couriers Another Other Places
2015 Neumeier & Miyashita Echoshock – Krautorock
2017 Neumeier & Goos Listen To The Rainbow
2018 Neumeier & Rätsch Der Atem Des Drachen
References
External links
Guru Guru & Mani Neumeier - official web site (also known as www.guru-guru.com)
ProFX Editions (Edition Red) - a record label, releasing music by Mani Neumeier and friends.
Fünfundvierzig (45) - a record label, releasing music by Mani Neumeier (also by Damo Suzuki).
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