Originator of Electric Drumming. Started drumming aged 15 with the STUNTMEN, a Beatband that mainly played Sixtieth pop. From 1971 on, drumming member of WALLENSTEIN, a German classic rock band with cult status. Left WALLENSTEIN in 1974, after recorded and released four albums. During those studio sessions he met MANUEL GOETTSCHING and KLAUS SCHULZE from Berlin, that used electronic equipment expressing themselves, with the intension to get away from Anglo-American main stream influences. Touring France and England with ASHRA in 1977. HARALD GROSSKOPF is to heard on several albums of MANUEL GOETTSCHINGS - ASH RA TEMPEL, later ASHRA and KLAUS SCHULZE. SYNTHESIST, first solo release in 1980. Since then he recorded four more solo albums. OCEANHEART, WORLD OF QUETZAL, DIGITAL NOMAD and at last YETI SOCIETY in 2004. HARALD GROSSKOPF is to be heard on more than 100 albums, mainly of the electronic genre. He toured England, France, Spain, Austria, Suizzerland, Japan, USA and Russia. In 1998, together with AXEL MANRICO HEILHECKER, Germanies most profiled guitarist, he founded SUNYA BEAT, a Trance and Big Beat oriented group. Later, STEVE BALTES (DEEP VOICES) joined the act as keyboarder and live editor. SUNYA BEAT produced three albums (Sunya Beat, Dehli Slide, Coming soon) and played several live appearances (check www.sunyabeat.com). In August 2008 with Manuel Goettsching and Ashra in Japan at Metamorphose 08, Japans biggest summer festival in front of 40000 visitors.
Check gallery 08 at: www.metamo.info/gallery
&: www.harald-grosskopf.de
& www.ashra.com
Harald Grosskopf performs an extraordinary, breathtaking Trance electronica live drumming solo act, along with different young musicians. ..
ASHRA tribute by HENSEL 3000 on Hawke Chill Out Sessions
Me thinks that the ASHRA album 'Blackouts' from 1977 is one of the greatest albums ever produced on planet Earth. I pay tribute to this hugely important musical influence with a long track called 'Les vacances de Monsieur Hensel'.
Thank you for adding me. I have been listening to the Oceanheart album, which I love. All the stuff with Klaus Schulze is also beloved music to me. I hope to find more! I hope that you have an excellent weekend.
Hi Harald Hope you're having a great week so far and can find time to relax with us at the weekend again with another TDFZ Radio podcast exclusive Best wishes Chris
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