| Harald Grosskopf | |
| Birth Place: | Hildesheim, West Germany |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1949 |
| Instrument: | Drums, keyboards |
| Genre: | Krautrock Progressive rock kosmische musik electronic music |
| Associated Acts: | Ashra Wallenstein Klaus Schulze |
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.
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]
| 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 |