Kling Klang
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Kling Klang is Kraftwerk's studio in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is named after an early Kraftwerk song of the same name from Kraftwerk 2. The studio, or at least an office, is located at Mintropstraße 16, in the middle of the Düsseldorf red light district. It is nearly impossible for anyone to come into contact with the studios, as all mail is returned unopened and any outsiders are not welcome. The group is extremely secluded, and it is said that even though there is a phone installed, the number is not even known by the record company, and the telephone doesn't have a ring tone, as the group doesn't want any unwanted noise to interfere with their recording sessions. A story is circling that Johnny Marr of The Smiths fame, wanted to hold a recording session in the studios, and after several fruitless attempts to call the studio directly and mailing to them, he was told by the record company to call at a precise time on a precise date. The phone was answered immediately by a member of Kraftwerk.