27-10-2016, 13:14
My technology was playing up yesterday, or I would have said Happy Birthday to Hans-Joachim Roedelius who is a Berlin born experimental, ambient and electronic musician and composer, and a founder of the Krautrock bands Kluster/Cluster/Qluster and Harmonia â heâs also collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius (who was also in Kluster/Cluster) and Tim Story and he has a number of solo albums to his credit - heâs a pianist, plays the guitar and uses synthesizers extensively.
I only know a mere fraction of his more melodic work â the dissonant stuff doesnât appeal to me too much, although it is certainly interesting! This is no wishy washy new age gruel â he creates such depth of sound - some of it quite heartachingly gorgeous.
Anyway â Iâve been trawling blindly around his discog listening to bits and pieces â these are some of those I like â¦
From his debut album, Durch Die Wüste (Through the Deser) because the cover artwork is stunning and this ominous, eclectic track would have been sooo out there at the time ⦠âRegenmacherâ translates to âRainmakerâ which makes absolute sense when you hear it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVI327Y3Xko
From the album of the same name â âLunzâ, with Tim Story â these two are brilliant together IMHO ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsjkc6-AEs
The title track from Wenn Der Südwind Weht ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plw4WL6pNRg
From Pink, Blue and Amber (which I do know) because I think itâs beautiful ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Xvsr0dJs4
And from his and Tim Storyâs album Inlandish (as opposed to outlandish??) ⦠amazing washes of sound on this track named âHouse of Glancesâ. Pretty striking album artwork as well â
[video=youtube;PNjxAOmBEIE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjxAOmBEIE[/video]
I only know a mere fraction of his more melodic work â the dissonant stuff doesnât appeal to me too much, although it is certainly interesting! This is no wishy washy new age gruel â he creates such depth of sound - some of it quite heartachingly gorgeous.
Anyway â Iâve been trawling blindly around his discog listening to bits and pieces â these are some of those I like â¦
From his debut album, Durch Die Wüste (Through the Deser) because the cover artwork is stunning and this ominous, eclectic track would have been sooo out there at the time ⦠âRegenmacherâ translates to âRainmakerâ which makes absolute sense when you hear it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVI327Y3Xko
From the album of the same name â âLunzâ, with Tim Story â these two are brilliant together IMHO ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsjkc6-AEs
The title track from Wenn Der Südwind Weht ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plw4WL6pNRg
From Pink, Blue and Amber (which I do know) because I think itâs beautiful ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Xvsr0dJs4
And from his and Tim Storyâs album Inlandish (as opposed to outlandish??) ⦠amazing washes of sound on this track named âHouse of Glancesâ. Pretty striking album artwork as well â
[video=youtube;PNjxAOmBEIE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjxAOmBEIE[/video]
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