Cluster/ Harmonia

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Abstract

This chapter examines the music created by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, and Michael Rother, under the band names Cluster and Harmonia. It makes the case that this music exists in a different relation to post-war Germany than that of Kraftwerk or Neu. Cluster/Harmonia created music deeply informed by the rural setting in which the musicians worked; in doing so, they engaged with one of the archetypal signifiers of German identity – the German landscape. The improvisatory nature of their work both allowed them to respond directly to the influence of their environment, but also created a template that proved very influential – not least on the work of Brian Eno (who collaborated with them in the mid-1970s).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Cambridge Companion to Krautrock
EditorsUwe Schütte
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Chapter11
Pages173-186
ISBN (Electronic)9781009036535
ISBN (Print)9781009005272, 9781316511077
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2022

Publication series

NameCambridge Companions
PublisherCambridge

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