What a treat for us, having musician/composer/pioneer Manuel Göttsching up to dublab soon after his first ever performance in Los Angeles. We totally geeked out about analog electronics, his forward-thinking uses of them in the legendary German experimental rock group Ashra Tempel in the 70′s, his experiences creating the E2-E4 piece in the early 80′s (which became a monumental inspiration in the development of late 80′s/early 90′s house music in the U.S.), the cryptic Cosmic Jokers project and so much more. He hasn’t stopped working either, moving into sound installations and film soundtracks. We knew he was a heavy dude but sheesh…
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The legendary gentlemen from Cluster sat down with Michael Stock for an interview following their show at Farmlab in Los Angeles on May 22nd, 2008. Check it out to get the scoop on these these ambient/space-rock pioneers.
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When electronic music pioneers Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius graced us with their presence we were as jolly as a self-oscillating Synthi VCS3. In the early 70′s their albums and performances as Cluster (and Kluster with Conrad Schnitzler) paved sonic highways, predating industrial or sprawling Eno-derived ambient pop musics with heady tone washes and motorik pulses from crude electronics and rhythm machines. Nearly 40 years later they tour select states, proving their synergistic improvisation skills haven’t left the clouds. So what does one say to such gentle mental giants when given the opportunity? Is referencing this music with a term like “Krautrock” disrespectful? Listen to fanboy Professor Cantaloupe get shy as conversation with Cluster weaves around their time-line in real-time and their cosmic drone squeals spin fine like lime wheels.
-Cantaloupe
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