Dieter Moebius

Dieter Moebius
Dieter Moebius live (2007)
Background information
Birth name	Dieter Moebius
Born	16 January 1944 (1944-01-16) (age 67)
Origin	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Genres	Kosmische Musik Krautrock Electronic music Ambient Psychedelic rock Electronic Music (classical) Experimental music
Occupations	Musician Producer
Instruments	Synthesizer, Keyboards, Organ, Guitar
Years active	1969 to present
Labels	Sky Records Drag City Gyroscope Curious Music Captain Trip Records
Associated acts	Cluster Harmonia Moebius & Plank Amon Guru Liliental

Dieter Moebius (born 1944 in Switzerland) is a German/Swiss experimental/krautrock/ambient/electronic musician.

Moebius studied art in Brussels and Berlin and met there Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream). They founded a band Kluster in 1969. After the departure of Schnitzler, they changed their name to Cluster. Later Moebius and Roedelius founded the band Harmonia with Michael Rother (Neu!), which also collaborated with Brian Eno.

Dieter Moebius was involved into numerous projects with such musicians as Conny Plank, Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru).

Michael Rother (left) & Dieter Moebius (right) live in 2007.

He is currently (November 2007) touring with Michael Rother as Rother & Moebius.^[1] On the 27th November 2007, a Harmonia reunion concert was held in Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, they have performed together live for a first time since 1976.^[2][3]

Discography

As Kluster / Cluster

• See Kluster and Cluster

As Harmonia, with Michael Rother and Hans-Joachim Roedelius

• 1973 : Musik Von Harmonia
• 1975 : Deluxe
• 1997 : Tracks and Traces (recorded 1976 with Brian Eno)
• 2007 : Live 1974

Previously unreleased works

As Cosmic Couriers, with Mani Neumeier and Jürgen Engler

• 1996 : Other Places

With Brian Eno and Hans-Joachim Roedelius

• 1977 : Cluster & Eno
• 1978 : After the Heat

With Liliental

• 1978 Liliental

Solo albums and collaborations

• 1980 Rastakraut Pasta (with Conny Plank)
• 1981 Material (with Conny Plank)
• 1982 Strange Music (with Gerd Beerbohm)
• 1983 Tonspuren
• 1983 Double Cut (with Gerd Beerbohm)
• 1983 Zero Set (with Conny Plank and Mani Neumeier)
• 1986 Blue Moon (Original Soundtrack)^[4]
• 1990 Ersatz (with Karl Renziehausen)
• 1992 Ersatz II (with Karl Renziehausen)
• 1995 En Route (with Conny Plank)
• 1998 Ludwig's Law (with Conny Plank and Mayo Thompson)
• 1999 Blotch
• 2006 Nurton
• 2011 Ding

Source: ^[5][6]

References

1. ^ "Michael Rother's official site, news: "Rother & Moebius concerts in November 2007"". 2007-10-29. http://www.michaelrother.de/en/. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
2. ^ "Michael Rother's official site, news: "Harmonia album "Live 1974" out now / Harmonia concert on 27th Nov. 2007"". 2007-10-25. http://www.michaelrother.de/en/. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
3. ^ "Worldtronics 2007. Festival of Electronic Music. 27.11.2007 - 01.12.2007". http://www.hkw.de/en/programm2007/worldtronics/projekt-detail_3.php. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 
4. ^ Blue Moon at the Internet Movie Database (music by Dieter Moebius)
5. ^ cdn.scratchrecords.com discography
6. ^ dietermoebius.de Official discography

External links

• Official site
• Dieter Moebius discography at Discogs

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