Dieter Moebius (musician)
Dieter Moebius (born January 16, 1944 in Switzerland ; † July 20, 2015 ) was a German-Swiss musician of krautrock and electronic music .
Life
Dieter Moebius studied art in Brussels and Berlin , where he met Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler ( Tangerine Dream ). They founded the band Kluster in 1969. After Schnitzler left, they renamed the band Cluster . Later Moebius and Roedelius founded the band Harmonia with Michael Rother ( New! ), Who also worked with Brian Eno .
Dieter Moebius was involved in numerous projects with musicians such as Conny Plank or Mani Neumeier ( Guru Guru ). In 2007 he toured with Michael Rother as Rother & Moebius . In addition, Harmonia gave a concert on November 27, 2007 in the House of World Cultures in Berlin, the first since 1976.
Dieter Moebius died on July 20, 2015 at the age of 71.
Discography
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Michael_rother_and_dieter_moebius_2007-11-14_live.jpg/350px-Michael_rother_and_dieter_moebius_2007-11-14_live.jpg)
As a cluster
- See cluster
As Harmonia, with Michael Rother and Hans-Joachim Roedelius
- 1973: Music by Harmonia
- 1975: Deluxe
- 1997: Tracks and Traces (recorded in 1976 with Brian Eno)
- 2007: Live 1974
- Previously unpublished works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: soundtracks
- 1983: Double Cut (with Gerd Beerbohm)
- 1983: Zero Set (with Conny Plank and Mani Neumeier)
- 1986: Blue Moon (original soundtrack)
- 1990: Replacement (with Karl Renziehausen)
- 1992: Substitute II (with Karl Renziehausen)
- 1995: En Route (with Conny Plank)
- 1998: Ludwig's Law (with Conny Plank and Mayo Thompson )
- 1999: Blotch
- 2006: Nurton
- 2009: stuff
- 2011: thing
- 2012: Moebius & Tietchens (with Asmus Tietchens)
- 2014: Nidemonex
- 2017: Moebius
Web links
- The official website dietermoebius.de no longer exists (April 2017)
- Dieter Moebius discography at Discogs
- Literature by and about Dieter Moebius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Dieter Moebius in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- On the death of Dieter Moebius: An adventure traveler when it comes to music. In: Spiegel Online from July 21, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Michael Rothers: Rother & Moebius concerts in November 2007. In: michaelrother.de. October 29, 2007, accessed October 30, 2007 .
- ↑ Michael Rothers: Harmonia album "Live 1974" out now / Harmonia concert on 27th Nov. 2007 . October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ^ Worldtronics 2007. Festival of Electronic Music. November 27, 2007– December 1, 2007 . In: hkw.de . Retrieved October 30, 2007.
- ↑ Dieter Moebius died. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . July 21, 2015, accessed July 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Blue Moon in the Internet Movie Database (English) (music by Dieter Moebius)
- ↑ MTH005: Dieter Moebius - NIdemonex EP. (No longer available online.) In: morethanhumanrecords.com. June 30, 2014, archived from the original on August 21, 2015 ; accessed on July 21, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Moebius, Dieter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th July 2015 |