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| Qluster Kluster, Cluster — and now Qluster. “Fragen” documents the extraordinary shedding of skin of one of the most important German electronic groups. Hans- Joachim Roedelius was there from the beginning (Kluster from 1969 on with Conrad Schnitzler and Dieter Moebius; Cluster from 1971 on with Dieter Moebius; Qluster with Onnen Bock since 2010). Little needs to be said about Roedelius, whose collaborations with Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster and Harmonia gained him a worldwide reputation as a pioneer of electronic music. Onnen Bock (born in 1974), a qualified musician and sound artist, was part of the Zeitkratzer ensemble, worked together with the likes of Christina Kubisch and was a sound engineer for the Berlin Philharmonic. Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Onnen Bock are Qluster. The two artists have been meeting up to explore new musical directions together since 2007. “Fragen” is the first part of an exceptional trilogy, a grandiose new beginning, backed up by forty years of tradition. Two fundamental decisions of an acutely refined sense of musical self-conception have shaped Qluster: the use of analogue keyboards only and a focus on improvisation through vibrant playing technique. Qluster have jettisoned all forms of ballast pertaining to music and sound. Roedelius and Bock develop their musical aesthetics through seven impressionistic pictures, an aesthetics of almost an ascetic stringency. And yet each piece is motivated by something deeply human, a playful element setting the tone. Qluster’s modus operandi guides the listener towards peaceful, pale blue rooms where airy veils of suspended matter sparkle, as if floating gently to and fro on the breeze. Beyond the veils one senses further rooms, in colours which have lost their names and become sound. To be perfectly clear: Qluster’s music is not psychedelic, neither in the traditional, nor in a wider sense. This is no meditative soundtrack for a “journey to the inner self”. In its own way, however, it does represent a trip to the realms of utopia, where particularly careful listening is required in order to appreciate the music in all its richness and splendour. Asmus Tietchens Qluster is visually supported by Florian Tanzer, one of Austria's leading visual artists, from the VJ Duo Luma.Launisch (together with Astrid Steiner), adding an expressive storytelling visual element. Occasionally Qluster can be accompanied by other musicians, depending on the profile of venue and event. Out Now : Qluster - "Rufen" - Bureau B, BB75 / released on Oct 27th, 2011 WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB075_QLUSTERRUFEN.BIO.ENGL.PDF Qluster - "Fragen" - Bureau B, BB76 / released on May 27th, 2011 WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB075_QLUSTER.FRAGEN.BIOENGL.PDF "Rufen - Fragen - Antworten" is a Trilogy containing a piano-record, a live-documentary and a record produced by using a Roland-Jupiter 4, a Yamaha CS 70 M and a Kork MS 20. All to be released via Bureau B, WWW.BUREAU-B.COM Other Recent Releases : Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Gift of the Moment / Geschenk des Augenblicks, CD, vinyl (180g), Bureau B WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB62_GIFTOFTHEMOMENT_BIOENGL.PDF Cluster - Cluster 71, CD, vinyl (180g), Bureau B WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB58_CLUSTER71_BIOENGL.PDF Roedelius - Lustwandel, CD, vinyl (180g), Bureau B WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB55_ROEDELIUS_LUSTWANDEL_BIOENGL.PDF Roedelius - The Diary Of The Unforgotten, CD, vinyl (180g), Bureau B WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB52_ROEDELIUS_SPVI_BIOENG.PDF Roedelius - Selbstportrait I & II, CD, vinyl (180g), Bureau B WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB63_ROEDELIUSSP1_BIOENGL.PDF WWW.BUREAU-B.COM/INFOTEXTE/BB64_ROEDELIUSSP2_BIOENGL.PDF Interview : VIDEO.GOOGLE.COM/VIDEOPLAY?DOCID=5101842305972578824# VIDEO.GOOGLE.COM/VIDEOPLAY?DOCID=4038591603973778001# WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ROEDELIUS WWW.QLUSTER.INFO WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM/QLUSTER Qluster Video : VIMEO.COM/18990995 ROEDELIUS booking contact : MO[AT]MEDIA-LOCA.COM |   |
