Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German

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musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential '

kosmische Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock that developed in West Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s among artists who blended elements of psychedelic rock, avant-garde composition, and electronic music, ...

' groups

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and

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. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and released several solo studio albums.

Biography

Early life

Roedelius was born on 26 October 1934 in

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in the family of a dentist. He was an unwilling member of the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth, membership being mandatory for all boys from the age of ten, and appeared in several propaganda films (''

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'' by Viktor Tourjansky in 1938 ; ''

Riding for Germany ''Riding for Germany'' (german: Reitet für Deutschland) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Willy Birgel, Gertrud Eysoldt and Gerhild Weber. A German cavalry officer, badly injured during the First World Wa ...

'' by Arthur Maria Rabenalt in 1941). Roedelius and his mother Gertrud were evacuated from Berlin to a small hamlet in

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. In his book ''Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany'',

David Stubbs David Stubbs (born 13 September 1962 in London) is a British music journalist. He grew up in Leeds and in the early Eighties was a student at the University of Oxford where he was a close friend of Simon Reynolds. The two were part of the Oxfor ...

writes that "the aftermath of the war was most difficult for the Roedelius family" who didn't have "enough to live on and just a bit too much to die on". He served two years in prison after the war when he attempted to defect from

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. Before managing to escape over the border into West Berlin in 1961, he had worked as a physical therapist and masseur. Soon thereafter he gave up his day job to pursue a career in music.

Kluster, Cluster and Harmonia

In 1968 Roedelius co-founded the music commune known as "Human Being" and co-formed

Zodiak Free Arts Lab The Zodiak Free Arts Lab, sometimes known as the "Zodiak Club" or "Zodiac Club", was a short-lived but highly influential experimental live music venue, founded in the then West Berlin in spring 1968 by German artists/musicians Conrad Schnitzler ...

, the center of Berlin's Underground Culture at the time, with conceptual artist Conrad Schnitzler. He met

Dieter Moebius Dieter Moebius (16 January 1944 – 20 July 2015) was a Swiss-born German electronic musician and composer, best known as a member of the influential krautrock bands Cluster and Harmonia. Moebius was studying art at Berlin's Akademie Grafik and ...

at the Zodiak. In 1969 Roedelius, Schnitzler and Moebius formed

Kluster Kluster was a Berlin-based German experimental musical group formed in 1969 by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Conrad Schnitzler, and Dieter Moebius. Their improvisational work presaged later industrial music. The original Kluster was short-lived, exi ...

. In 1971 Schnitzler left the group to start a long-running solo career and Moebius and Roedelius anglicised the band's name to ''Cluster''. They signed first to

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then to

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. In 1973 Roedelius and Moebius worked with

Neu! Neu! (; German for "New!"; styled in block capitals) were a West German krautrock band formed in Düsseldorf in 1971 by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother following their departure from Kraftwerk. The group's albums were produced by Conny Plan ...

guitarist

Michael Rother Michael Rother (born 2 September 1950) is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia (band), Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk. Early life and educatio ...

under the name of ''Harmonia''. ''

Musik Von Harmonia ''Musik von Harmonia'' is the debut album from the influential German krautrock group Harmonia, released in January 1974 by Brain Records. Formed by the addition of Neu! guitarist Michael Rother to Cluster (the duo of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and ...

'' was released on the back of a huge publicity campaign by Brain. Harmonia released one further album, 1975's '' Deluxe''. Rother also co-produced the 1974 Cluster album ''

Zuckerzeit ''Zuckerzeit'' (German: ''Sugar Time'') is the third studio album by German band Cluster, released in 1974 on Brain Records. It was co-produced by Michael Rother, their bandmate in side-project Harmonia. The music on ''Zuckerzeit'' marks a shift f ...

''. British musician Brian Eno, a fan of both Cluster and Harmonia, joined them for several jams, the result of which was released in 1997 as ''

Tracks and Traces ''Tracks and Traces'' is a collaborative album by German kosmische supergroup Harmonia (featuring Neu! guitarist Michael Rother and Cluster members Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius) and British musician Brian Eno, initially credited to H ...

''. Rother left Harmonia to pursue his solo career and Cluster returned to the studio to record ''

Sowiesoso ''Sowiesoso'' (from german: sowieso, translation=anyway) is the fourth studio album by German electronic music band Cluster, released in 1976. It was Cluster's first release for Sky Records. ''Sowiesoso'' was recorded in just two days in Fors ...

'' which was released on

Sky Records Sky Records was a Hamburg, Germany-based independent record label specializing in krautrock/ Kosmische Musik and electronic music. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, industrial, ambien ...

. Brian Eno later worked on two albums with Cluster: 1977's ''

Cluster & Eno ''Cluster & Eno'' is a collaborative album by German electronic music group Cluster and English ambient musician Brian Eno. The style of this album is a collection of gentle melodies: a mixture of Eno's ambient sensibilities and Cluster's avant ...

'' and 1978's ''

After the Heat ''After the Heat'' is a 1978 album by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (the latter two being the core members of Cluster), credited to "Eno Moebius Roedelius". The album represents the second collaboration by the trio, the fi ...

'', the latter of which gained the band much attention in the British music press. A further Cluster album produced by former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann '' Großes Wasser'' extended Cluster's music into long form.

Solo career

Roedelius' solo career began with ''

Durch die Wüste ''Durch die Wüste'' is the first full-length solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Through the Desert." The music on ''Durch Die Wüst ...

'' in 1978 and then '' Jardin Au Fou'' in 1979. The first of the lengthy ''Selbstportrait'' series was released in 1979, being material done beside his work with Cluster and Harmonia, without the input of his collaborators. Mostly recorded on simple two-track equipment, the Selbstportraits make up the backbone of Roedelius' early solo recordings. Leaving Sky in 1982, his work took a more

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style as he signed to

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's ''Venture'' sub-label. During this period, his best selling solo album '' Geschenk des Augenblicks – Gift of the Moment'' was released. He was dropped by Venture in 1989 and began releasing on a variety of small labels. ''Sinfonia Contempora No. 2: La Nordica (Salz Des Nordens)'' was released in 1996. Also released in this period was ''Selbstportrait VI: The Diary of the Unforgotten'', the first of the modern ''Selbstportraits''. Now, rather than merely remastering the seventies tapes, Roedelius also played over them, the sound montage ''Homage á Forst'' samples many Harmonia and Cluster tracks into the mix.

21st century

The turn of the century was Roedelius' most productive year, with no fewer than eight albums being released between 2000 and 2001. Reprising the ''Selbstportrait'' series for the seventh time in 2000, Roedelius composed entirely new tracks for the first time on ''Selfportrait VII: dem Wind voran – ahead of the wind''. The new millennium also saw Roedelius begin to work with other, usually younger, musicians than he had done since the late eighties. In the meantime, Cluster had reformed. 1990's ''

Apropos Cluster ''Apropos Cluster'' is a full-length studio album by Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius also known as German electronic music outfit Cluster. It was also their first album after an eight-year-long hiatus. In 1989 Dieter Moebius and Hans-J ...

'' was an update for the band, being a work of avant-techno not dissimilar in style to ''Großes Wasser''. In 1996 Cluster embarked on two international tours, one of Japan and one of America. Cluster reunited again in 2007. In November 2010 it was announced that Cluster had split up for the third time. In the official announcement, the split up was described as Moebius leaving the group. In the wake of this news, Roedelius announced that he was beginning a new project called Qluster, to follow on from Cluster and

. The band is made up of Roedelius and accomplished electronic musician Onnen Bock with third member Armin Metz and released a trilogy consisting of "''Rufen''", "''Fragen''" and "''Antworten''" (''Calling'', ''Asking'' and ''Answering'') in 2011. His autobiography, ''The Book – The Autobiography of Hans-Joachim Roedelius'', was published in 2018. In March 2021 Roedelius launched his official website and in April he performed his first free surprise live stream concert on YouTube.

Discography

''In bands'' ;In Human Being *2008 : ''Live at the Zodiak – Berlin 1968'' (live album) ;In

*1970 : ''

Klopfzeichen ''Klopfzeichen'' is the debut full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. ''Klopfzeichen'' was recorded on 21 December 1969 at Rhenus-Studio, Gordorf, Germany. Liner notes on the CD reissue on the Hypnotic label as well as s ...

'' (studio album) *1970 : ''

Zwei-Osterei ''Zwei-Osterei'' is the second full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. The album title translates to English as "Two - Easter egg". ''Zwei-Osterei'' was recorded on February 23, 1970 at Rhenus-Studio, Gordorf, Germany. ''Z ...

'' (studio album) *1971 : ''

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'' (live album, originally released as ''Kluster und Eruption'') ;In

*1971 : '' Cluster '71'' (studio album) *1972 : '' Cluster II'' (studio album) *1974 : ''

'' (studio album) *1976 : ''

'' (studio album) *1979 : '' Großes Wasser'' (studio album) *1980 : ''

Live in Vienna ''Live in Vienna, 1980'' is a live collaborative album by German electronic music outfit Cluster and percussionist Joshi Farnbauer. It is the first of four live albums recorded by Cluster, and their only work with Farnbauer. The album was rel ...

'' (live album) *1981 : ''

Curiosum ''Curiosum'' is the ninth album by the electronic music outfit Cluster. It was also the final collaboration between Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius before an eight-year hiatus. ''Curiosum'' was recorded in May 1981 at Hamet Hof in Vie ...

'' (studio album) *1984 : '' Stimmungen'' (compilation album) *1990 : ''

'' (studio album, credited to ''Moebius + Roedelius'') *1994 : ''

One Hour ''One Hour'' is the eleventh full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster. It was recorded live in the studio in Vienna, Austria in July, 1994 and released on January 24, 1995 on the U.S.-based Gyroscope label. Precisely one h ...

'' (live album) *1997 : ''

Japan 1996 Live ''Japan 1996 Live'' is the eleventh full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster. It was the second of three live albums released by Cluster. ''Japan 1996 Live'' was recorded at On Air West in Tokyo and also in Osaka, Japan i ...

'' (live album, credited to ''Roedelius Moebius'' on some editions) *1997 : ''

First Encounter Tour 1996 ''First Encounter Tour 1996'' is the thirteenth full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster. It is also the third live album released, and the only double album released by Cluster. ''First Encounter Tour 1996'' was recorded at ...

'' (live album) *2008 : ''

Berlin 07 ''Berlin 07'' is a live album by the German experimental music group Cluster. It was recorded in 2007 at a Cluster concert in Berlin, their first there since 1969. Background Cluster was initially formed in 1969, breaking up in 1981. A reunion ...

'' (live album) *2009 : '' Qua'' (studio album) ;In

*1974 : ''

'' (studio album) *1975 : '' Deluxe'' (studio album) *1976 : ''

'' (studio album, recorded in 1976 and released in 1997) *2007 : ''

Live 1974 ''Live 1974'' is the only live album released by the highly influential krautrock group Harmonia. It was recorded live in concert on 23 March 1974 at Penny Station in Griessem, Germany. The live album was released in 2007 by Grönland Records. ...

'' (live album) ;In Aquarello *1991 : ''Friendly Game'' (studio album, credited to ''Roedelius, Capanni, Alesini'') *1993 : ''To Cover The Dark'' (studio album) *1998 : ''Aquarello'' (live album, credited as Roedelius solo album) ;In Global Trotters (Kenji Konishi, Susumu Hirasawa, Alquimia, David Bickley, Felix Jay, Alex Paterson) *1999 : ''Drive'' (studio album) *1999 : ''Global Trotters Project volume I – DRIVE'' (remix album) ;In

Qluster Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...

*2011 : ''Fragen (album)'' (studio album) *2011 : ''Rufen'' (live album) *2011 : ''Antworten'' (studio album) *2013 : ''Lauschen'' (live album) *2015 : ''Tasten'' (studio album – three pianos project) *2016 : '' Echtzeit'' (studio album) *2018 : ''Elemente'' (studio album) ''Solo work'' *1978 : ''

'' (studio album) *1979 : '' Jardin Au Fou'' (studio album) *1979 : '' Selbstportrait'' (studio album) *1980 : '' Selbstportrait – Vol. II'' (studio album) *1980 : '' Selbstportrait Vol. III "Reise durch Arcadien"'' (studio album) *1981 : '' Lustwandel'' (studio album) *1981 : '' Wenn Der Südwind Weht'' (studio album) *1982 : '' Offene Türen'' (studio album) *1982 : '' Flieg' Vogel fliege'' (studio album) *1982 : '' Wasser im Wind'' (studio album) *1984 : '' Auf leisen Sohlen'' (compilation album) *1984 : '' Geschenk des Augenblicks – Gift of the Moment'' (studio album) *1984 : ''

Begegnungen ''Begegnungen'' (German for "meetings" or "encounters") is a Sky Records 1984 collection of music by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conny Plank, compiled from these seven solo and collaborative albums released by Sky bet ...

'' (compilation album) *1985 : ''

Begegnungen II ''Begegnungen II'' is a Sky Records 1985 compilation album (second volume to ''Begegnungen'') with recordings by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Conny Plank, Cluster, from solo albums, and from various collaborations between ...

'' (compilation album) *1986 : '' Wie das Wispern des Windes'' (studio album) *1987 : ''Momenti Felici'' (studio album) *1989 : ''Bastionen der Liebe – Fortress of Love'' (studio album) *1990 : ''Variety of Moods'' (studio album) *1991 : ''Der Ohrenspiegel'' (studio album) *1991 : ''Piano Piano'' (studio album) *1992 : ''Cuando... Adonde'' (studio album) *1992 : ''Frühling'' (studio album) later re-released as ''Romance in the Wilderness'' *1993 : ''Tace!'' (studio album) *1994 : ''Sinfonia Contempora No. 1: Von Zeit zu Zeit'' (studio album) *1994 : ''Theatre Works'' (studio album) *1995 : ''Selbstportrait VI: The Diary of the Unforgotten'' (studio album) *1995 : ''Vom Nutzen der Stunden – Lieder vom Steinfeld Vol. I'' (studio album) *1995 : ''61sechzigjahr'' (compilation album, released privately) *1996 : ''Sinfonia Contempora No. 2: La Nordica (Salz Des Nordens)'' (studio album) *1996 : ''Pink, Blue And Amber'' (studio album) *1999 : ''Selfportrait VII: dem Wind voran – ahead of the wind'' (studio album) *1999 : ''Amerika Recycled by America Inc'' (studio album) *1999 : ''Vom Nutzen der Stunden – Lieder Vom Steinfeld Vol.II'' (studio album) *2000 : ''Roedeliusweg'' (studio album) *2001 : ''Roedelius 2001 – Orgel Solo'' (studio album) *2001 : ''Das Verwirrte Schaf – Wort-Klang Collage zum Aschermittwoch'' (studio album) *2002 : ''Selbstportrait VIII – Introspection'' (studio album) *2003 : ''American Steamboat'' (studio album) *2003 : ''Counterfeit'' (studio album) *2003 : ''Lieder vom Steinfeld Vol.III'' (studio album) *2003 : ''Roedelius 1969–2002'' (compilation album) *2006 : ''Works 1968–2005'' (compilation album) *2007 : ''Snapshots/Sidesteps'' (studio album) *2008 : ''Back Soon'' (compilation album) *2010 : ''Ex Animo'' (studio album) *2016: ''Manchmal'' (1 track on 4 tracks compilation EP "past forward", vinyl release only) *2017 Release of Roedelius' autobiography "Roedelius – Das Buch" *2017 Music for the soundtrack of Nick Cave for the film "War Machine" *2018 Music for the film "Symphony of Now" to be released 14 February *2018 Music for the film "Die Rueden" from director Connie Walther (not yet released) *2020 : ''Selbstportrait IX – Wahre Liebe'' (studio album) *2020 : Drauf und Dran (studio album) ''Collaborations'' ;With Brian Eno,

and

*1997 : ''

'' (credited to either ''Harmonia '76'' or ''Harmonia and Eno '76'') *2009 : ''Harmonia & Eno '76 Remixes'' (remix album) ;With Brian Eno and

*1977 : ''

'' (credited to ''Cluster & Eno'') *1978 : ''

'' (studio album) *1985 : '' Old Land'' (compilation album) (credited to ''Cluster and Brian Eno'') ;With Brian Eno and

on Eno's solo album *1977 : '' Before and after Science'' (studio album) **Track: "By This River" ;With Alexander Czjzek *1987 : ''Weites Land'' (studio album) ;With Aqueous *1994 : ''Grace Notes'' (studio album) *1997 : ''Meeting The Magus'' (studio album) ;With

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and Chianura *1998 : ''T'ai'' (studio album) ;With Alquimia *2000 : ''Move and Resonate'' ;With Tim Story (sometimes collectively referred to as ''Lunz'') *2000 : ''The Persistence of Memory'' (studio album) *2002 : ''Lunz'' (studio album) *2005 : ''Lunz-Reinterpretations'' (remix album) *2008 : ''Inlandish'' (studio album) *2014 : ''Lazy Arc'' (studio album) *2018 : ''The Roedelius Cells'' (studio album) *2019 : ''Lunz 3'' (studio album) *2022 : ''4 Hands'' (studio album) ;With Conrad Schnitzler *2001 : ''Acon 2000/1'' (studio album) ;With Fabio Capanni, Felix Dorner, Hirishi Nagashima and Robin Storey *2001 : ''Evermore'' ;With Lynn *2001 : ''Act of Love'' (studio album) ;With Nikos Arvanitis *2002 : ''Digital Love'' (studio album) ;With Noh 1 *2003 : ''Imagine Imagine'' (soundtrack album, released as ''Roedelius and Fratellis'') *2009 : ''Fibre'' (studio album) ;With

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*2005 : '' Neverless'' (studio album) ;With David Bickley *2008 : ''Bonaventura'' (studio album) ;With Kava *2008 : ''The Gugging Album'' (studio album) ;With Tim Story and Dwight Ashley *2008 : ''Errata'' (studio album) ;With

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*2009 : ''Sustanza di cose sperata'' (studio album) ;With

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*2012 : ''King of Hearts'' (studio album) With Andrew Heath and

* 2017 :''Triptych in Blue'' (live album) ;With

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*2013 : ''Selected Studies Vol. 1'' (studio album) ;With Leon Muraglia *2015 : ''Ubi Bene'' (studio album) ;With Mateo Latosa and Cesar Gallegos (aka TKU Tecamachalco Underground) *2016 : ''

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'' (music installation for photography exhibition, 2014/studio album release, 2016) ;With Arnold Kasar *2017 : ''Einfluss'' ;With

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, and Paul Frick *2020 : ''Klangtraube''

References

External links

Biography @ official websiteHans-Joachim Roedelius Official HomepageHANS JOACHIM ROEDELIUS – Contemporary Electronic, Piano and …
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Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Interview – Human Sound
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