Dieter Moebius Poll 1978-2011 [Update: RIP, July 2015]

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find it pretty weird to "poll" one of ILX's active members, especially on ILM

funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Friday, 13 July 2012 14:49 (eleven years ago) link

?

Love the new Moebius/Tietchens cd, it stays pretty laid back & sparse for the first 15-20 minutes but from track 4 on, crazy. It's not melodic like 'tonspuren' or the first four Tietchens lps on Sky but the sense of rhythm is stranger and more powerful than ever

Milton Parker, Friday, 13 July 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link

one month passes...

find it pretty weird to "poll" one of ILX's active members, especially on ILM

― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Friday, July 13, 2012 7:49 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 31 August 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link

i've been strongly considering the show with negativland, but i haven't bought tickets yet.

pastoral mellotron soaked epic gnome and wizard shit (get bent), Friday, 31 August 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link

the poster is beautiful!

geeta, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link

didn't even know about this tour - Rother / Moebius, Tokyo 1999

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_h8kGOeGl0

Milton Parker, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link

so incredible

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link

so tomorrow geeta and moebius will be at space4art in san diego. anyone want to come join us?

the late great, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link

thank you milton 15 minutes in is melting my brain

the late great, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link

was listening to "one of them" yesterday to get pumped

the late great, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link

did i just play frisbee with moebius and milton parker or did i dream that?

the late great, Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link

whooooa

your naïve bacon (mh), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link

argh Im broke but prob going to this

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link

xpost hey thanks for bringing those frisbees and next time write down that gnosis who knows you could be right

Milton Parker, Friday, 7 September 2012 08:58 (eleven years ago) link

did i just play frisbee with moebius and milton parker or did i dream that?

Yeah, I think my brain just melted.

Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 10 September 2012 03:58 (eleven years ago) link

i didn't vote in this but put me down for "zero set" for "pitch control" alone

the late great, Monday, 10 September 2012 04:07 (eleven years ago) link

Objectivity!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/so-much-strange-music/Content?oid=14723164

Milton Parker, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 16:34 (eleven years ago) link

I'm playing 'CHOONZ in between Wobbly and Moebius's sets at the Seattle show tonight. Fun!

ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link

milton do you have a blog or write anywhere else or anything?

Crackle Box, Thursday, 13 September 2012 12:10 (eleven years ago) link

two years pass...

Damn.

https://www.facebook.com/michaelrother.music/posts/10153008205291186

"Very sad news today for all friends of Dieter Moebius and his unique music. Our friend, neighbour and collaborator passed away this morning, July 20th 2015. He will be missed dearly by all of us. Our thoughts go out to his wife, Irene. RIP, Dieter (Möbi)

Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:02 (eight years ago) link

god, I always get nervous when threads like this get bumped

frogbs, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:03 (eight years ago) link

Oh no!!! RIP Möbi. Damn. "Tonspuren", where are you?

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Monday, 20 July 2015 20:05 (eight years ago) link

It's my fault, you guys. I was playing some of his stuff on Spotify just last night after not listening to it for MANY YEARS. Maybe it's not my fault, but it feels like it is.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:16 (eight years ago) link

What that guy didn't know about funny noises wasn't worth knowing.

Possibly Fingers (Tom D.), Monday, 20 July 2015 20:23 (eight years ago) link

:(

dronestreet, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:48 (eight years ago) link

RIP, one of the greats.

tylerw, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:49 (eight years ago) link

:( RIP and thanks for all the music

a passing spacecadet, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link

Some Cluster is getting blasted out later. RIP :(

xelab, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:02 (eight years ago) link

going to light up a bifter and listen to sowieso before bed the night :(

Rave Van Donk (jim in glasgow), Monday, 20 July 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link

I met him a couple times -- really cool guy

sarahell, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:28 (eight years ago) link

The post doesn't say, but he'd been suffering from cancer for a while.

sarahell, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link

so sad. RIP

the late great, Monday, 20 July 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link

More shitty news. Farewell dieter!

feargal czukay (NickB), Monday, 20 July 2015 21:47 (eight years ago) link

Oh noooo
Deluxe/Sowiesoso double header right the fuck now
Feel honored to have seen one of the Harmonia shows a few years back

demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Monday, 20 July 2015 22:22 (eight years ago) link

;_;
RIP.

in an awkward manor (doo dah), Monday, 20 July 2015 22:28 (eight years ago) link

This (sowiesoso) may actually be my favorite kraut-kosmische album of all
Vale dieter

demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Monday, 20 July 2015 23:13 (eight years ago) link

Especially sad, this release was just announced July 17:
http://www.harmonia1973.com/

in an awkward manor (doo dah), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 13:23 (eight years ago) link

That box looks awesome. Worth buying for the pop-up alone.

anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 13:37 (eight years ago) link

listened to sowiesoso & the first eno/cluster this morning in tribute. beautiful, bittersweet, RIP.

got the club going UP on a tuesday (m coleman), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 13:41 (eight years ago) link

Im Ewigkeit

demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 13:45 (eight years ago) link

RIP :(

Eno just now tweeted this (if doesn't display, it's Harmonia & Eno 76: Tracks & Traces, full album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dVvUogQVtM&feature=youtu.be

dow, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 23:07 (eight years ago) link

Writing this on the train, but this is hitting me harder than I'd expected. I probably have had more affection for Roedelius' music over the years – in part because of his gift for melody and in part because of his story.

But Moebius is no less a monumental figure—in Krautrock, electronic music and in electronic sound design more broadly—that this feels like a particularly big loss. He had an exceptional ear for texture (i.e., Double Cut) and a fabulous sense of humor (i.e., his tracks on Zuckerzeit).

He was also an essential member of a loose collective—K/Cluster obv. but also including Conny Plank, Michael Rother, Brian Eno, Mani Neumeier, among others—that proved a certain kind of collaborative, even communal approach to music making was not only still possible in the wake of the 60s but could be quite groundbreaking artistically. Reading Eno's comments on what it was like to record w Harmonia in Forst and the rustic environment he and HJ had created there was eye-opening (for Eno as well) and an amazing contrast in many ways to the decidedly electric nature of the music.

In many ways, the generous, adventurous spirit of his artistry is as important a part of his legacy as the music itself.

RIP.

Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:21 (eight years ago) link

Well said

RIP

Brad C., Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link

Especially sad, this release was just announced July 17:
http://www.harmonia1973.com/

― in an awkward manor (doo dah), Tuesday, July 21, 2015 6:23 AM (Yesterday)

ilxor geeta is writing the liner notes for it. I think she told me that she had a chance to re-interview Moebius recently about it.

sarahell, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:31 (eight years ago) link

yeah she posted this -- https://twitter.com/geetadayal/status/623551285401227264

tylerw, Wednesday, 22 July 2015 21:36 (eight years ago) link


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