rossi@NUSC.ARPA ("ROSSI J.A.") (10/28/86)
In answer to Terry's question, the band Neu was a product of that Berlin Electronic movement of the mid 70's. I don't remember who came first but eihter Neu spawned Cluster or Cluster spawned Neu. At any rate, I believe that either Moebius or Rodelius (Who have done two albums with Eno, incidently),or both were part of Neu. I have at least one Neu album and it is equivalent to all the rest of that Berlin stuff, of which Cluster, (Early) Tangerine Dream,Klaus Schulze, Michael Hoenig, Eberhard Schroener (SP?), (Early) Edgar Froese solo, and (Early) Eroc are most representative samples of. Generally, this form of music done mainly with archaic synthesizer and effects technology has pretty much bit the dust, although Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze still appear to have some following, though the music is less cosmicsy oriented now. I understand that something similar is happening out in CA now, and is going under the collective title of New Age music (New World ?). If anyone has information on this new Space music (if it indeed exists) please let me know. Anybody want to buy a Synthi VCS3 cheap ? John ------
rossi@NUSC.ARPA ("ROSSI J.A.") (10/30/86)
If the Neu album was indeed from the 1981 period (and not a re-release), it isn't surprising that it might not be considered spacey. By 81 most of the Berlin School had disbanded, even eberhard Schroener (SP?) was doing stuff with Poliece (minus Sting). The reference to early Kraftwerk, is misleading, however in that it suggests early 70's period, not 80's. Is the album you have done by Dinger and Rother, or are there other musicians credited on the album. Also, what studio was it done in? Also, spacy doesnt necessarily connote lots of weird synths, or a lot of special (heavy resonance) effects, since the most spacy album of all time (Klaus Schulze's Cyborg) was done for the most part with rather conventional instruments, ans a complete string section. John ------
rossi@NUSC.ARPA ("ROSSI J.A.") (11/01/86)
As I was unfarmil;iar with the early stuff, I went to a Electronic Guru friend who had the whole collection. The early Rother and Dinger stuff does not come close to Tangerine Dream's first work "Electronic Meditation" which is both more industrial (I think I have this concept now) and creative, given the technology employed. John ------