Name: Grobes Wasser
Brand: Cluster

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bb26lp

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-06-29

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Supplier GB

Shellshock

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Standard:20

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Cluster

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Krautrock

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<p>Cluster is a multi-instrumental and electronics duo formed in 1971 in Berlin. Originally part of the trio Kluster, their early recordings were experimental and on the edge of Krautrock. Collaborations with Michael Rother from Neu! led to a more musical direction for Cluster. They also worked with Brian Eno and explored various styles. Although they went on hiatus in 1981, Cluster has reformed multiple times. Both members have also been active with solo works and other projects.</p>

classic krautrock reissue - originally released 1979. cluster are one of the most important protagonists of the electronic avant-garde. some credit them with having invented ambient music, others as pioneers of synthesizer pop, whilst to some they are firmly embedded in the krautrock universe. there is some truth in all of these ideas. although cluster and rock music are seldom mentioned in the same breath, their early works in particular are marked by a lack of structure and futuristic, cold soundscapes typical of the krautrock variation known as 'kosmische'. 'grobes wasser' was cluster's fifth album as a duo. new technology was deployed with an exactness designed to refine their (by this time - these recordings are from 1978) sophisticated and fully developed musical ideas. more than ever before in cluster's history, acoustic elements can be heard, with the dulcet tones of the paragon's steinway grand piano taking centre stage. electric bass, guitar, percussion and voice are all embraced. consequently, 'grobes wasser' is anything but a solely electronic album. it is, however, one of those rare lps, whose musical substance transcends its own age, still not sounding outdated. this is what really makes 'grobes wasser' so special. 'grobes wasser' is the first in a series of 23 albums which are to be reissued by bureau b, comprehensively documenting the superb electronic / ambient / krautrock history of the hamburg label sky records.

Grobes Wasser

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