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Cluster (band)
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Cluster were a German musical duo consisting of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius, formed in 1971 and associated with West Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scenes.[2] Born from the earlier Berlin-based group Kluster, they relocated in 1971 into the countryside village of Forst, Lower Saxony, where they built a studio and collaborated with musicians such as Conny Plank, Brian Eno, and Michael Rother; with the latter, they formed the influential side-project Harmonia. After first disbanding in 1981, Cluster reunited several times: from 1989 to 1997, and from 2007 to 2010.[3]
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Hans-Joachim Roedelius (left) and Dieter Moebius perform as Cluster in New York, 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1971–1981 1989–1997 2007–2010 |
| Labels | Philips, Brain, Sky, YHR, Curious, Gyroscope, Purple Pyramid, Captain Trip, Bureau B |
| Past members | Hans-Joachim Roedelius Dieter Moebius Conny Plank |
| Website | Myspace: Roedelius/Cluster Roedelius: official website |
AllMusic described the group as "the most important and consistently underrated space rock unit of the '70s."[2] Music historian Julian Cope places three Cluster albums—Cluster II (1972), Zuckerzeit (1974), and Sowiesoso (1976)—in his Krautrock Top 50[4] and The Wire places the debut album in its "One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire".[5]