Music For Aeroplanes

Michael Rother - Flammende Herzen

Originally released on an album on Sky Records (SKY 007) in 1977, ripped here from a compact disc to high quality lossless flac audio.

A1. Flammende Herzen

A2. Zyklodorm

B1. Karussell

B2. Feuerland

B3. Zeni

Michael Rother - Sterntaler

Ripped from a vinyl album released in 1978 on Sky Records (SKY 013) to high quality lossless flac audio with bonus occasional surface noise.

A1. Sonnenrad
A2. Blauer Regen
A3. Stromlinien
B1. Sterntaler
B2. Fontana Di Luna
B3. Orchestrion

When Neu! split and Michael Rother had finished his work with Cluster/Eno as Harmonia, he went back to the studio with Connie Plank and Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit to record his first solo album. Rother combines the mellowness of Harmonia with Liebezeit's dingeresque motorik beats for two albums of subtle instrumental melancholy and pleasant familiarity. These two records also highlight the difference in Neu!'s musical ability, the manic punk style of Klaus Dinger and the opposing gifted creativity of Rother. There are sections on Flammende Herzen which could easily fit onto Neu! '75, whereas the follow-up Sterntaler tends to ooze off into a chilled more relaxed style with plenty of repetitive themes. Enjoy!