Traces Of Tracks

Harmonia '76 - Tracks And Traces

Ripped from a compact disc album released on Gronland Records (CDGRON 102) in 2009. Originally recorded in 1976, the legendary line up of Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Michael Rother gathered to record sessions at Harmonia's countryside retreat. Those of you who grabbed the BBC Krautrock documentary a few years ago will have seen footage of this collaboration. Allegedly the tapes were though lost and it took until the mid-nineties before they were eventually released.

1 Welcome
2 Atmosphere
3 Vamos Companeros
4 By The Riverside
5 Luneburg Heath
6 Sometimes In Autumn
7 Weird Dream
8 Almost
9 Les Demoiselles
10 When Shade Was Born
11 Trace
12 Aubade

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!