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Dieter Moebius (16 January 1944 – 20 July 2015) was a Swiss-born German
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musician and composer, best known as a member of the influential
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and
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. Moebius was studying art at
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's Akademie Grafik and working as a restaurant cook when he met
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, founder of the Zodiak Free Arts Lab with
Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...
. The trio founded the improv group Kluster in 1969. After the departure of Schnitzler, the duo changed their name to
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and relocated to the countryside village of Forst, releasing influential albums such as '' Zuckerzeit'' (1974) and '' Sowiesoso'' (1976). Moebius would also draw on his
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training create the cover artwork for various Cluster albums and related collaborations. Meanwhile, Moebius and Roedelius founded the band
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with
Michael Rother Michael Rother (born 2 September 1950) is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk. Early life and education Born in 1950, ...
of
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, releasing the albums ''
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'' (1974) and '' Deluxe'' (1975). Admirer
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would subsequently collaborate with both groups. Moebius began recording solo works in the 1970s and was later involved in numerous side-projects with such musicians as
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(
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), including the influential 1983 album ''
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''. Moebius toured with Rother as ''Rother & Moebius'' in 2007. Additionally, on 27 November 2007, a
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reunion concert was held in
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, where the band performed together live for the first time since 1976. He died of cancer on 20 July 2015.


Discography

;Solo albums and collaborations * 1980 '' Rastakraut Pasta'' (with
Conny Plank Konrad "Conny" Plank (3 May 1940 – 5 December 1987) was a German record producer and musician. He is known for his innovative work as a sound engineer and producer in Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scene in the 1970s. Plank was invol ...
) * 1981 ''
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'' (with Conny Plank) * 1981 ''Strange Music'' (with Gerd Beerbohm) * 1982 ''
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'' (with Conny Plank and
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) * 1983 ''Tonspuren'' * 1983 ''Double Cut'' (with Gerd Beerbohm) * 1986 ''Blue Moon'' (Original Soundtrack) * 1990 ''Ersatz'' (with Karl Renziehausen) * 1992 ''Ersatz II'' (with Karl Renziehausen) * 1995 ''
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'' (with Conny Plank; recorded in 1986, additional mix in 1995) * 1998 '' Ludwig's Law'' (with Conny Plank and
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) * 1999 ''Blotch'' * 2002 ''Live in Japan'' (with
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) * 2006 ''Nurton'' * 2007 ''Zero Set II'' (with
Mani Neumeier Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, born 31 December 1940 in Munich) is a German rock musician, free-jazz drummer, artist, and frontman (singer and drummer) of the German Krautrock-band Guru Guru. Probably best known for his work with Guru Guru, Neum ...
) * 2009 ''Kram'' * 2011 ''Ding'' * 2012 ''Moebius & Tietchens'' (with Asmus Tietchens) * 2014 ''Snowghost Pieces'' (Moebius, Story, Leidecker) * 2014 ''Nidemonex'' ;Posthumous albums * 2017 ''Musik Für Metropolis'' * 2017 ''Familiar'' (Moebius, Story, Leidecker) * 2017 ''Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Live)'' (12") (Moebius, Schneider) * 2019 ''Objective Objects'' (Dieter Moebius & Dwight Ashley) ;As Kluster /
Cluster may refer to: Science and technology Astronomy * Cluster (spacecraft), constellation of four European Space Agency spacecraft * Asteroid cluster, a small asteroid family * Cluster II (spacecraft), a European Space Agency mission to study th ...
*See '' Kluster and
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'' ;With
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and
Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...
*1977 : '' Cluster & Eno'' *1978 : ''
After the Heat ''After the Heat'' is a 1978 album by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (the latter two being the core members of Cluster), credited to "Eno Moebius Roedelius". The album represents the second collaboration by the trio, the fir ...
'' ;As
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, with
Michael Rother Michael Rother (born 2 September 1950) is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk. Early life and education Born in 1950, ...
and
Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...
*1973 : ''
Musik Von Harmonia ''Musik von Harmonia'' is the debut album from the influential German krautrock group Harmonia, released in January 1974 by Brain Records. Formed by the addition of Neu! guitarist Michael Rother to Cluster (the duo of Hans-Joachim Roedelius an ...
'' *1975 : '' Deluxe'' *1997 : ''
Tracks and Traces ''Tracks and Traces'' is a collaborative album by German kosmische supergroup Harmonia (featuring Neu! guitarist Michael Rother and Cluster members Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius) and British musician Brian Eno, initially credited to ...
'' (recorded 1976 with
Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop a ...
) *2007 : '' Live 1974'' ;As Cosmic Couriers, with
Mani Neumeier Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, born 31 December 1940 in Munich) is a German rock musician, free-jazz drummer, artist, and frontman (singer and drummer) of the German Krautrock-band Guru Guru. Probably best known for his work with Guru Guru, Neum ...
and Jürgen Engler *1996 : ''Other Places'' *2014 : ''Another Other Places'' ;With Liliental * 1978 ''Liliental'' ''Source:


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moebius, Dieter 1944 births 2015 deaths Deaths from cancer in Germany Ambient musicians Krautrock Swiss rock musicians