''Japan 1996 Live'' is the eleventh full-length album by German electronic music outfit
Cluster. It was the second of three live albums released by Cluster.
''Japan 1996 Live'' was recorded at On Air West in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
and also in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
,
Japan in June, 1996. It was Cluster's first release for the Japanese
Captain Trip label, which has subsequently released a number of Cluster and
Kluster
Kluster was a Berlin-based German experimental musical group formed in 1969 by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Conrad Schnitzler, and Dieter Moebius. Their improvisational work presaged later industrial music. The original Kluster was short-lived, exi ...
reissues. The album was co-produced by noted keyboardist and
ambient music composer Tim Story.
Track listing
#From Osaka "Muse Hall"/"On Air West" (Tokyo) – 25:21
#From Osaka "Muse Hall" – 6:26
#From Osaka "Club Quattro" – 4:14
#From Osaka "Muse Hall" – 35:13
Personnel
*
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 ...
– synthesizer
nsoniqe Ts10 piano
amaha wind chimes, tape, effects
*
Dieter Moebius
Dieter Moebius (16 January 1944 – 20 July 2015) was a Swiss-born German electronic musician and composer, best known as a member of the influential krautrock bands Cluster and Harmonia.
Moebius was studying art at Berlin's Akademie Grafik and ...
– synthesizer
org Prophecy, Proteus Sfx tape, effects
*
Felix Jay – producer
*Tim Story – producer
References
* Curry, Rus
A Curious History of Cluster Retrieved August 18, 2007.
* Discog
Retrieved August 19, 2007.
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