Christian Ludwig "Chrislo" Haas (16 November 1956 – 23 October 2004) was a

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musician best known as a member of

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and a founding member of Minus Delta t, D.A.F and Der Plan, and also as a member of Crime & the City Solution. Haas was born in

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and moved to

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. He heavily influenced the German music scene of the 1980s through his work on the synthesizer (

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) with bands such as Minus Delta t, D.A.F., CHBB/Liaisons Dangereuses and Crime & the City Solution. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of techno and modern electronic dance music. His former D.A.F bandmate Gabi Delgado said in 2015 that "Chrislo Haas influenced me more than

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, in his extreme, über-punk way. Chrislo was a natural-born provocateur, which I liked." Haas' work was extensively documented in ''Verschwende Deine Jugend'' (''Waste Your Youth''), Jürgen Teipel's book on the Neue Deutsche Welle. Haas died in late October 2004 at the age of 47 in Berlin from circulatory collapse due to excessive alcohol consumption.

Solo discography

As Chrislo: * ''Low'' (2×LP/CD, Tresor TRESOR-92, 1998) ** "La Chouette" (7:31) / "Hangars D'Orion" (11:00) / "Système Nerveux" (5:00) / "Fils D'O." (5:45) / "Le Bleu" (2:20) / "Double Brin" (5:40) / "2CV d'O." (4:50) / "Gromelo" (5:25) / "L'Eau" (6:30) * "Hangars D'Orion" (11:00) // "La Chouette" (Surgeon Remix) (4:31) / "2 CV D'Orion" (Regis Berlin Mix) (4:52) (12", Tresor TRESOR-91, 1998)

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1956 births 2004 deaths People from Aichach German new wave musicians Alcohol-related deaths in Germany 20th-century German musicians Crime & the City Solution members Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft members {{Germany-musician-stub

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