''Wasser im Wind'' (German for "Water in the Wind") is the tenth solo album by keyboardist

Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic music, electronic musician and composer, known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische musik, kosmische' groups Cluster (band), Cluster and Harmonia (band), Harmonia. He ...

, best known for his work with

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, and

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Recording and release

''Wasser im Wind'' was recorded in 1981 at Roedelius' home studio and completed at Erpelstudio,

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in March, 1982. It was released by the Schallter label on vinyl in 1982. ''Wasser im Wind'' was the first Roedelius album released by a label other than

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since his second solo album,

Jardin Au Fou ''Jardin Au Fou'' is the second solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster. The title is French for "Madman's Garden". ''Jardin Au Fou'' was recorded from April through July, 1978 at Paragon S ...

, in 1979. It was reissued on CD, 180 gram vinyl LP and digital download by the bureau b label on August 12, 2011.

Track listing

#"Der Ruf aus der Ferne" - 5:16 #"Am Stadtrand" - 5:13 #"Zwei sind eins" - 3:26 #"Auf des Tigers Spur" - 3:10 #"Immergrün" - 2:52 #"Wasser im Wind" - 5:20 #"Kundmachung" - 2:45 #"Heilsamer Brunnen" - 9:00 #"Fenster Im Schnee" - 4:43

Personnel

- Composer, producer, synthesizer, percussion, piano, voice, sounds * Alexander Czjzek - Saxophone, artwork, composer on "Am Stadtrand", "Immergrün" and "Wasser im Wind" * Eric Spitzer-Marlyn - Guitar, bass guitar, engineer, composer on "Der Ruf aus der Ferne", "Auf des Tigers Spur" and "Heilsamer Brunnen" * Christine Roedelius - Photography

Additional personnel, 2011 reissue

* Gunther Buskies - Reissue producer * Thomas Worthmann - Reissue producer * Willem Makkee - Digital remastering *

Asmus Tietchens Asmus Tietchens (born 3 February 1947, in Hamburg), who also records under the monikers Hematic Sunsets and Club of Rome, is a German composer of avant-garde music. Tietchens became interested in experimental music and musique concrète as a chi ...

- Liner notes * Gareth Davies - Liner notes translation * Kerstin Holzwarth - Reissue layout

References

Other resources

* Album liner Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasser im Wind 1982 albums Hans-Joachim Roedelius albums