''Live in Vienna, 1980'' is a live collaborative album by German electronic music outfit

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and percussionist Joshi Farnbauer. It is the first of four live albums recorded by Cluster, and their only work with Farnbauer. The album was released as a limited edition cassette on the

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York House Records (YHR) label. It was reissued in

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on the Transmitter label.The Gruene Kraft
In August 2010, the album was reissued as a double CD by the American label Important Records, including remastered audio and new artwork by

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Background

On June 12, 1980, Cluster performed at the Wiener Festwochen Alternativ with Farnbauer. The style of much of the music is highly experimental and discordant and very reminiscent of Moebius and Roedelius' early work with

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, albeit with updated electronic instrumentation. Two notable exceptions are "Piano and "Ausgang", which are melodic in style. "Piano" concludes with a live rendition on "Manchmal" which originally appeared on the album ''

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'' (1979). On the CD reissue, some of the songs were edited down to fit the 80-minute time restraints of the CD. About a minute and a half of audience applause and live stage prep was edited out between "Service" and "Kurz". Also, "Drums" was edited down to just over half of its original length to 7:35. Two excerpts from this album, were included as bonus tracks on the

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CD reissues of the first two Kluster albums, ''

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'' and ''

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''. A 15:56 long excerpt of "Metalle" beginning about 3:03 was included with "Klopfzeichen". A 15:10 long excerpt of "Service" beginning about 3:01 was included with "Zwei-Osterei"

Track listing

#"Service" – 32:44 #"Kurz" – 4:30 #"Piano" – 5:30 #"Drums" – 13:30 #"Metalle" – 24:25 #"Ausgang" – 7:00

Personnel

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 ...

– composer, performer *

– composer, performer, artwork on CD reissue *

Joshi Farnbauer Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Jyotishi'' meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices '' jyotisha''. ''Jyotisha'' refers ...

– composer, performer *Michael Jürs – percussion on "Metalle" *Paul Rapnik – percussion on "Metalle" *

Eric Spitzer-Marlyn The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...

– recording engineer

Notes

References

* Discog
Cluster & Joshi Farnbauer - Live In Vienna
Retrieved August 18, 2007. * Curry, Rus

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