With Asmus Tietchens and Dieter Moebius, two artists counting among the greats of German avantgarde electronic music have come together. Both have been active for well over thirty years: Moebius (since 1970) as a member of Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia, as well as solo and in numerous collaborations (Brian Eno, Conny Plank and many more), and Tietchens (since 1976) almost exclusively as a solo artist, beginning in the fields of electronic music and musique concrète and later mainly in the realm of abstract music.
'Moebius & Tietchens' is now ...
'Moebius & Tietchens' is now their first collaboration and a fulfillment of a promise that they made 35 years ago: In 1976 Moebius called out to Tietchens from the already moving car: "We have to make a record together sometime." At least that is the report of an earwitness. Whether or not it's true... In any case, both decided in 2011 to record the album which is now to be released.13 pieces carry the album, 13 ideas that could hardly be heterogeneous - no 2 pieces are similar. Moebius & Tietchens show us what they are capable of together. From the rough sketch to densely gripping rhythms, one can clearly hear what these old masters of electronica have in their arsenals. This is not a result of the routine that comes with so many years of experience, nor a thin portion of tired old recipes for success. Other than for a few faint echoes of a bygone era, 'Moebius & Tietchens' is an album that could only emerge from the here and now. It is contemporary, new music.
