RIP DIETER MOEBIUS

Playlist:
Rother + Moebius Live in Tokyo 1999, Night 1 (Shibuya)
Dieter Moebius - Open Source Festival - Symposium 'Transphone'
Eno/Moebius/Roedelius - After the Heat [Full Album]
Kluster-EM und Texte 1970 (Industrial Kraut-Experimental)
Cluster - 1979 Grosses Wasser

Sad news in via Juergen W. Last Monday, July 20, Dieter Moebius passed away from cancer. Above is a small playlist featuring his recent work with Michael Rother (ex-Kraftwerk guitarist), followed by some of his earlier work with Brian Eno, and finally his earliest days with Kluster. He was a true pioneer of electronic music and remained active in the electronic music scene throughout his lifetime. You'll find countless videos on his work and influence on YouTube. He formed Kluster in 1969 with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tangerine Dream's Conrad Schnitzler. He collaborated with Brian Eno and Conny Plank, and continued his career with ex-Kraftwerk guitarist Michael Rother.

The following is his bio and a couple of pics from Wikipedia. You'll find his website at http://www.dietermoebius.de.

"Dieter Moebius (16 January 1944 – 20 July 2015) was a German/Swiss experimental/ krautrock/ ambient/ electronic musician.

Moebius studied art in Brussels and Berlin and met there Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream). They founded a band Kluster in 1969. After the departure of Schnitzler, they changed their name to Cluster. Later Moebius and Roedelius founded the band Harmonia with Michael Rother (Neu!), which also collaborated with Brian Eno.

Dieter Moebius was involved into numerous projects with such musicians as Conny Plank, Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru).

Moebius toured with Michael Rother as Rother & Moebius in 2007.[1] Additionally, on 27 November 2007, a Harmonia reunion concert was held in Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, where the band performed together live for the first time since 1976.[2][3] He died on 20 July 2015 of cancer.[4][5]"

Top: Dieter Moebius from German krautrock band Cluster performing at Fusion Festival 2010

Bottom: Michael Rother (left) & Dieter Moebius (right) live in 2007 - "German guitarist and experimental musician Michael Rother (left; ex - Kraftwerk, Neu!, Harmonia) and German/Swiss electronic experimental musician Dieter Moebius (right; ex - Cluster/Kluster, Harmonia). This photo was taken live at a concert of ROTHER & MOEBIUS (an electronica /ambient-krautrock collaboration project of Michael Rother & Dieter Moebius) in Frankfurt am Main/Germany (at 'Sinkkasten')."

RIP Moebius, you will be missed.