(July 2021) Episode 345 is CLUSTER, plus side project HARMONIA. Make a Krautrock Venn diagram of the sounds of Can, Tangerine Dream and early Kraftwerk, and that space in the middle is the sound of Cluster, who unfairly didn’t get the recognition of the others. Cluster requites my inordinate love of mid-70s synthesizer music. The duo teamed up with Brian Eno on some (by definition) quality recordings, directing their later sound toward Eno-esque brainy ambient.
Favorite album: Zuckerzeit
Favorite song: Hollywood
Favorite Harmonia album: Deluxe
Favorite Harmonia song: Deluxe (Immer Wieder)
Compared to expectations: ↑
Opus Project 