Kluster

The Profile

Kluster is a German experimental music group formed in 1969 by Conrad Schnitzler with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius; their early albums Klopfzeichen and Zwei-Osterei are landmark, highly experimental works of the era.

Formed in 1969; core members include Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius; associated with the Zodiak Free Arts Lab scene; Schnitzler played cello on Tangerine Dream's Electronic Meditation; early active period 1969–1971.

Reviews present Kluster's early work as pioneering, highly experimental and challenging. Albums like Klopfzeichen and Zwei-Osterei are described as proto-electronic, noisy, and ritualistic, using cellos, echo units, tape manipulation and German narration. Recommended mainly for listeners interested in the origins of German electronic and avant-garde music.