Moebius & Beerbohm
Double Cut
In 1984, two years after their first album collaboration, "Strange Music", Dieter Moebius and Gerd Beerbohm issued their second LP, "Double Cut". It bore the same distinctive hallmarks as its predecessor, but this time around, the two musicians had simplified matters significantly. This was not simplification due to a lack of inspiration, however, but a masterful concentration on what really counts in pop music: rhythm. The musician: Dieter Moebius is one of the most important protagonists of avant-garde electronic music in Germany. Alongside his bands Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia, he participated in numerous collaborations (with the likes of Brian Eno and Mani Neumeier/Guru Guru). He recorded two albumswith the bass player Gerd Beerbohm in 1982 and 1983; "Double Cut" was the second. What became of Beerbohm sadly remains a mystery. The music: electronic avant-garde pop in its most rigorous form. Both LPs are important paradigms of so-called proto-techno. Liner notes by Asmus Tietchens.