dinsdag 9 februari 2010

Cluster - Zuckerzeit (1974)

Zuckerzeit is the masterpiece by the great Cluster. Cluster was a band that consisted of two non-musicians, Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (two very important figures in Krautrock), who just twisted a lot of knobs on their electronical instruments and made the best of it. This formula really came together on Zuckerzeit. On this record they crafted 10 great songs of popsong-length, instead of the lengthy ambient doodles that filled the first two records.

If you listen to Caramel for example, it's hard to imagine this is 19-fucking-74 we're talking about. This could be the new single by Basement Jaxx, just as easy as it is one of the pillars of Krautrock in the 70's. This record is so incredibly up-to-date, it's hard to believe. This is what I call timeless.

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