Musik Von Harmonia [IMPORT]

Harmonia

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B0001DD90Y
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #566,444 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Watussi

2. Sehr Kosmisch

3. Sonnenschein

4. Dino

5. Ohrwurm

6. Ahoi!

7. Veterano

8. Hausmusik

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Limited Japanese reissue of the Krautrock band's 1973 debut, remastered and packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Brain. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Krautrock pinnacle, perhaps?, June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Musik Von Harmonia (Audio CD)

This release sees the initial collaboration between the electronic duo Cluster and NEU! multi-instrumentalist Michael Rother, with the result being perhaps one of the best examples of the Krautrock form. This release, along with the more flowing and poppy "Deluxe", takes the industrialisms of early Cluster and the driving rock mechanisms of NEU! and splices them together to concoct a very satisfying artifact. Stuttering electronic rhythms sit alongside alternately tranquil and creepy ethereal ambiences here, making this an excellent look at the mid-70s German scene prior to Kraftwerk's "Autobahn" and its blowing the doors open to this style of music. Those interested at all in the early days of electronic pop MUST own a copy of this.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute delight, June 16, 2005

By	Chet Fakir (DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Musik Von Harmonia (Audio CD)

Cluster and Neu's Michael Rother make an amazing, and mesmerizing first album here as Harmonium. Obviously very influential for David Bowie's Berlin albums Low and Heroes not to mention Brian Eno (who later collaborated with Cluster), Harmonia is dreamlike, unsettling, hypnotic, yet most times beat driven. It epitomizes what was interesting about so-called krautrock: rock beats, rhythm, repetition, simple yet engaging melodies and avant-garde timbre and tonal overlays. This is a powerful atmospheric album and it's not to be missed for those who enjoy that '70s German progressive rock sound a la Faust, Can and Popul Vuh. Check it out if you want to hear a band and sound that influenced Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine and to some extent Radiohead among others. It still sounds fresh and adventurous today.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harmonia - 'Musik Von' (Universal), March 6, 2004

By	Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Musik Von Harmonia (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1974,'Musik Von' is a true krautrock gem.In my humble opinion,it sounds like it could've EASILY been Neu's fourth lp.Cluster members Moebius and Roedelius joined forces with Neu! mastermind Michael Rother to assemble this timeless classic.I ended up waiting a while to get a copy of this CD,but it was WELL worth it.Though I cannot understand the song titles,my favorites are "Watassi","Sehr Kosmisch",the mind erasing "Ahrwurm" and "Ahoi!".A MUST have for any true fan of this genre.