Group Members | Hans-Joachim Roedelius Dieter Moebius |
Past Group Members | Hans-Joachim Roedelius Dieter Moebius Conny Plank |
Music Genre(s) | Krautrock Electronic music (Düsseldorf School) Experimental music Ambient music Kosmische electronic space rock ambient electronic pop |
Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Year(s) Active | 1971–1981 1989–1997 2007–2010 |
Record Label | Philips Brain Records Sky Records YHR Curious Music Gyroscope Purple Pyramid Captain Trip Records Bureau B |
Official Websites | myspace.com roedelius.com |
Associated Acts | Kluster Harmonia Qluster Conny Plank Brian Eno Moebius & Plank Aquarello Tempus Transit Moving Cultures |
Cluster were a German musical duo consisting of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius, formed in 1971 and associated with West Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scenes. Born from the earlier Berlin-based group Kluster, they relocated in 1971 into the countryside village of Forst, Lower Saxony, where they built a studio and collaborated with musicians such as Conny Plank, Brian Eno, and Michael Rother; with the latter, they formed the influential side-project Harmonia. After first disbanding in 1981, Cluster reunited several times: from 1989 to 1997, and from 2007 to 2010.