Died a pioneer of electronic music Dieter Moebius

Pioneer of electronic music and Krautrock Dieter Moebius died in the 72nd year of life. The cause of death of the composer is unknown.

On the death of the actor told his colleague Michael Rother, party bands Neu! and Kraftwerk, who worked with Moebius and Brian eno in Kraut-rock Harmonia project. "Sad news for all friends and fans of Dieter Moebius. Our friend, neighbor and colleague died on the morning of 20 July 2015. We will miss him. We grieve with his wife Irene. Rest in peace, Dieter," wrote Rother on its own page in Facebook. The cause of death and other incidents of the death of a popular composer, he did not specify.

Dieter Moebius was born in Switzerland in 1944. In 1970, studying art in Berlin, he became acquainted with Hans Joachim Rodelius and Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream), who were members of the club Zodiak Free Arts Lab. Together they formed the group Kluster, which has had a fundamental impact on electronic music.

In 1974, Moebius and Rodelius teamed up with Roter and recorded 2 albums under the name Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia (1974) and Harmonia De Luxe (1975). Recently the actor was engaged in a solo career, from 1979 to 2007, Moebius has released 15 solo albums. Last year saw the release of his release Nidemonex.

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