Cluster - Cluster 71Three deep and spaced out drone pieces from Dieter Moebius and Hans Joachim Roedelius (whose solo cd 'Aquarello' was recently reissued by All Saints), this disc marked Cluster at their most intriguing period. Each track is beatless, yet rhythms in the drifting synth lines ebb and flow like tidal changes. I have come across Cluster before a few times but this cd has borne most fruit for me there is something about the 'cosmische' minimalism that

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soaking up a myriad of cultural artefacts and styles

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Syl Johnson has forged a career in both blues and soul

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Robert Fripp's personal favourite of his many collaborations with Brian Eno

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