Selbstportrait – Vol. II

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Selbstportrait - Vol. II
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Studio album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Released 1980
Recorded 1973–1979
Genre Kosmische musik, new-age, electronic, ambient
Length40:43
Label Sky
Producer Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Hans-Joachim Roedelius chronology
Selbstportrait
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(1980)		 Selbstportrait Vol. III "Reise durch Arcadien"
(1980) Selbstportrait Vol. III "Reise durch Arcadien"1980

Selbstportrait – Vol. II is the fourth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait - Vol. II", a title which clearly reflects the gentle, introspective nature of this album of ambient or new-age music. It is the second of seven albums in Roedelius' Selbsportrait series of recordings. The album is subtitled "Freundliche Musik", German for "Friendly Music".

Hans-Joachim Roedelius German musician

Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a German experimental, ambient and electronic musician. He is best known as a co-founder of the krautrock groups Cluster and Harmonia and for his work in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello.

Cluster (band) German experimental musical group

Cluster were a German experimental musical group consisting of Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius. They recorded albums in a wide variety of styles across electronic, avant-garde, and rock music, and influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. Cluster was active from 1971 until 2010, releasing a total of 15 albums, including collaborations with Brian Eno, Conny Plank, and Michael Rother. Musician, writer and rock historian Julian Cope places three Cluster albums in his Krautrock Top 50 and The Wire places Cluster's debut album Cluster '71 in their "One Hundred Records That Set The World On Fire".

Harmonia is a Krautrock supergroup from Germany. They formed as a collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Möbius of Cluster and later included the British musician Brian Eno.

Contents

Recording and Release

Like Selbstportrait before it, Selbstportrait – Vol. II was recorded by Roedelius at his home in Forst, in the Weser Uplands of West Germany and in Austria between various Cluster sessions from 1973 until 1979, [1] so much of the music actually predates Roedelius' first two solo albums: Durch Die Wüste and Jardin Au Fou . Selbstportrait – Vol. II was released by Sky Records in 1980. [2]

<i>Selbstportrait</i> album by Hans-Joachim Roedelius

Selbstportrait is the third solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait", a title which clearly reflects the gentle, introspective nature of this album of ambient or new-age music. The original Sky Records release was subtitled Teil 1 Sanfte Musik, German for "Part 1, Soft Music."

Weser river in north-western Germany

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West Germany Federal Republic of Germany in the years 1949–1990

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Seven of the 11 tracks on Selbstportrait – Vol. II and the entire previous album, Selbstportrait were released as a single CD titled Selbstportrait I & II by Sky Records in 1996. The tracks omitted from the combined reissue are "Signal", "Schönheitsflecken", "Grundlsee", and "Regunwurm". [3] The entire album was reissued separately on both 180 gram vinyl LP and CD by the Bureau-B label on December 3, 2010. [4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "Signal" – 0:10
  2. "Gewiß" – 4:46
  3. "Aufbruch" – 3:45
  4. "Schönheitsflecken" – 3:14
  5. "Alle Jahre wieder" – 4:43 [N 1]
  6. "Übern Fluß" – 3:45
  7. "Tee für die Geisha" – 5:25
  8. "Kichererbsen" – 2:30
  9. "Grundlsee" – 4:27
  10. "Regenwurm" – 4:04
  11. "Thronfloge" – 3:44
  12. "Signal" – 0:10
  1. ↑ Unrelated to the Christmas carol "Alle Jahre wieder"

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ "Roedelius - Selbstportrait II" (PDF). Bureau-B. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. ↑ Huber, Markus (2007). "The complete Sky discography". Elmulab. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Roedelius* - Selbstportrait I & II". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. ↑ "Roedelius - Selbstportrait I" (PDF). Bureau B. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Selbstportrait - Vol. II". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

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