The musician: Hans-Joachim Roedelius, born 1934; first release in 1969 with Kluster (with Dieter Moebius and Konrad Schnitzler). Active ever since as a solo artist and in various collaborations (with D. Moebius/Cluster, with Moebius and Michael Rother/Harmonia, with Brian Eno, to name just a few). One of the most prolific musicians of the German avant-garde and a key figure in the birth of Krautrock, synthesizer pop and ambient music.
The music: easy, quiet analog-electronic music miniatures Wenn der Südwind weht (When the South Wind is Blowing) (1981) was his 7th solo album also known under the title Selbstportrait IV * liner notes by Asmus Tietchens * available on CD (Digipak) and 180g vinyl
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