MOEBIUS & PLANK: RASTAKRAUT PASTA

This album has been released by two krautrock legends, one (Dieter Moebius) is the founder of the hypno-minimal electronic band Cluster and the second (Conny Plank) is a musical producer. The collaboration could be musically perfect and a valuable source to get into kraut-space age. However the result is close to disaster. It combines kraftwerkian robotic beats and sci-fi catchy pop melodies with Neu! like fuzzy post-rock distortion and atrocious New Agey, cheesy synth chords. The image on the cover and the name of the album easily illustrate the content. There's voluntary a lot of fun and derision in the method of composition and in aesthetics. Soft, candid, retro electro-pop. Difficulty recommended. Concerning ex-Cluster projects, I warmly advise to get in touch with the much more accomplished Liliental.