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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 meant to reflect the gentle, introspective nature of the ambient and new-age music of the album.
The first part of Hans-Joachim Roedelius' Selbstportrait (Self-Portrait) series was originally released under the title 'Sanfte Musik' on Sky Records in 1979. Now, some forty years later, a new instalment has arrived in the form of an album entitled 'Wahre Liebe'.
28 de abr. de 2020 · Forty years after those definitive recordings, an octogenarian Roedelius returns to the Selbstportrait series. Selbstportrait Wahre Liebe ( True Love) is remarkably similar in style, tone,...
6 de abr. de 2017 · Roedelius - Selbstportrait [Full Album] is a classic album of ambient and electronic music by the German pioneer Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Listen to his unique and intimate compositions, inspired by ...
The first of the lengthy Selbstportrait series was released in 1979, being material done beside his work with Cluster and Harmonia, without the input of his collaborators. Mostly recorded on simple two-track equipment, the Selbstportraits make up the backbone of Roedelius' early solo recordings.
The companion volume to Selbstportrait I - with just a slightly more noctural atmosphere to distinguish it (as reflected by the dark blue cover). Even if the formula continues to be disarmingly basic, there's a hidden craft at work here.
10 de abr. de 2020 · Hans-Joachim Roedelius took his first Selbstportrait in the 1970s, capturing meditative miniatures in keyboard and synth. After a swathe of time, he’s back at the easel and pushing the series towards double figures. Roedelius himself never went away. But after a long series of collaborative albums in the 2010s, this album returns to introspection.
