First Encounter Tour 1996
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First Encounter Tour 1996 is the thirteenth full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster
. It is also the third live album released, and the only double album released by Cluster.
First Encounter Tour 1996 was recorded at various concert venues around the United States
in 1996
and was produced by noted keyboardist and ambient
musician Tim Story
at Zeta in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. It was released on February 25, 1997. First Encounter Tour 1996 was Cluster's only release for the Purple Pyramid label.
The music of First Encounter Tour 1997 flows from one music style to the next and reflects all the varieties of Cluster's music from the 1979 release Grosses Wasser
onwards. Some sections of the longer tracks do seem to break new musical ground for Cluster, with deeply atmospheric ambient music
leading into sections with a definite melody and beat. Each track is named for the city or cities in which the concerts took place, with the sole exception of the last track which is named for guest musicians Bond Bergland and The Brain (the duo of Paul Fox
and Tommy Grenas), which was recorded in Anderson, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. Much of the music is improvisational but some set pieces were included. For example, the track "Portland Oregon #2" is a live performance of "Emmental" from the 1991
release Apropos Cluster
. A short section of "New York City", the nearly 33 minute piece which opens the album, is taken from the avant-garde middle section of the title track from Grosses Wasser. A number of sections of various pieces are very similar to sections of Japan 1996 Live
.
Cluster (band)
Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...
. It is also the third live album released, and the only double album released by Cluster.
First Encounter Tour 1996 was recorded at various concert venues around the United States
United States
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in 1996
1996 in music
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and was produced by noted keyboardist and ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
musician Tim Story
Tim Story (composer)
Tim Story is an American composer of modern chamber music that incorporates classical acoustic instruments and electronic sounds.- Early years :Tim Story was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957...
at Zeta in Toronto
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It was released on February 25, 1997. First Encounter Tour 1996 was Cluster's only release for the Purple Pyramid label.
The music of First Encounter Tour 1997 flows from one music style to the next and reflects all the varieties of Cluster's music from the 1979 release Grosses Wasser
Grosses Wasser
Grosses Wasser is the seventh album by the electronic music outfit Cluster. It was co-produced by former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann...
onwards. Some sections of the longer tracks do seem to break new musical ground for Cluster, with deeply atmospheric ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
leading into sections with a definite melody and beat. Each track is named for the city or cities in which the concerts took place, with the sole exception of the last track which is named for guest musicians Bond Bergland and The Brain (the duo of Paul Fox
Paul Fox (producer)
Paul Fox is an American record producer, who is best known for producing such bands as Faker; The Green Children; Björk; Gene Loves Jezebel; 10,000 Maniacs; XTC; Phish; Sunfall Festival; Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians; The Sugarcubes; Too Much Joy; They Might Be Giants; Edwin McCain; Semisonic...
and Tommy Grenas), which was recorded in Anderson, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. Much of the music is improvisational but some set pieces were included. For example, the track "Portland Oregon #2" is a live performance of "Emmental" from the 1991
1991 in music
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release Apropos Cluster
Apropos Cluster
Apropos Cluster is a full-length studio album by Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius also known as German electronic music outfit Cluster. It was also their first album after an eight year long hiatus....
. A short section of "New York City", the nearly 33 minute piece which opens the album, is taken from the avant-garde middle section of the title track from Grosses Wasser. A number of sections of various pieces are very similar to sections of Japan 1996 Live
Japan 1996 Live
Japan 1996 Live is the eleventh full-length album by German electronic music outfit Cluster. It was the second of three live albums released by Cluster.Japan 1996 Live was recorded at On Air West in Tokyo and also in Osaka, Japan in June, 1996...
.
Track listing
- "New York City" – 32:58
- "Phoenix Arizona #1" – 4:04
- "Portland Oregon #1" – 29:05
- "New Orleans Louisiana" – 4:42
- "Portalnd Oregon #2" – 3:36
- "Providence Rhode Island" – 7:01
- "Eugene Oregon" – 20:13
- "Asheville North Carolina" – 2:41
- "Chicago Illinois" – 5:31
- "Phoenix Arizona #2" – 13:30
- "Covington Kentucky" – 4:51
- "Minneapolis Minnesota" – 6:51
- "Bond Bergland / The Brain" – 15:56
Personnel
- Dieter MoebiusDieter MoebiusDieter Moebius is a German/Swiss experimental/krautrock/ambient/electronic musician.Moebius studied art in Brussels and Berlin and met there Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler . They founded a band Kluster in 1969. After the departure of Schnitzler, they changed their name to Cluster...
– Korg Prophecy, Proteus FX, mini-Moog, preprepared tape material, effect machine, mixing table - Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Ensonique TS10, grand piano, wind chimes, preprepared tape material, effect machine, mixing table
- Bond Bergland
- Paul FoxPaul Fox (producer)Paul Fox is an American record producer, who is best known for producing such bands as Faker; The Green Children; Björk; Gene Loves Jezebel; 10,000 Maniacs; XTC; Phish; Sunfall Festival; Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians; The Sugarcubes; Too Much Joy; They Might Be Giants; Edwin McCain; Semisonic...
- Tommy Grenas
- Tim StoryTim Story (composer)Tim Story is an American composer of modern chamber music that incorporates classical acoustic instruments and electronic sounds.- Early years :Tim Story was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957...
– producer - Russ Curry – engineer