Moebius Plank Neumeier - Zero Set (40th Anniversary Edition)In 1983, Dieter Moebius (Cluster) and legendary producer Conny Plank teamed up for the third time, resulting in the Zero Set project. On this occasion, they were backed up by one of the best drummers on the German rock scene: Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru. Moebius had got to know and admire him as the live drummer for Harmonia (Moebius, Roedelius, Rother) and during the recording sessions for their second album (De Luxe). Conny Plank, usually more of a

With breaks for dayyyyyys and an almost ambient

While their particularly recognisable production style (a bright

The band came up through the vibrant New York scene

as the context of music is everything

'No Burden'

Perhaps the only instance on an entire band coming out of Detroit was with Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet

Paul Michael Davies

a track from the ‘Mrs

What would’ve been a cluttered mess in the hands of most is instead an effortless lesson in clarity and zing

I never could quite catch up

and bewildering music

channeling heat