Other places (2014)/ Dieter Moebius & Mani Neumeier & Jurgen Engler

"Collaboration of three innovative musicians: Dieter Moebius (Kluster, Cluster, Harmonia), Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) and Jürgen Engler (Male, Die Krupps), proving that improvisation still is the magic word in jazz and live electronica. Transforming spontaneous ideas in real time, listening and reacting immediately to one another. "Other Places" was recorded and mixed in 4 days. Remarkable, considering how different their musical backgrounds were. The unusual pulse of the music is a combination of synthetic rhythm patterns and Mani Neumeier's dexterous drumming. This interaction alone is enough to spark an almost magical, ritual atmosphere. But there is more: Moebius and Engler develop a fascinating electronic world on this rhythmic film, cacophonous on the one hand, harmonious on the other. Sonic spectra which swathe the listener in shimmering clouds and coruscating crystals. Their aim was to create an atmosphere. And what an atmosphere! Dark, but not murky, outlandish without being weird." (Bureau B)