Dieter Moebius is someone whose work has significantly contributed to the international recognition of German  electronic music. More than that the bands Cluster, Kluster and Harmonia helped shape the style that is now  known as repetitive electronic music.

Of course, Krautrock is only a part of the musical cosmos which Moebius  and other like minded individuals helped bring to life. Moebius and Cluster site countless musicians from all  over the world as references.   The music of Dieter Moebius stands for movement. Its evokes feelings of traveling, vastness and endlessness  - repetitive and slowly changing structures. The term "sound-scapes" which rightly stands under suspicion of  being kitsch, gains new meaning here. If thereby one is referring to the landscapes that one sees passing by,  then one can justifiably say that on "Kram" (trans. Stuff) Moebius has created sound-scapes. Mobile music that  even gives the stationary listener a sensation of motion.  Regardless of how long the pieces on "Kram" might be, they always retain a miniature quality. As if Dieter  Moebius has followed up on good ideas which he collected over a protracted period of time, and finally  compiled an album out of them all. And however varied these ideas might be they are held together by the  clasp of this great sound journey.

We encounter irresistibly driving piano patterns, filter-progressions, strange  sounds of undeclared origin, dense arrangements and clear minimalism. Electronic harassment, straight beats  and soft textures entangle peacefully into one another. So the tracks and sketches gathered here are each  very diverse and yet at the same time soul-mates. Beats aren't all there is to it though, occasionally it's the  patterns themselves that rock and pull you along.    Largely unimpressed by musical trends, Moebius concerns himself little with either the old or new school of  electronic music. Instead he follows his own very individual sound aesthetic which makes "Kram" a timeless  album but still with a strong sense of history.   This album has depth but without requiring any meditative concentration from the listener. Indeed "Kram" is  not at all demanding, rather it simply offers itself to the listener - the chance to climb aboard its psychedelic  vehicle. And that's what makes "Kram" so thoroughly enjoyable. For Dieter Moebius wants nothing from us.  But after the pleasure of "Kram" we want something from him, namely more of this stuff.