Betelgeuse

From The Source

The Spot

08 - Förångad Närvaro

Aurelia

Stillight

Jürgen Pluta studied music and sports and played in local bands since his school days, performing various genres of music – from beat to rock to blues. The desire to become a professional musician was always deeply rooted in him. So in 1973, he followed Jürgen Dollase's call and joined the “Krautrock band” Wallenstein. Jürgen Pluta remained with the band as bassist for five years and recorded two albums with Wallenstein: “Stories, Songs & Symphonies” (1975, released on Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser's “Kosmische Musik” label) and “No More Love” (RCA, 1977). Pluta's next stop was the Düsseldorf band Streetmark, with whom he recorded the album “Dry” (Sky Records) in 1979 and went on tour. However, before finally devoting himself to his plans for his first solo work, he toured with the German Krautrock pioneers Embryo.

Jürgen Pluta recorded his electronic work Blanche at the Procom Studio in Kirchhellen in his hometown of Bottrop in the winter of 1979. Pluta had already discovered his love for electronic music in previous years, partly through his collaboration with former Wallenstein and Ashra-Tempel drummer Harald Großkopf. During the recording of “Blanche,” he was supported by Rolf Eggemann on drums and his former bandmate from his Prosper days, Fritz Frey (guitar). The album was released in 1980 on the Rocktopus label of Hansa/Ariola. After 45 years, this ambitious work is now being released digitally and on CD for the first time, remastered by Eroc. As a bonus, there is also a remix of “Voyage” by Harald Großkopf.

Valentyne

Too bad if you're looking for a laxed out vibe. This one's got verve and frisk. Still dub-style, though.

Snaggage

Wig Out Dub [ XI.25 mix ]

Smolki Dutti

Lantern

Instruments used:
– Chromaplane by Koma Elektronik
– SOMA Laboratory COSMOS
– Meris Ottobit jr.
– Eventide Space Reverb
– EarthQuaker Devices Avalanche Run V2

The Chrome

Closing track on Terry Riley's 1980 release "Shri Camel". The music was performed live on a Yamaha YC-45-D electronic organ tuned in just intonation and modified by computerized digital delay. 

Desert Of Ice

Zeroy