Hans-Joachim Roedelius was a member of of Cluster and Harmonia, both of which, along with his career-spanning partner Dieter Moebius, were pioneering groups of the ambient music genre. The Cluster/Harmonia style was considered part of the Düsseldorf School of electronic music, a sound developed from Kraftwerk's rhythmic tendencies as opposed to the darker, spacier sound of the Berlin School, which revolved around Klaus Schulze, Manuel Gottsching and Tangerine Dream. Roedelius stepped out on his own several times, most notably on 1979's "Selbstportrait", an introspective ambient record that largely features minimal pieces performed by an artist who would go on to influence techno, hip hop, industrial, and countless other genres. "In Liebe Dein" is a lonely, sentimental track that sets the mood for this deeply personal album.
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