Curiosum

Curiosum
Studio album by Cluster
Released	1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Krautrock, kosmische musik, experimental music, electronic music, ambient music
Length	35:38
Label	Sky (Germany)
Producer	Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Cluster chronology
Live in Vienna (1980) Curiosum (1981) Apropos Cluster (by Moebius and Roedelius, 1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Curiosum is the ninth album by the electronic music outfit Cluster. It was also the final collaboration between Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius before an eight-year hiatus.

Curiosum was recorded in May, 1981 at Hamet Hof in Vienna, Austria and released later that year. The album was Cluster's last release for Sky. It lives up to its name, with the seven relatively short tracks of offbeat and unusual melodies. Stewart Mason, in his review for Allmusic, writes that Cluster "...had started taking cues from the groups they'd initially inspired. Gone are the side-long experiments of early Cluster albums..."

The album was reissued on CD by Sky in 1996. A 1,000 copy limited edition digitally remastered CD of Curiosum was released on the Japanese Captain Trip label on September 20, 2007.

Track listing

All tracks by Cluster

1. "Oh Odessa" – 3:15
2. "Proantipro" – 7:30
3. "Seltsame Gegend" – 8:00
4. "Helle Melange" – 3:45
5. "Tristan in der Bar" – 3:00
6. "Charlic" – 4:40
7. "Ufer" – 8:40

Personnel

• Hans-Joachim Roedelius – synthesizer
• Dieter Moebius – synthesizer

References

1. Allmusic review

• Captain Trip Records Miniature LP/CD Retrieved September 30, 2007.
• Curry, Russ A Curious History of Cluster Retrieved August 17, 2007.
• Mason, Stewart Retrieved August 19, 2007.