"Moebius helped forge the sound of European electronics during a particularly fruitful period in Germany... harnessing electricity and circuitry to create frequencies with overwhelming warmth and depth. He visited realms that broke free both aurally and structurally and still sound modern." (LA Times)

"Story has pulled off something marvellous here…” (The Wire, October 2021)

"A moving and monumental achievement by all those involved, this is one of the rare tribute albums that is just as essential as the work of its subject matter." (Record Crates United, October 2021)

“… Moebius Strips is—just like Moebi was—many things at once. It feels here and there, past and present, his and theirs. Ours, too. With a confidante like Story at the helm, it honors the legacy of a friend and pioneer whose enviable status as the godfather of electronic krautrock is beginning to feel like a case of underselling.” (Pitchfork, October 2021)

Curious Music is pleased to announce the launch of Tim Story's new audio installation Moebius Strips. Honoring Story’s collaborator and dear friend Dieter “Moebi” Moebius (Cluster, Harmonia, Brian Eno, Conny Plank), Moebius Strips is a multichannel audio installation for museums, festivals, galleries, and other public spaces. Working with Moebius’ widow Irene, Story has collected thousands of his sounds, noises, samples and loops, and reimagined/recomposed these in patterned ‘strips’ which, out of the context of their original settings, combine in new and ever-evolving layers on the installation’s soundstage.

Moebius’ music continues to inspire a generation of sound explorers and composers, and we have honored those connections by inviting a distinguished group of artists who have been influenced by his work as well as former collaborators, to add their voice to the Strips – to interact in their own unique ways with the constructions - including contributions from Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Beak), Sarah Davachi, Jean-Benoît Dunckel (Air), Eve Maret, Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Phew, Hans-Joachim Roedelius (Cluster, Harmonia), Michael Rother (Harmonia, NEU!) and Yuri Suzuki.

Moebius Strips is commemorated with a limited edition cd (including options of 200 hand-numbered and signed by Tim Story or a shirt/cd bundle). The beautiful CD package was designed by artist Sebastian Boecking and comes in a matte finish with spot gloss printing of Moebi’s signature, new essays by Tim Story and Geeta Dayal, and a 32-page booklet which includes many previously unpublished photos (including of Harmonia and Cluster and Eno).

Track List:

1.     Elbow 1

2.     Riff 2G with Tim Story

3.     Strip 11 with Mark Mothersbaugh

4.     Elbow 6

5.     Strip 30 with Michael Rother

6.     Strip 31 with Eve Maret

7.     Elbow 3a

8.     Strip 7a with Yuri Suzuki

9.     Segment X with Phew

10.  Elbow 9b

11.  Segment A with Geoff Barrow

12.  Strip 32 with Jean-Benoît Dunckel

13.  Roomtone Elbow

14.  Segment U with Sarah Davachi

15.  Strip 2 with Hans-Joachim Roedelius

16.  Hoppe Hoppe Reiter