Chrislo Haas

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Christian Ludwig "Chrislo" Haas(16 November 1956 – 23 October 2004) was aWest GermanNeue Deutsche Wellemusician best known as a member ofLiaisons Dangereusesand a founding member of Minus Delta t,D.A.FandDer Plan,and also as a member ofCrime & the City Solution.[1]

Chrislo Haas
Chrislo Haas, Berlin, 2002
Background information
Birth nameChristian Ludwig Haas
Also known asChrislo
Born(1956-11-16)16 November 1956
Died23 October 2004(2004-10-23)(aged 47)
InstrumentSynthesizer (Korg MS-20)
Years active1978–2004
Formerly ofLiaisons Dangereuses
D.A.F
Der Plan
Minus Delta t
Crime & the City Solution

Haas was born inAichachand moved toWest Berlin.He heavily influenced the German music scene of the 1980s through his work on the synthesizer (Korg MS-20) with bands such as Minus Delta t, D.A.F., CHBB/Liaisons Dangereuses and Crime & the City Solution. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of techno and modernelectronic dance music.[1]His former D.A.F bandmateGabi Delgadosaid in 2015 that "Chrislo Haas influenced me more thanRobert,in his extreme, über-punk way. Chrislo was a natural-born provocateur, which I liked. "[2]

Haas' work was extensively documented inVerschwende Deine Jugend(Waste Your Youth), Jürgen Teipel's book on the Neue Deutsche Welle.[1]

Haas died in late October 2004 at the age of 47 in Berlin from circulatory collapse due to excessive alcohol consumption.[1]

Solo discography

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AsChrislo:

  • Low(2×LP/CD, Tresor TRESOR-92, 1998)[3][4]
    • "La Chouette" (7:31) / "Hangars D'Orion" (11:00) / "Système Nerveux" (5:00) / "Fils D'O." (5:45) / "Le Bleu" (2:20) / "Double Brin" (5:40) / "2CV d'O." (4:50) / "Gromelo" (5:25) / "L'Eau" (6:30)
  • "Hangars D'Orion" (11:00) // "La Chouette" (Surgeon Remix) (4:31) / "2 CV D'Orion" (Regis Berlin Mix) (4:52) (12 ", Tresor TRESOR-91, 1998)[5]

Further reading

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  • Jürgen Teipel.Verschwende Deine Jugend. Ein Doku-Roman über den deutschen Punk und New Wave.Suhrkamp, Frankfurt/Main 2001,ISBN3-518-39771-0.
  • Rüdiger Esch.Electri_City. Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf 1970-1986.Suhrkamp, Berlin 2014,ISBN978-3-51846464-9

References

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  1. ^abcdVan Isacker, Bernard (2 November 2004)."Founding member DAF and Liaisons Dangereuses dies".Side-Line.Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2013.Retrieved17 August2015.
  2. ^Von Thülen, Sven (14 August 2015)."DAF icon Gabi Delgado Wants to Drive You Off the Dance Floor".Electronic Beats.Retrieved16 August2015.
  3. ^"Chrislo – Low (1998, Vinyl)".
  4. ^"Chrislo – Low (1998, CD)".
  5. ^"Chrislo – Hangars d'Orion (1998, Vinyl)".