Christian Ludwig "Chrislo" Haas (16 November 1956 – 23 October 2004) was a West German Neue Deutsche Welle musician best known as a member of Liaisons Dangereuses and a founding member of Minus Delta t, D.A.F and Der Plan, and also as a member of Crime & the City Solution.[1]
Chrislo Haas | |
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 Chrislo Haas, Berlin, 2002 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christian Ludwig Haas |
| Also known as | Chrislo |
| Born | 16 November 1956 |
| Died | 23 October 2004 (aged 47) |
| Instrument | Synthesizer (Korg MS-20) |
| Years active | 1978–2004 |
| Formerly of | Liaisons Dangereuses D.A.F Der Plan Minus Delta t Crime & the City Solution |
Haas was born in Aichach and moved to West 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 modern electronic dance music.[1] His former D.A.F bandmate Gabi Delgado said in 2015 that "Chrislo Haas influenced me more than Robert, in his extreme, über-punk way. Chrislo was a natural-born provocateur, which I liked."[2]
Haas' work was extensively documented in Verschwende 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
editAs Chrislo:
- 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
edit- Jürgen Teipel. Verschwende Deine Jugend. Ein Doku-Roman über den deutschen Punk und New Wave. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt/Main 2001, ISBN 3-518-39771-0.
- Rüdiger Esch. Electri_City. Elektronische Musik aus Düsseldorf 1970-1986. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-51846464-9
References
edit- ^ a b c d Van Isacker, Bernard (2 November 2004). "Founding member DAF and Liaisons Dangereuses dies". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Von Thülen, Sven (14 August 2015). "DAF icon Gabi Delgado Wants to Drive You Off the Dance Floor". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Chrislo – Low (1998, Vinyl)".
- ^ "Chrislo – Low (1998, CD)".
- ^ "Chrislo – Hangars d'Orion (1998, Vinyl)".
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