Chrislo Haas
| Chrislo Haas | |
|---|---|
 Chrislo Haas, Berlin, 2002 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christian Ludwig Haas |
| Also known as | Chrislo |
| Born | November 16, 1956 |
| Died | October 23, 2004 (aged 47) |
| Years active | 1978-2004 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Korg MS-20 | |
Christian Ludwig "Chrislo" Haas (16 November 1956 – 23 October 2004) was a German Neue Deutsche Welle musician best known as a member of Liaisons Dangereuses and a founding member of Minus Delta t, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft and Der Plan. He was also a member of Crime & the City Solution.[1]
Haas was born in Aichach and moved to 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 years in Berlin from circulatory collapse due to excessive alcohol consumption.[1]
Solo discography
As 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
- 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
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chrislo-Low/release/30175
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chrislo-Low-Flow-Tension/release/13744
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chrislo-Hangars-DOrion/release/18469