Ludwig's Law
| Ludwig's Law | |
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| Studio album by Moebius, Conny Plank, Mayo Thompson | |
| Released | November 16, 1998 |
| Recorded | 1983 |
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| Label |  Drag City
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Track list
Background
Recorded 1983
Released 1998
- Angst Vor Nice (Ludwig's Law) - book by Werner Büttner and Albert Oehlen published in 1985 by Meterverlag
Personnel
Moebius, Conny Plank, Mayo Thompson
Cover art
The cover photo is a sculpture called the Capitoline Wolf.[1] It depicts the mythical Roman founders Romulus and Remus. The photo was edited to have three infants, likely representing the three collaborating artists.
Retrospectives
Mayo Thompson, 1999[2]
Red Crayola were in Germany doing some work with Conny and I met Moebius at a little festival in his hometown. He wanted to try something different, so he asked me to write the lyrics and sing on this Ludwig's Law. The guy at Moebius's record company Sky hated it. It wasn't Krautrock as he knew it.
Reviews
- Magnet - Jud Cost
- Philadelphia City Paper - A.D. Amorosi
- AP
Earpiece
Spring 1999[3]
b.wildered
1983 sessions apparently rejected by moebius' label due to an inability to make head or tail of this project. for the unitiated, dieter moebius is one-half of the duo known as cluster (aka kluster), who have been responsible for a series of recordings emanating from germany since 1970 or so, sometimes included in the amorphously inclusive genre known as "kraut-rock". the late conny plank is best known for his role as a producer of "euro-disco" dance music. mayo thompson has intermittently led the tactical noise/art-rock collective the red crayola (aka the red krayola- does anyone see a pattern here?) since 1966, as well as participating in various forays as producer and label head (rough trade, in the early eighties). thompson was invited to add words and vocals to this predominantly drum machine and synth-oriented set. topics include the fate of chickens owned by a "farmer gabriel" and the effect of lack of sunlight on human intelligence. heady stuff, but i love it a lot. i must warn you that i am not in any way objective when it comes to projects involving mayo thompson, having been a pursuer of his work since i first stumbled on a used copy of the parable of arable land. nevertheless, i unreservedly recommend this one. i think it has some accessible appeal to anyone who likes to think about the music they listen to. kudos for the cover which features a clever manipulation of the duo of romulus and remus into a trio.
References
- ↑ The original stock photo: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-rome-the-she-wolf-romulus-and-remus-20685884.html
- ↑ The Wire, January 1999, pg.10
- ↑ http://white-rose.net/earpiece1.html