Remembering musical astronaut Manuel Göttsching
After founding the quietly influential band Ash Ra Tempel at 17 years old, Göttsching would go on to have an enormous influence on the trajectory of electronic and dance music.
Manuel Göttsching was always trying to do something new: explore new contexts, understand new technologies, find new avenues for expression. The German musician and composer, whose death on Dec. 4 was confirmed by his website, was born in West Berlin in 1952 into a post-war environment he once described as a vacuum: "The culture was ruined," he said. "It had to be built again."
Göttsching studied classical guitar as, musical compositions that instill technique through repetition — allowed him to grow into a deep listener able to absorb lessons from all around him.
