Let There Be Light

When kosmiche pioneer Michael Rother embarked on a two-day drive from Germany to Italy to spend time with his partner, Vittoria Maccabruni, he had no idea that a sparkling new album would be the result. The couple tell Prog how As Long As The Light brought hope during dark times with a little help from David Lynch’s filmography.

Julian Marszalek

“It’s an interesting point.” Michael Rother pauses mid-flow as he stops to compare the working methods of Harmonia – the kosmische ‘supergroup’ he formed with Cluster’s Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius in 1973 – and the composition and construction of As Long As The Light, the new album that he’s just released with his life partner and new musical collaborator, Vittoria Maccabruni. For whether he consciously intended it or not, the similarities between the projects are difficult to ignore. Lest we forget, guitarist Michael Rother is a true pioneer. Now aged 71, but looking at least 10 years younger, he’s best known for his idiosyncratic work in Neu! with drummer Klaus Dinger, whom he met in an early line-up of Kraftwerk. The pair – alongside bands such as Can, Faust,…

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