A limited edition compilation celebrating Hans-Joachim Roedelius’ 90th birthday includes four LPs of previously unpublished material. The majority of the music on 90 originates from Revox 2-track recordings from 1968 to 1980. The Revox tapes, created with his Echolette tape delay and Farfisa organ—the same equipment used by Roedelius to record his beloved Selbstportrait records and much of his seminal work with Dieter Moebius and Michael Rother—document the processes and sounds that continue to inspire generations of music lovers and sonic adventurers.

90 is not intended to be a full retrospective of a notable artist’s body of work. The exact chronology of these pieces, as well as who may have cooperated with Roedelius on them, is unknown. But the historical backdrop of this music is certainly compelling—it doesn’t feel like hyperbole to claim that these cascading, hypnotic cycles rival the finest of contemporaries like Terry Riley, who worked half a globe away on their own simple masterpieces.

For the time being, a celebration will suffice—a portrayal of a remarkable life at 90, told via beautiful, personal, and original music.”