Chrislo Haas

Christian Ludwig "Chrislo" Haas (16 November 1956 – 23 October 2004) was a West German Neue Deutsche Welle musician best known as a member of Liaisons Dangereuses and a founding member of Minus Delta t, D.A.F and Der Plan, and also as a member of Crime & the City Solution.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Christian Haas.
Chrislo Haas
Chrislo Haas, Berlin, 2002
Background information
Birth nameChristian Ludwig Haas
Also known asChrislo
Born(1956-11-16)16 November 1956
Died23 October 2004(2004-10-23) (aged 47)
Instrument(s)Synthesizer (Korg MS-20)
Years active1978–2004

Haas was born in Aichach and moved to West 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 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. 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.
  2. Von Thülen, Sven (14 August 2015). "DAF icon Gabi Delgado Wants to Drive You Off the Dance Floor". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Chrislo – Low (1998, Vinyl)".
  4. "Chrislo – Low (1998, CD)".
  5. "Chrislo – Hangars d'Orion (1998, Vinyl)".


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