Published
Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 17:45
- The "electrokraut" artist released on labels such as Compost Records, Optimo Music and Innervisions.
Rainer Buchmüller, the German DJ and producer best known as Fred und Luna, has died.
Buchmüller's death was confirmed on Instagram yesterday, February 14th, by Michael Reinboth of Compost Records. "I'm deeply saddened that we lost our friend, artist, poet and soulmate Rainer Buchmüller, AKA Fred und Luna," the post read. "He died after a long battle with carcinosis. Rainer we love you and you'll live in our hearts forever."
Hailing from Karlsruhe, Buchmüller described his music as "electrokraut" in reference to the way it melded elements of krautrock with more contemporary electro. It found its way onto labels such as Optimo Music, Innervisions and, most regularly, Compost. He was also a poet and ran the record shop Groovehandlung Buchmüller in his hometown.
Listen to Buchmüller's 2020 track "Thoré Magnétique," and read some tributes.