The news was first broken by Neu!/Kraftwerk member Michael Rother, who worked with Moebius in the Brian Eno-collaborating Harmonia. He shared the following Facebook post:
Very sad news today for all friends of Dieter Moebius and his unique music. Our friend, neighbour and collaborator...
Posted by Michael Rother on Monday, July 20, 2015
The news was quickly corroborated with a post from the Cluster Facebook account. Though three-quarters of the post is in German, Google translate reveals that it's a heartfelt memorial, complete with the confession that Cluster's Hans-Joachim Roedelius hadn't spoken to Moebius since they parted ways in 2010. You can read through it below:
Dieter Moebius best friend of mine since 1969 and collegue in "Kluster","Cluster" and"Harmonia"died this morning.One of...
Posted by Cluster on Monday, July 20, 2015
A flurry of musicians and labels have also already paid tribute to Moebius and his legacy on Twitter. You can see sampling of those below.
I was very happy to have met him and extremely proud to have released one of his records. R.I.P. Dieter Moebius.
— More Than Human (@FCat) July 20, 2015moebius' contributions to kosmische (and well beyond) are some of the most primal and potent - to the stars, dieter pic.twitter.com/kx29v3JGsH
— RVNG Intl. (@rvngintl) July 20, 2015RIP Dieter Moebius. One of the most important people in my personal musical world. https://t.co/Gta46oHwXr
— Tough Age (@toughage) July 20, 2015Rest in peace to a true legend beyond comprehension, Dieter Moebius. https://t.co/ieHDmkijB2 pic.twitter.com/SNqYeE1Liw
— Ascetic House (@AsceticHouse) July 20, 2015RIP Dieter Möbius, such an amazing musician who left behind an amazing, singular legacy. https://t.co/o1c0KeqBsV
— Keith F. Whitman (@keithfwhitman) July 20, 2015