Auf leisen Sohlen is a compilation by Sky Records

Sky Records

Sky Records was a Hamburg, Germany based independent record label specializing in Krautrock/Kosmische Musik and electronic music. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, industrial, ambient, or New Age...

 of works by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster

Cluster (band)

Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...

, Harmonia

Harmonia (band)

Harmonia is a Krautrock supergroup from Germany. They formed as a collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Möbius of Cluster and later included the British musician Brian Eno.-Musical style:...

, and Aquarello

Aquarello

Aquarello was a musical group which blended ambient music and jazz. The trio included keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, based in Austria, and two Italian musicians, multi-instrumentalist Fabio Capanni, and saxophonist Nicola Alesini...

. It is subtitled Das Beste von H. J. Roedelius (1978 - 1982) and includes tracks from seven of the eight albums he recorded for Sky Records during that period. All music included in this collection was composed by Hans-Joachim Roedelius.

Auf leisen Sohlen was originally released as a vinyl LP by Sky Records in 1984. It was reissued on CD by Sky Records in 1994.

Track listing

1. "Johanneslust" - 4:50 (from: "Durch die Wüste
   Durch Die Wuste
   Durch die Wüste is the first full-length solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Through the Desert."...
   
   ", 1978)
2. "Dein Antlitz" - 3:50 (from: "Lustwandel
   Lustwandel
   Lustwandel is the sixth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. All the pieces on the album were composed by Roedelius with the sole exception of "Wilkommen", which was composed by Roedelius and Will Roper...
   
   ", 1981)
3. "Lustwandel" - 3:52 (from: "Lustwandel", 1981)
4. "Flieg', Vogel, Fliege" - 2:33 (from: "Flieg' Vogel fliege
   Flieg' Vogel Fliege
   Flieg' Vogel fliege is the ninth solo album by keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. According to Roedelius biographer Stephen Iliffe this album is also titled Selbstportrait IV, but that name does not appear on the album sleeve or label...
   
   ", 1982)
5. "Auf und Davon" - 4:36 (from: "Flieg' Vogel fliege", 1982)
6. "Herold" - 3:57 (from: "Selbstportrait
   Selbstportrait
   Selbstportrait is the third solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The title is German for "Self Portrait", a title which clearly reflects the gentle, introspective nature of this album of ambient or New Age music...
   
   ", 1979)
7. "Auf leisen Sohlen" - 3:47 (from: "Wenn der Südwind Weht
   Wenn Der Südwind Weht
   Wenn Der Südwind Weht is the seventh solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. All the pieces on the album were composed by Roedelius. It was released by Sky Records in 1981 and has been reissued on CD by Sky Records in...
   
   ", 1981)
8. "Gewiss" - 4:42 (from: "Selbstportrait II", 1980)
9. "Besucher Im Traum" - 3:51 (from: "Offene Türen
   Offene Türen
   Offene Türen is the eighth solo album by German keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, best known for his work with Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello. The music of Offene Türen is more avant-garde than other Roedelius solo albums of the 1970s and 1980s...
   
   ", 1982)
10. "Auf der Höhe" - 3:59 (from: "Offene Türen", 1982)

Personnel

• Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Producer, all titles by, performer
• Conny Plank
  Conny Plank
  Konrad "Conny" Plank was a German record producer and musician. He was born in Hütschenhausen. His creativity as a sound engineer and producer helped to shape some of the most important and innovative recordings of postwar European popular music, covering a wide range of genres including...
  
   - Producer ("Johanneslust")
• Peter Baumann
  Peter Baumann
  Peter Baumann formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976...
  
  - Producer ("Dein Antlitz" and "Lustwandel")
• Ragnit von Mosch - Cover Painting