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Klaus Schulze (born August 4, 1947 in Berlin) is a German electronic art music composer and musician. He has also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic band Tangerine Dream as well as cofounding Ash Ra Tempel before a pioneering and prolific solo career of 40+ albums (totalling 110+ CDs) in 30+ years.
In 1969, Klaus Schulze was the drummer of one of the early incarnations of Tangerine Dream for their debut album Electronic Meditation. In 1970 he left this group to form Ash Ra Tempel with Manuel Göttsching. In 1971, he chose again to leave a newly-formed group after only one album, this time to mount a solo career. In 1972, Schulze released his debut album Irrlicht with organ and a recording of an orchestra filtered almost beyond recognition. Despite the lack of synthesizers, this proto-ambient work is regarded as a milestone in electronic music. The follow up, Cyborg, was similar but added the EMS Synthi A synthesizer. He has had a prolific career, with more than 40 original albums to his name since Irrlicht, some highlights being 1976’s Moondawn, 1979’s Dune, and 1995’s double-album In Blue (featuring one long track with electric guitar by his pal Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Tempel). He often takes German events as a starting point in his compositions, particularly on his album “X” (the title signifying it was his tenth album) in 1978 which was subtitled ‘Six Musical Biographies,’ including such notables as Ludwig II of Bavaria, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. His use of the pseudonym Richard Wahnfried indicates his interest in Richard Wagner, which also informs other albums of his music, notably Timewind.
In 1969, Klaus Schulze was the drummer of one of the early incarnations of Tangerine Dream for their debut album Electronic Meditation. In 1970 he left this group to form Ash Ra Tempel with Manuel Göttsching. In 1971, he chose again to leave a newly-formed group after only one album, this time to mount a solo career. In 1972, Schulze released his debut album Irrlicht with organ and a recording of an orchestra filtered almost beyond recognition. Despite the lack of synthesizers, this proto-ambient work is regarded as a milestone in electronic music. The follow up, Cyborg, was similar but added the EMS Synthi A synthesizer. He has had a prolific career, with more than 40 original albums to his name since Irrlicht, some highlights being 1976’s Moondawn, 1979’s Dune, and 1995’s double-album In Blue (featuring one long track with electric guitar by his pal Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Tempel). He often takes German events as a starting point in his compositions, particularly on his album “X” (the title signifying it was his tenth album) in 1978 which was subtitled ‘Six Musical Biographies,’ including such notables as Ludwig II of Bavaria, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. His use of the pseudonym Richard Wahnfried indicates his interest in Richard Wagner, which also informs other albums of his music, notably Timewind.
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KingFossil wrote:
Dear Schulze fans, please, take some minutes to listen to Ringhausen (http://www.archive.org/details/SFIRE015). You'll hardly regret it.
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KingFossil wrote:
When listening to Klaus Schulze, why do I always find Tangerine Dream rather trivial then?
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HorstBishop wrote:
Ein deutsche Klaus Schulze Forum findet Ihr unter http://klaus-schulze.foren-city.de/ Alle Fans sind herzlich willkommen
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24db wrote:
Most of Klaus's stuff from the 80's is, IMHO his best
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tom957 wrote:
I'm way behind the times. I just started listening to this guy a couple of weeks ago.
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GilmoursAngst wrote:
Klaus is THE electronic master.
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OneState wrote:
cyborg is awesome
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3stan wrote:
la vie électronique = 15 hours of analog bliss.
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IAJP wrote:
CYBORG?!?!
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neoveexan wrote:
Brilliant.
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negation_state wrote:
The greatest music to relax to ever. It's all too easy to get lost in the music he creates.
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Romsca wrote:
One of the greatest musicians of all time. Bar none. His works from the 70's are monumental and transcendent in every way.
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elderlinx wrote:
Early electronics is so impressive, love it.
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litttle_insane wrote:
Everything about Moog!!!!!
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knoflook wrote:
Time Wind has become a classic. Hadn't heard it for years. Still love it.
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donvito86 wrote:
La Vie Electronique : Cyborgs Traum
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omgkelly wrote:
brilliant stuff
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DemonCashew wrote:
Irrlicht is like an organ in space.
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AlexSunnyday wrote:
So grateful to him for promoting electronic music.
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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
happy birthday klaus... 26 days late
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Klaus Schulze Japan Live 2010
東京国際フォーラム, 東京, Japan
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Klaus Schulze Japan Live 2010
東京国際フォーラム, 東京, Japan
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