Klaus Schulze - Moondawn (2005)

Klaus Schulze Moondawn (2005) Genre: electronic

Tracklist:

1. Floating
2. Mindphaser
3. Floating Sequence (bonus track)

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Klaus Schulze   / artists (K) Real Name: Klaus-Jürgen Schulze Profile: With a career spanning more than 30 years and over 100 albums, German musician Klaus Schulze is one of the pioneers of electronic music. Born in 1947, Schulze initially made his mark as a drummer, first with the group Psy Free, later with Tangerine Dream (he played on their first album "Electronic Meditation" before he quit) and Ash Ra Tempel (with Manuel Göttsching). In 1971, however, Schulze started a solo career as an electronic musician and released a couple of heavily experimental albums, "Irrlicht" and "Cyborg". 1974's "Blackdance" was the first release where he used a "real" synthesizer, and later in the 70's he would record such landmark electronic albums as "Moondawn", "Mirage" and "X" and embark on several tours, documented across a number of live albums. In 1978 he set up the label IC (Innovative Communications), and the following year he also launched the pseudonym/project Richard Wahnfried. In the 1980's Schulze continued his hectic release schedule as well as recording several soundtracks and rebuilding his studio (he "went digital" in 1986), and whereas IC was shut down in 1983, the label Inteam was established the following year. In the 1990's Schulze recorded several electronic interpretations of works by classical composers (most notably Wagner) as well as collaborating with opera singers and other classical music performers on his own albums. He also started collaborating with German ambient/techno artist Pete Namlook in the series "The Dark Side Of The Moog" on the latter's Fax label, and steered the Wahnfried project into a more modern techno- and trance-inspired direction. Furthermore, the massive CD sets "Silver Edition" (1993 - 10 CDs), "Historic Edition" (1995 - 10 CDs) and "Jubilee Edition" (1997 - 25 CDs), which almost entirely consisted of previously unreleased material, were released and quickly became sought after collectors' items. These sets were compiled on 50-CD strong "The Ultimate Edition" (2000). In the new millennium Klaus Schulze is still active, and has released more CD-sets (two volumes of "Contemporary Works", consisting of 10 and 5 CD's, respectively) and live albums. URLs: http://www.klaus-schulze.com Aliases: Richard Wahnfried In Groups: Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Jokers, The, Dark Side Of The Moog, The, Tangerine Dream, Trance Vision Steppers Name Variations: All |Klaus Schulze| K. Schulze| Klaus| Klaus-Jürgen Schulze| Schultze| Schulze

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As both a solo artist and as a member of groups including Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, Klaus Schulze emerged among the founding fathers of contemporary electronic music, his epic, meditative soundscapes a key influence on the subsequent rise of the new age aesthetic. Born in Berlin on August 4, 1947, Schulze began his performing career during the 1960s, playing guitar, bass and drums in a variety of local bands; by 1969, he was drumming in Tangerine Dream, appearing a year later on their debut LP Electronic Meditation. The album was Schulze's lone effort with the group, however, as he soon co-founded Ash Ra Tempel with Manuel Gottsching and Harmut Enke, debuting in 1971 with a self-titled record; again, however, the band format appeared to stifle Schulze, and he mounted a solo career a few months later.

While Schulze's previous recorded work had been in a typically noisy Krautrock vein, as a solo artist he quickly became more reflective; although he acquired his first synthesizer in 1972, it did not enter into his solo debut Irrlicht, its long, droning pieces instead assembled from electronic organ, oscillators and orchestral recordings. The double album Cyborg followed in 1973, and a year later he issued Blackdance, his first recording to feature synths; Timewind, regarded by many as Schulze's masterpiece, appeared in 1975. Around that same time he began producing prog-rockers the Far East Family Band; the group's keyboardist, who went on to become the new age superstar Kitaro, frequently cited Schulze as the central influence behind his own plunge into the world of synths and electronics.

After collaborating with Stomu Yamash'ta on 1976's Go, Schulze resurfaced with a flurry of new solo material, including the LP Moondawn, 1977's Mirage and two volumes of the porn soundtrack Body Love. He remained extraordinarily prolific in the years to follow, with 1979's Dune, inspired by the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic, becoming his 11th solo record released during the 1970s alone. The 1980s were no less fertile, with Schulze issuing a steady stream of new work in addition to various productions released on his own IC label; Dig It was his first fully digital recording. By the following decade, Schulze had immersed himself in contemporary dance music, occasionally working in conjunction with Pete Namlook (as Dark Side of the Moog). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide (from mp3.com)