Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music… Read Full Bio ↴Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician who also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic band Tangerine Dream as well as co-founding Ash Ra Tempel before a pioneering and prolific solo career of 60+ albums (totalling 110+ CDs) across six decades.
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. Some highlights of his early career are Moondawn (1976), Mirage (1977) and Dune (1979). He often took aspects of German culture and history 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.
Throughout the 1970s he worked mostly in an improvised musical style similar to the above-mentioned Tangerine Dream, albeit with lighter sequencer lines and a more introspective, cosmic edge to pieces that also tended to develop more gradually and were of a longer duration, sometimes in excess of 30 minutes.
Klaus Schulze had a more eclectic sound than other electronic artists of the time. Often he would make use of non-electronic sounds such as acoustic guitar and a male operatic voice in Blackdance , or a cello in Dune and Trancefer . Schulze developed a Minimoog technique that sounds uncannily like an electric guitar, which is quite impressive in concert.
In the 1980s Schulze moved from analog to digital instruments, and his work accordingly became less experimental and more accessible. A highlight of this era was En=Trance with the dreamy cut 'FM Delight.' The album Miditerranean Pads marked the beginning of very complex percussion arrangements that continued into the next two decades.
Starting with Beyond Recall, the first half of the 1990s was a period when Schulze used a large sonic pallette of samples – such as screeching birds or sensuous female moans – in both his studio albums and live performances. The decade also saw the release of copious amounts of previously unreleased material, of varying quality, in several limited-edition boxed sets. Some live recordings were discovered on pristine but forgotten reels of tape which had been used to provide "echo" in concerts.
Schulze began incorporating elements of jazz and classical music, playing a more contemporary, techno/dance music, as well as creating an opera. Since the start of the millennium he has begun gradually re-releasing his classic solo albums, each containing bonus tracks of unreleased material, dating from same period as each of the original albums.
With the release of his fortieth album (Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010) in September 2010, Schulze entered his fifth decade as a solo musician. His next album, Shadowlands, was released in February 2013, quickly to be followed by the release of The Schulze–Schickert Session 1975, a rare long-unreleased collaboration, in March 2013.
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. Some highlights of his early career are Moondawn (1976), Mirage (1977) and Dune (1979). He often took aspects of German culture and history 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.
Throughout the 1970s he worked mostly in an improvised musical style similar to the above-mentioned Tangerine Dream, albeit with lighter sequencer lines and a more introspective, cosmic edge to pieces that also tended to develop more gradually and were of a longer duration, sometimes in excess of 30 minutes.
Klaus Schulze had a more eclectic sound than other electronic artists of the time. Often he would make use of non-electronic sounds such as acoustic guitar and a male operatic voice in Blackdance , or a cello in Dune and Trancefer . Schulze developed a Minimoog technique that sounds uncannily like an electric guitar, which is quite impressive in concert.
In the 1980s Schulze moved from analog to digital instruments, and his work accordingly became less experimental and more accessible. A highlight of this era was En=Trance with the dreamy cut 'FM Delight.' The album Miditerranean Pads marked the beginning of very complex percussion arrangements that continued into the next two decades.
Starting with Beyond Recall, the first half of the 1990s was a period when Schulze used a large sonic pallette of samples – such as screeching birds or sensuous female moans – in both his studio albums and live performances. The decade also saw the release of copious amounts of previously unreleased material, of varying quality, in several limited-edition boxed sets. Some live recordings were discovered on pristine but forgotten reels of tape which had been used to provide "echo" in concerts.
Schulze began incorporating elements of jazz and classical music, playing a more contemporary, techno/dance music, as well as creating an opera. Since the start of the millennium he has begun gradually re-releasing his classic solo albums, each containing bonus tracks of unreleased material, dating from same period as each of the original albums.
With the release of his fortieth album (Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010) in September 2010, Schulze entered his fifth decade as a solo musician. His next album, Shadowlands, was released in February 2013, quickly to be followed by the release of The Schulze–Schickert Session 1975, a rare long-unreleased collaboration, in March 2013.
Crystal Lake
Klaus Schulze Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Crystal Lake' by these artists:
Airbag No soportaba estar sin ti un solo momento Y decidí seguirte…
ALI3NHEAD Just saw God, Yeah I just saw God Ask if it's alright, Don'…
Call It Home Let these words come over me and consume my very being,…
Carnal Agony Something moves within the night That is not good and is…
Derdian Our march advances for death and cruelty Black mountains pl…
Grandaddy Should never have left the crystal lake. For parties full of…
Juliet's Wishing Well Walkin all the way with 'ol saint nick To a place…
Lunatics Without Skateboards Inc. [Inspired By "Friday The 13th"] Jason Vorhees Man behind…
Luv Resval Yeah, yoh, yoh, yoh, yeah Ekip, ekip, ekip (woh) Han, skrr, …
Neferlight (Can't touch her) (Can't touch her, touch her) Auch!! A fil…
Poison the Well Overheard your conversation. Tonight I'm not satisfied. Sitt…
Polarkreis 18 Crashes all the day on a secret morning why you see…
Teeel You are waiting for something Iu0027m the love king today …
The Heard The first mother was born Down by the crystal lake The stran…
Von Kaiser Standing wide-eyed and mystified, We just arrived, at the si…
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Bayreuth Return I'm riding the wind, don't need your request You'd never in…
Klaustrophony Klaus schulze: Klaustrophony Last night I lay sleeping Upon…
Pain Bu, sei que te assusto, Bu Você ja me conhece Majin…
Shadows Of Ignorance Face to the future. The past will cling and gather to…
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@richardbrox-sohnmannheims
Feeling lonely and left alone without Klaus Schulze and Manuel Göttsching.
@michael-davidblostein9766
My first impulse was to skip this video, as I didn't think I had the patience today for a 30 minute track. By the end, I was so spellbound that I didn't want it to end!
@josefkay5013
In my mind, it never does.
@hasseelmerson
Thanks to the Vinyl Community and
some called prog nerd who made me found this wonderful music and it remind me of first time hearing Tubular Bells also great.....
@idj20
Beautiful, just beautiful. I have it on vinyl LP but will never tire of listening to this track. R.I.P. Klaus as he joins Edgar Froese at his new cosmic address.
@HyperspaceQ
Bought the album when it came out. First time I listened to this, was on Koss headphones. Klaus took me to places I never dreamed of!
@alexanderkuptsov6117
@HyperspaceQ fka Jeffrey S. Geist Was it Klaus or substances? :)
@HyperspaceQ
@Alexander Kuptsov Probably the Columbian weed.😎
@marcocattaneo9974
Still think that Klaus was at his very best between 1975 and 1980. These pieces are just absolute genius. Also enjoy his later work immensly, but it simply doesn't come close to his pre 80s work. Will miss my dear musical friend, as he's been my solid rock in the ocean for at least 45 years. RIP Klaus.
@petras8385
I agree