Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977 in Kiel) is a German electronic musician and pro… Read Full Bio ↴Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977 in Kiel) is a German electronic musician and producer based in London, England.
During his formative years, Schnauss came to love a wide spectrum of music, ranging from My Bloody Valentine to Tangerine Dream, from Chapterhouse to early bleep and breakbeat tracks. There was not much opportunity to see his musical heroes in Kiel, so he moved to Berlin in 1996.
By that time Ulrich was already a prolific musician in such genres as ambient and drum and bass, with a variety of pseudonyms (most notably View to the Future and Ethereal 77). These earlier works soon caught the eye of Berlin electronica label CCO (City Centre Offices), who took him up.
Soon his submissions to CCO developed into Ulrich’s first album under his own name, entitled Far away Trains Passing By. It became an electronic classic; listeners were smitten with the lush instrumentation and the emotional impact of his elegant music.
Yet nothing could prepare his growing army of supporters for the next record, A Strangely Isolated Place, which slowly came together in 2001. The album truly displayed Ulrich's youthful indie influences and established his pedigree as an outstanding electronic composer. A Strangely Isolated Place has become one of those extraordinary and rare occurrences: a record that slowly grows in stature by virtue of its overriding ability to deliver more than the usual arid and academic treatises on the state of the synthesizer.
"When you've worked with computers and keyboards for a number of years, they become not so fascinating of themselves anymore," he said. "I gained in confidence after people began to discover Faraway Trains, and it hasn't really stopped since then. This time I decided not to compromise on what I wanted to do, with what I thought people might want me to do."
The result is an oddly retro-futurist record, which owes more to MBV's Loveless or Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack than Ulrich's computer-centric peers.
Since the release of both albums, Ulrich has been asked to work with and remix a host of artists including Mojave 3, Longview, Johannes Schmoelling, The Zephyrs, Robin Guthrie, A Shoreline Dream, Engineers and Lunz (Rodelius).
Goodbye, Ulrich Schnauss's third album, was released in 2007.
During his formative years, Schnauss came to love a wide spectrum of music, ranging from My Bloody Valentine to Tangerine Dream, from Chapterhouse to early bleep and breakbeat tracks. There was not much opportunity to see his musical heroes in Kiel, so he moved to Berlin in 1996.
By that time Ulrich was already a prolific musician in such genres as ambient and drum and bass, with a variety of pseudonyms (most notably View to the Future and Ethereal 77). These earlier works soon caught the eye of Berlin electronica label CCO (City Centre Offices), who took him up.
Soon his submissions to CCO developed into Ulrich’s first album under his own name, entitled Far away Trains Passing By. It became an electronic classic; listeners were smitten with the lush instrumentation and the emotional impact of his elegant music.
Yet nothing could prepare his growing army of supporters for the next record, A Strangely Isolated Place, which slowly came together in 2001. The album truly displayed Ulrich's youthful indie influences and established his pedigree as an outstanding electronic composer. A Strangely Isolated Place has become one of those extraordinary and rare occurrences: a record that slowly grows in stature by virtue of its overriding ability to deliver more than the usual arid and academic treatises on the state of the synthesizer.
"When you've worked with computers and keyboards for a number of years, they become not so fascinating of themselves anymore," he said. "I gained in confidence after people began to discover Faraway Trains, and it hasn't really stopped since then. This time I decided not to compromise on what I wanted to do, with what I thought people might want me to do."
The result is an oddly retro-futurist record, which owes more to MBV's Loveless or Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack than Ulrich's computer-centric peers.
Since the release of both albums, Ulrich has been asked to work with and remix a host of artists including Mojave 3, Longview, Johannes Schmoelling, The Zephyrs, Robin Guthrie, A Shoreline Dream, Engineers and Lunz (Rodelius).
Goodbye, Ulrich Schnauss's third album, was released in 2007.
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@jacobnoergaard
20 years later and it's impact is the same as ever. A masterpiece.
@dannesz
Never dies
@jtmanwill
I'm just a truck driver who loves music and Ulrich knows what he's doing, great talent 👍
@docboy989
I'd love to drive a truck through the lonely midwestern plains listening to this track :)
@TheWinterShadow
Ulrich's music is perfect for driving.
@thegreenbastard5171
Cool, are you still driving trucks? How did you first hear about Ulrich Schnauss, have you heard all his stuff? His 2nd album "A Strangely Isolated Place" is absolutely masterful! If you haven't heard it I highly recommend it, AMAZING driving music!!!
@thegreenbastard5171
@@TheWinterShadow God Damn Right!! His 2nd album "A Strangely Isolated Place" is not only masterful but its AMAZING driving music!! If you haven't you ought to try it!!!
@TheWinterShadow
@@thegreenbastard5171 I approve this message....thanks for the tip.
@svanvithe103
Die ganze Welt trifft sich auf dem Spielplatz. Schäufelchen und Förmchen werden verteilt. Es ist leicht bewölkt, jemand schreibt mit den Fingern: Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen in den Sand. Ein laues Lüftchen schmeichelt die Haut. Zufriedenes Lächeln in allen Gesichtern. Dieser Moment vereint sich hier!
@bnalicea
This may very well be one of the most underrated albums/artists in my lifetime. Much love to Ulrich, this guy is a talent more people need to discover.