KLAUS SCHULZE
"JUBILEE EDITION" (25 CD set) (special limited edition)
Manikin Records
This 25 CD set by Klaus Schulze (the 25 of them are sold as a unit all together) is a monumental compilation of basically unreleased pieces, from very different times, origins and styles. 1947 minutes of music to celebrate that this year (1997) is Klaus Schulze's 50th. birthday (he was born in 1947) as well as his 25 years of a solo recording career.
CD 1:
"Tradition and Vision" 78:45 Studio 1997. This long work has static parts
whereas other parts are rhythmic, with experimental passages, percussion and synthesizers
with a cosmic sound.
CD 2:
"Re: People I Know" 40:19 Concert 1977. A space music piece, starting in a slow
way and continued with sequencers and dreamy melodies. "Avec Arthur" 37:29
Concert 1979 A theme sung by Arthur Brown, with percussive rhythms and also slow passages.
CD 3:
"Ludwig Revisited" 21:27 Concert 1982. A version of a theme from his album
"X". "Peg Leg Dance" 39:18 Concert 1982. A rhythmic theme in a very
similar wave to the one in the pieces from the album "Dziekuje Poland".
"Die spirituelle Kraft des Augenblicks" 15:30 Concert 1982. A fast paced theme
in a very similar wave to the one in the pieces from the album "Dziekuje
Poland", and with a rhythm derived from "Trancefer".
CD 4:
"Borrowed Time" 77:12 Studio 1993. A work on the line of the times, with
percussive rhythms, sampled vocals, and some slow passages, symphonic and mysterious.
CD 5:
"Opera Trance" 79:17 Studio 1993. A mostly rapid work, with percussive rhythms,
and a great protagonism of sampled vocals in the melodies.
CD 6:
"The Real Colours in the Darkness" 11:59 Studio 1985. Another version of
"Colours in the Darkness" from the album "Inter*face". "Hitchcock
Suite" 40:05 Studio 1977. The first half is bleak, the second half is mysterious yet
also space music. "Semper idem" 11:35 Studio 1975. In the wave
of the times. "Wann soll man springen?" 15:05 Studio 1975. In the wave of the
times. Ethereal and impressive.
CD 7:
"Cyborgs Traum" 39:11 Studio, 1972. An hypnotic composition, with mysterious
melodies, rhythms somewhat reminiscent of the ones used on the album "Cyborg",
and a final, dismal parte. "Ballet pour le Docteur Faustus" 38:17 Studio 1978.
Space music melodies, symphonic and mysterious, with sequencer rhythms in the style of the
ones used in "Body Love Vol.1".
CD 8:
"Vie de reve" 48:52 Concert 1976. Cosmic symphony, with enchanting melodies.
Slow, except for the last 15 minutes, where powerful sequencer rhythms are incorporated.
"L'affaire Tournesol" 19:34 Concert 1979. A piece with passages of very varied
styles. "There was Greatness in the Room (Fragment)" 08:29 Concert 1979. An
unusual theme which combines cosmic atmospheres with Arthur Brown's voice and, briefly.
that of Schulze's via vocoder.
CD 9:
"Goodwill" 13:01 Studio 1991. A rhythmic theme with rather different passages.
"Whales" 19:49 Soundtrack 1991. A slow piece, with unsettling melodies, sampled
voices and occasional whale sounds, originally composed as a soundtrack for a production
that never came to be done. "Experimentelle Bagatelle" 04:06 Studio, 70s. An
experimental piece where the sound is manipulated in unusual ways. "Der Welt
Lauf" 41:50 Concert 1981. A composition with a rhythmic structure in the style of
those in "Trancefer", space music melodies, slow passages with unsettling
melodies, and innovative elements.
CD 10:
"Tag des offenen Denkmals" 00:29 Soundtrack 1993. A piece for the advertisement
of a TV movie. This is an excellent sample to illustrate the fact that Schulze
has far more talent for jingles and ultra short pieces than is actually believed.
"Les jockeys camouflés" 07:59 Studio 1972. An unusual theme dominated by the
percussion. "Die Kunst, hundert Jahre alt zu werden" 64:05 Studio 1971. This
recording is interesting because it is one of the first results of the musical
experimentation carried out by Schulze. Using percussion, electric organ
and guitar, he achieves a magic music, mysterious, somewhat in the wake of the early
themes of Pink Floyd, aithough with Schulze's unmistakable style. There
are fast passages together with other more static ones. Mention must be made of the great
inspiration that can be appreciated in this pioneering, visionary recording. Interview
with KS in 1982 06:00.
CD 11:
"Olé!" 16:27 Concert 1991. A rhytmic piece in the wake of the album
"Beyond Recall". "Habla Espanol?" 17:23 Concert 1991. A theme of very
varied passages, making a wide use of sampled voices. "Gaudi Gaudi" 23:07
Concert 1991. A theme with rhythmic passages together with others of a more symphonic
character, in the wake of the album "Beyond Recall".
"Keep up with the Times" 16:08 Studio 1981. A theme that revolves around a
sequencer rhythm, in a way similar to that of "Audentity". "Fear at Madame
Tussaud's" 06:19 Concert 1977. A sinister, dismal music.
CD 12:
"Titanensee" 27:05 Studio 1973. Slow music between the cosmic and the
sepulchral, with unsettling and ethereal melodies. "Land der leeren Häuser"
11:11 Studio 1973. An unusual piece of space rock, with Schulze on the
organ and the guitar. Very inspired. "Studies for Organ, Keyboard and Drumset"
14:47 Studio 1974. A piece with ethereal melodies and an exclusively percussive rhythm.
"North of the Yukon" 20:39 Studio 1972. An inspired theme of a mysterious air
and a rhythmic structure reminiscent of that in "Cyborg". "I Remember
Rahsaan" 05:20 Studio 1981. An excellent piece that uses part of the rhythmic
structure of "Silent Running" from "Trancefer" and whose style gets
very far from the ones typical of Schulze. Steve Jolliffe plays the saxo
and the flute.
CD 13:
"Angry Young Moog" 08:01 Soundtrack 1994. This and the next four pieces belong
to the soundtrack for the movie "Living on Borrowed Time". This theme has a
powerful percussive rhythm, and Schulze plays the electric guitar as
well. "Kosmisches Gleiteisen" 03:41 Soundtrack 1994. A mysterious cosmic piece,
of an unusual style. "Operatic March" 03:40 Soundtrack 1994. A rhythmic theme of
an aggressive air. "Kosmisches Gleiteisen, pt. 2" 01:54 Soundtrack 1994. An
ethereal piece, very impressive, of a rather unusual style. "Angry Young Moog, pt.
2" 13:11 Soundtrack 1994. A powerful piece, with an aggressive electric guitar played
by Schulze. "Das groSSe Identifikationsspiel" 41:55 Soundtrack
1973. This soundtrack for a science fiction radio production is an hypnotic, mysterious
music, with minimalist melodies that melt into complex sound effects. "Kurzes Stück
im alten Stil" 07:00 Studio, 70s. A strong piece, with impressive melodies and an
unusual rhythmic structure.
CD 14:
"The Oberhausen Tape" 22:58 Studio 1976. Melodies and sequencers in the wake of
the Schulze of those times. "The Other Oberhausen Tape" 22:00
Studio? 1976. Magic melodies and a powerful sequencer. "Die Erde ist rund" 11:52
Concert 1979. A rhythmic piece in the wake of the times. "Shadow Piece" 13:08
Concert? 1975. Cosmic-symphonic composition with strange elements and dark atmospheres.
German Interview with KS in 1984 07:11.
CD 15:
"Unheilbar Deutsch" 53:49 Concert 1985. This concert features different themes
so good as the music from any official album by him. "Just Skins" 24:37 Studio
1970. A percussion solo.
CD 16:
"Nightwind" 16:12 Studio 1973. Beautiful cosmic-symphonic piece with an
interesting guitar playing. "Minuet" 11:36 Studio 1973. Meditative guitar music
with minimalist-symphonic features. "Signs of Dawn" 22:35 Studio 1973. This
powerful, emotive piece joins elements from Space Music and symphonic romanticism.
"Phonetisches Plakat" 07:21 Studio 1979. Experimental percussion theme.
"Study for Brian Eno" 07:17 Studio 1970. Amazing composition, pioneer of the
Space Music, with mysterious, beautiful melodies. "Study for Philip K. Dick"
08:28 Studio 1972. Sound experiments & cosmic atmospheres. German Interview with KS in
1979 02:27.
CD 17:
"Dans Un Jardin" 39:58 Concert 1979. The first part is slow, with amazing
melodies. The second part is quite based on percussion rhythms. "Faster Than
Lightning" 29:50 Concert 1979. Piece with vocals by Arthur Brown. "Study for
Terry Riley" 05:07 Studio 1971. Piece played with electric organ. Enchanted melodies.
The rhythms sound as a sequencer.
CD 18:
"Verblüffe sie!" 34:18 Studio 80s. Strange, innovative piece. "Seltsam
Statisch" 21:28 Studio 1983. An hypnotic composition. "Kompromisslose
Invention" 15:44 Studio 80s. Amazing sound experiments. "Maxxi" 07:43
Studio 1985. The famous maxi single "Maxxi", first published in 1985, and
unavailable since many years ago.
CD 19:
"Ein ruhiger Nachmittag" 31:20 Studio 80s. An interesting piece played by Schulze
on just one keyboard. "The Unspoken Thing" 36:43 Studio 1987. Piece that Schulze
did as soundtrack for ballet-use, but never was used for it because the recording was
finished too late. This music has hypnotic passages, and interesting sequencers.
"Suite Nr. 3, D-Dur, 2. Satz "Air" (Bach) 08:01 Studio 1992. A version of a
classical composition by Bach.
CD 20:
"National Radio Waves" 53:00 Studio, 80s. A rhytmic piece, with sequencers and
percussion, in the wake of the middle 80s music. "The Midas Touch" 20:06 Studio,
80s. An unusual theme plenty of percussion and electronic voices. German Interview with KS
in 1984 03:59.
CD 21:
"Walk The Edge" 46:25 Soundtrack 1985. This work is divided into six parts. The
part 1 has a rhythm near to pop, and very good melodies. Part 2 is mysterious, with
amazing sound effects. Part 3 is similar to one of the pieces of "En=trance"
album. Part 4, very short, is based on percusion, in a very similar wave to the one in the
pieces from the album "Drive Inn". Part 5 is a complex combination of sound
effects and silence. Part 6 has the human heartbeats as a rhythm , and the melody is
mysterious. "Ludwigs Traum" 29:32 Studio? 1983. The first part is slow, with a
mysterious, symphonic melody. The second part has a sequencer rhythm in a very similar
wave to one in the album "Body Love" and some elements in the style of those in
"Mirage".
CD 22:
"The Martial Law" 31:16 Concert 1983. Rhythmic theme with different versions of
pieces from "Dziekuje Poland". "Blaue Stunde" 37:48 Studio 1975. A
very inspired space theme, with amazing melodies and very innovative atmospheres. "A
Quick One" 03:49 Studio 1981. Powerful theme with sequencers and percussion in the
style of the ones used in "Silent Running" from the "Trancefer" album,
but with different melodies. "Count Me In" 04:01 Studio 1981. Piece similar to
the last reviewed.
CD 23:
"Der Ursprung der Welt" 26:24 Concert 1977. Slow space composition in the style
of the ones used in "Moondawn" or "Timewind". "Midnight at Madame
Tussaud's" 16:17 Concert 1977. Amazing, powerful piece with very strange elements.
"Totally Wired" 34:00 Concert 1977. Wonderful composition with amazing melodies
and powerful sequencers.
CD 24:
"Linzer Stahlsinfonie" 59:58 Concert 1980. Many Schulze's
styles are featured in this concert. It is a good summary of his innovative work.
"Bona Fide" 14:29 Concert 1979. Interesting rhythmic piece, based on sequencers
and percussion.
CD 25:
"Nuff Said!" 79:06 Studio 1997. Rhythmic, percussive, rather slow theme, in a
very similar wave to the one in his latest releases.
J. Munnshe.
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