Klaus Schulze - Deus Arrakis

Artist: Klaus Schulze
P: 1995 / 2005/ 2016 / 2025
This set has almost 160 minutes of pure "Klaustrophobia." That means that these three long-form compositions are full of sequences, dense atmospheres, and drawn-out synth washes. Schulze invited Manuel Göttsching, his former Ash Ra Tempel partner, to play guitar on one of the compositions, "Return of the Tempel". Each of the compositions has several movements, each relating to blue -- the color or the mood.
Schulze is in rare form on this set. It has textures and timbres of minimalism. The sequences are gentle and subtle. It had been four years since Schulze had done a regular studio album and this -- after a Wahnfried disc, a classical CD, an opera, and a live release -- is refreshing.
He shows that he is just as adept at ambient as he is at the Berlin school.
 

Artist: Klaus Schulze
P: 2010 / 2022
LVE 5
Now in a Jewel Box
Originally part of the Ultimate Edition. Plus new unreleased track: "For Barry Graves" 15:38.
"La Vie Electonique" Vol. 5 contains music of the years from 1976 to 1977.
“Berlin Schöneberg“ was recorded in 1976 at a Berlin radio concert, "Vie de rêve" is a concert from the same year, recorded in Reims in France.
„Nostalgic Echo "and "Titanische Tage” are also solo concerts from 1976.
A year later “For Barry Graves” has been recorded - a short concert for the West German Radio broadcasting show „music extra 3“.
„The Oberhausen Tape“ is a concert from 1976 (you will find the second part of this concert on "La Vie Electronique 6"). Finally, “The Poet” is a typical piece of the "Moondawn" era.
 

Artist: Klaus Schulze
P: 2010 / 2022
LVE 6
Now in a Jewel Case.
Originally part of the Ultimate Edition.
Inside the Harlequin is included here in its complete version, before it was only [12:19].
BarracudaDrum is previously unreleased.
CD 1, on the one hand, contains the second part of the Oberhausen-concert, with "Schwanensee" on the other: two solo pieces which were recorded in 1976 in the studio in Hambühren.
"Fear at Madame Tussaud's" was recorded in April, 1977 in the London planetarium – at that time a novelty, for it was the first time that a concert was held in a planetarium.
"Zeitgeist" is a concert which was recorded on October 17Th , 1977 in front of 5500 people in the Saint Michael cathedral in Brussels, "Inside The Harlequin" is the encore of this evening.
The recording date of "La Vie Secrète" cannot be exactly determined after all years any more. Recorded either in 1977/78 or 1975 this piece remains a very quiet, almost meditative jewel.
In contrast to this stands „Barracuda Drum“, recorded about 1978 with Harald Grosskopf on drums. Last but not least at the end of the third CD we encounter the Klaus Schulze of 1979:
In October and November that year Klaus Schulze was on tour with Arthur Brown ("Fire"). "There was Greatness in the Room" is a fragment of the encore of concert from October, 29th 1979 in Brussels. The specific thing about this recording: Beside the voice of Arthur Brown the vocoder-voice of Klaus Schulze is also to be heard …