Klaus Schulze - In Blue (Jewel Case)

1. Into The Blue    78:25

• Into The Blue     15:24
• Blowin´ The Blues Away     20:05
• Blue Moods     04:29
• Wild And Blue     35:35
• Out Of The Blue     02:52

1. Return Of The Tempel     44:38

• Midnight Blue     09:46
• Return Of The Tempel     28:42
• Blue Spirits     04:30
• True Blue     01:40

1. Serenade In Blue     34:19

• Aubade     06:16
• Kind Of Blue     18:06
• Blue Hour     04:01
• Serenade     05:56

1. Musique abstract (live)     07:02
2. Return of the Tempel (live)      13:51
3. Out of the Blue 2 (Live)      32:20

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.