Schnitzler left after that first album, forming with his friends moebius and roedelius the band kluster. He left kluster in 1971, first working with his group eruption and then focusing on solo works. Conrad schnitzler 1937 4th august 2011 was an institution in the german electronic music scene for thirty years. Conrad schnitzler s one and only album with his sohn, gregor, is a truly remarkable blip on the history of electronic music. Cluster cluster ii 1972 dieter moebius, hansjoachim roedelius and conrad schnitzler formed kluster in 1969 after the three had met at the zodiak free artslab. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from conrad schnitzler. Klusters schwarz captain trip, 2006 was schnitzler s first solo album but technically the third kluster album. Michael hoenig born 4 january 1952 is a german composer who has composed music for several films and games, in addition to two solo albums, including the highly acclaimed 1978 album departure from the northern wasteland. Unfollow conrad schnitzler to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Influential but shadowy figure in electronic music, performance art. Conrad schnitzler blau bureau b full album youtube. Gentlemen, it is a fact that every philosopher of eminence for the last two centuries has either been murdered, or, at the least, been very near it, insomuch that if a man calls himself a philosopher, and never had his life attempted, rest assured there is nothing in him. Conrad schnitzler has been an institution in the german electronic music scene for thirty years. You seems to be an expert in this field, excellent article and keep up the good work, my friend recommended me your blog. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Conrad schnitzler biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. One of the original founders of tangerine dream and kluster later cluster, his contributions to the world of german experimental electronic music have been enormous. In the early 1960s, conrad schnitzler met joseph beuys in a bar in. With album, cassette, and cd releases miles long, his discography would take a lifetime and a pretty penny to catch up to. Conrad schnitzler biography, albums, streaming links. Written by david lynch and angelo badalamenti, music from these albums was featured in the show twin peaks the shows opening theme is an instrumental version of falling as well as in the movie, twin peaks. Conrad schnitzler was a founding member of both cluster and tangerine dream.
He studied with joseph beuys in the mid 1960s, and in the late sixties joined the then fledgling german rock band tangerine dream. In conrad schnitzler s sprawling archive, there are two tapes marked filmmusik 1975 a and filmmusik 1980 b. He was an early member of tangerine dream 19691970 and a founder of the band kluster. Electronic, experimental cd conrad schnitzler gelb. He was a composer, known for once upon a time in norway 2007, made in new york 1973 and kraftwerk and the electronic revolution 2008. Experimental german rock and electronic music 197283.
His final work, 00830, was made four days before he passed away. Filmmusik 2 2017 electronic conrad schnitzler download. Biography dieter moebius, hansjoachim roedelius and conrad schnitzler comprised kluster, an avantgarde trio from turnofthe1970s berlin who released a couple of records of nonelectronic music mainly created with strings, guitars, percussion and organ processed through echo, filter and tape machines. Cluster albums, songs discography album of the year.
Music profile for conrad schnitzler, born 17 march 1937. Igor wakhevitch almost full discography 6 lps from. The dates are of no great help either, since the tapes feature the same tracks, albeit in varying degrees of quality. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, tangerine dream existed as several shortlived incarnations, all of which included froese, who teamed up with several musicians from west berlins underground music scene, including steve jolliffe, klaus schulze, and conrad schnitzler. When schnitzler left the group, roedelius and moebius became cluster. Conrad schnitzler was a prolific german experimental musician. However, conrad schnitzler, the third member of kluster, left the band in mid1971.
Conrad schnitzler schwarz eruption 1971 full album. Conrad schnitzler had already established a decent electronic krautrock pedigree prior to this, due to his involvement in the early careers of klustercluster and tangerine dream, but this solo album its title varying between con and ballet statique depending on which issue you are looking at is a striking effort in its own right, offering a progressive electronic soundscape highly. After a first release featuring klaus schulze and conrad schnitzler electronic meditation 1969 tangerine dream will abandon aleatoric experimentations to concentrate on radical cosmic synth atmospheres. This trio released three albums, klopfzeichen, zweiostereiand eruption. Conrad schnitzler died from stomach cancer on august 4, 2011. Dream, appearing on the album electronic meditation, released in 1970. Conrad schnitzler pyrolator the german pioneer of electronic music conrad schnitzler 19372011 amassed a vast archive of sounds for use in combination with each other in live performances.
Perhaps there isnt really any film material at all. At this point in the archival trawlings of conrad schnitzlers back catalogue, tracks are being released that almost nothing is known about. Live 72, by conrad schnitzler live 72 furtherrecords. Conrad schnitzler s concert by conrad schnitzler and gen ken montgomery 14. A cassette concert is a method of composing and performing electronic music in a dynamic way. Bureau b present filmmusik 1, a selection from conrad schnitzler s archive. On docteur faust you will hear a very eclectic approach to music. Strange electronic effects, choirlike vocal arrangements, snippets of orchestral music, and rock music are combined with fragments of musiqueconcrete like the voice of most likely the pope, and on top the sound of a whip, a spoken voice reciting over weird electronic sounds, gun fire, a neighing horse, etc. Following dynamite archive releases on bureau b and mminimal, seattles further records issues another vital, previously unreleased conrad schnitzler lp. It is hard to say which videos this music belongs to, particularly as the pieces have been left untitled. Aug 16, 2019 conrad schnitzler 1937 4 august 2011 was a prolific german experimental musician considered an institution in electronic conceptual composition. Conrad schnitzler music, videos, stats, and photos. In 1968 he founded the zodiak free arts lab in berlin and became an early member of tangerine dream 19691970.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. After several private concerts notably at salvador dalis house, the band changes its name for tangerine dream. Conrad schnitzler 17 march 1937 4 august 2011 was an institution in the german electronic music scene for thirty years. Conrad schnitzler on vinyl, cd and tape at norman records uk. Conrad schnitzler filmmusik 2 album snippets by bureau b published on 20161t12. Dense and virtually devoid of melody or rhythm, its rock and roll torn apart and haphazardly slapped back together using laser sfx, broken amps, and lsd, with two nyc ghosts droning an endless stream of incomprehensible words. Now s secured access is supported on this web site. Conrad schnitzler is a progressive electronic progressive rock artist from germany. Live 72 by conrad schnitzler, released 12 december 2011 1.
Gelb is a music studio album recording by conrad schnitzler progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1981 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Conrad schnitzler performer, hansjoachim roedelius performer, moebius performer, klaus freudigmann recording engineer. In 2011 the idea came up of constructing new compositions, not remixes, from this material. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 4 external links on conrad schnitzler.
Konrad schnitzler was born in 1937 in dusseldorf, germany. When conrad schnitzler left kluster, moebius and roedelius stayed on to form cluster. Since the mid1960s, schnitzler has been one of the undisputed masters of electronic experimentation, and. This groundbreaking album should have been the dawn of a new and.
Klusters schwarz captain trip, 2006 was schnitzlers first solo album but. A cofounder of west berlins zodiak free arts lab, he was an early member of tangerine dream 19691970 and a founder of the band kluster. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. What more is there to say about the almighty conrad schnitzler. Conrad schnitzler 17 march 1937 4 august 2011 was a prolific german experimental musician focussing on abstract electronica and multimedia. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. For a complete history and discography of schnitzler, please refer to the excellent book on schnitzler, titled consequence, written by rolf sonnemann. Consequenz by conrad schnitzler, released 19 october 2012 1. The music discographies conrad schnitzler discography. Two essential albums of ambient, loungey vocal jazz. The late conrad schnitzler first issued conditions of the gas giant on a teeny tiny cassette run back in the late 1980s. Find conrad schnitzler discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Excepting some programmed sounding drums, the band basically drops all conventional rhythmic structure, building songs of of pulsing, delayed, and droning guitars and synths. As a foundingmember of both kluster and tangerine dream, he was a maverick at breaking the traditions of rock music. Ballet statique original mix conrad schnitzler mminimal. Conditions of the gas giant is classic schnitzler fare slightly proggy avanttronica that meets in the space between jeanmichel.
Created and originally released as a private pressing in 1981, it touches down from the austere space music of conrad s 70s period, making concession to both the ndw and industrial waves crashing in from his own country and the rest of the world. In the middle of the sixties, conrad schnitzler became something like the leading figure of experimental rockmusic in westberlin. Albums include con, rot, and deutsche elektronische musik. Angelic, reverbdrenched vocals drift over sparse drums, lush synths, and jazzy horns. Conrad schnitzler filmmusik 2 album snippets by bureau b.
Since schnitzler s death, many of his albums have been reissued by bureau b, and both that label and mminimal have released several volumes of construct, a series of new albums created from schnitzler s vast sonic archive by artists such as pyrolator, schneider tm, and pole. Avantgarde, electronic, krautrock conrad schnitzler. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Aug 04, 2011 conrad schnitzler discography and songs. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Kluster, tangerine dream and eruption member conrad schnitzler passed away last week from stomach cancer. Download ballet statique con by conrad schnitzler at juno download. Order online today and get free uk delivery on orders over. He calls himself an amateur who is basically an artist. Conrad conny schnitzler 17 march 1937 4 august 2011 was a prolific german experimental musician. Ballet statique con by conrad schnitzler on mp3, wav, flac.
Nothing before or after twin infinitives, including within royal truxs discography, has ever sounded like this record. Conrad schnitzler s concert conrad schnitzler s cassette concerts. After his album wald pole releases a version of his track lurch which was available. Recorded at a london performance in 1972, this is the real deal, a document of the analoguegod at the height of his powers. Con global playing august 4, 2019 playing con starting at 6pm in your time zone to celebrate the life and music of conrad schnitzler 19372012, we invite all fans of conrads music, artists and musicians inspired by conrads music, to participate in conmythology 2019 by creating a global concert dedicated to conrad on august 4, 2017. In 1997, he was nominated for a primetime emmy award for outstanding main title theme music for composing the theme to the science fiction series dark skies.
His solo career then began with rot ks, 1973 very good, 2002 captain trip, 2006, which contains two lengthy electronic suites. Track 12 there are not too many names that get us more excited here at az hq than conrad schnitzler s. Kluster recorded and released three albums before schnitzler. Electric garden original mix conrad schnitzler mminimal. Conrad schnitzler albums, songs discography album of. Now the fine folk at bureau b have snapped up the music for a virgin vinylcd release. This is the official website for conrad schnitzler, conducted by jin.
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