Blackdance [Bonus Tracks]

Performer: Klaus Schulze
Producer: Klaus D. Mueller; Klaus Schulze
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Klaus Schulze (various instruments); Ernst Walter Siemon (vocals). Recorded at Delta Acoustic Studio, Berlin, Germany. Personnel: Klaus Schulze (acoustic 12-string guitar); Ernst Walter Siemon (vocals, bass voice). Liner Note Author: Albrecht Piltz. Recording information: Berlin, Germany (05/1974); Delta Acustic Studio, Berlin, Germany (05/1974). Photographer: Klaus D. Mueller. Translators: Markus Schurr; Matt Goodluck. Blackdance is one of Klaus Schulze's early albums. There are lots of predictors that point to where his career would go. The tempo changes are smooth and sure and the sequences are varied -- some are deep and strong, others are long on atmosphere. Schulze mixes these elements seamlessly with experimental timbres and spatial textures. He adds an organ drone to give the disc a Baroque attitude and sinister overtones. This is more atmospheric than most of his albums. That gives it a nice appeal and a cool change of pace. ~ Jim Brenholts Blackdance is one of Klaus Schulze's early albums. There are lots of predictors that point to where his career would go. The tempo changes are smooth and sure and the sequences are varied -- some are deep and strong, others are long on atmosphere. Schulze mixes these elements seamlessly with experimental timbres and spatial textures. He adds an organ drone to give the disc a Baroque attitude and sinister overtones. This is more atmospheric than most of his albums. That gives it a nice appeal and a cool change of pace. [The 2007 SPV edition included two bonus tracks.] ~ Jim Brenholts

Klaus Schulze is the living essence of electronic music, having both practically invented it in the 1970s, and embodying many of its signifiers: Teutonic, intellectual, and highly experimental. A founding member of the influential electronic group Tangerine Dream, Schulz left after one album to pursue other avenues of expression, first with Kraut-rockers Ash Ra Tempel and then as a prolific and enduring solo artist. His explorations in synthesizer rock have yielded several classic albums and have influenced the New Age and Trance genres.

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