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Kontinuum
by: Klaus Schulze

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0693723493923
Label: Spv
Manufacturer: Spv
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Spv
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Studio: Spv
Sales Rank: 74188
MPN: 49392

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Product Description:
Klaus Schulze s newest release, Kontinuum, includes thacks certain to please the wide spectyrum of Schulze fans. The first track, Sequenzer (from 70 to 7), with the typical Schulze sequencer sound, will carry the listener back into the seventies. In Euro Caravan the music is gliding towards the present and the nearly 32 min track Thor (Thunder), Schulze takes us on a trip into the future.

In 2005 Revisited Records started reissuing Klaus Schulze s back catalogue. With over 30 albums re-released as Deluxe Editions with new liner notes, photos and tons of bonus material, so far.

When asked about possible retirement Klaus Schulze s response was: I'm waiting for the next revolution. It will come, I'm really very optimistic. And then I want to be part of it. Sometime I will surely retire perhaps in 2250? Not until they carry me out of this studio in a box!"

Klaus Schulze first attracted attention as a member of the German progressive rock band, Tangerine Dream. Following the release of their debut LP, Electronic Meditation, he departed for a solo career. Klaus' recorded work typically features extended pieces sometimes filling an entire album built around computer-generated synthesizers and other specially programmed electronic effects. Klaus Schulze remains a cult figure in the United States, where the bulk of his prolific output has until now been available only through the import bins. He is widely considered an avant-garde mainstay as well as a founding father of both the new-age space music and electronica genres.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Different feel than Moonlake, feels more ambient than electronica/world beat
I got this disk via Amazon download. I had previously acquired Moonlake as well, and had really grooved out on Moonlake--digging its more beat-oriented electronica feel overlaid with the distinctive "world music" vocalizations going on in several of the Moonlake pieces.

Kontinuum, however, has a very different feel. No electronica beat vibe; not as much reliance on world music-esque vocalizations. In a way, I think it harkens back to earlier motifs in Schulze's 80's work, where there are recurring riffs onto which other layers are added--maybe a bit more "flowing" rather than "driving", if I can use these adjectives to separate the type of music on these two disks.

There's not any underlying drum beat, and no reliance on emphasized vocalizations--as is the case ... Read More

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- Absolutely a return-to-form for Klaus!!!
After wading through all of KS's nearly unlistenable work of the 80s, 90s and early 00s, it is a joy to hear "Kontinuum" in all its retrospective glory! Fans of "Moondawn," "Picture Music," "Mirage" and "Timewind" will find themselves with an involuntary ear-to-ear smile in the first few seconds of "Kontinuum." The remaining 75+ minutes is equally smile-inducing. It's as if Klaus distilled all the best aspects of his first ten albums and "Kontinuum" is the result. Gone are the harsh, obnoxious computerized synth sounds found on "Miditerranean Pads," and there are no funky techno beats to be found either as on "Moonlake" and the albums preceding, thanks be to god. Rather, KS has gone back to his strengths as a master composer on sequencers and layers of expansive ambience. The 3rd track "Thor," ... Read More

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- excellent release
there was a disparaging review that was taken off this page on klaus. it didn't address this release at all. if it was still here, my response to it would have been "big deal". i don't care about klaus' beliefs or views. i buy his cds for the music and how tremendously good and influencial the stuff is. this cd is his best in years. it brings me back to the days of "mirage" and "moondawn". some of the pictures of klaus from the booklet were from those releases too. if you are a bigger fan of his older material, you'll be very pleased with this release. buy it and enjoy your journey!

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- Klaus Schulze Continues with "Kontinuum"
2007 is a milestone year for German electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze. He recently celebrated his 60th birthday on August 4th and has also released an excellent new solo album entitled "Kontinuum".
"Kontinuum" is 76 minutes of continuous music consisting of three long tracks that form one long piece of music. Musically, the album is journey into Klaus Schulze's past, present and future as a musician. Fans of his classic 70's style will definitely feel at home listening to this disc. There are also elements that will appeal to fans today's techno and trance music as well.
The entire "Kontiuum" journey begins with the appropriately title "Sequenzer (70 to 07)" with consists of the hynotic sequencer rhythms that harken back to the days of Schulze's classic "Mirage" album (notably ... Read More

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