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In Blue

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"In blue" was recorded at the end of December 1994 and features 3 long tracks (78, 44 and 33 minutes) of outstanding quality. On track 2 we hear a welcoming return of former Ash Ra Tempel colleague Manuel Göttsching featuring some excellent guitar work. This was the first album of Klaus Schulze recorded in the 90's that doesn't feature sampled noises or voices (like the infamous "you mean that's it"). It also pays some tribute to the music he recorded in the 70's ... He takes his time to slowly build atmospheres rather than combining different themes (like in the "Dome event"). If you have to take your 5 Schulze discs on an island, make sure "In blue" is one of them.

If you like Klaus Schulze of 70's - Timewind,Moondawn,Mirage,Body Love - this is your VERY CHOICE!The double disc is fantastic and this time with the bonus CD for a funny price.Don't miss it!

Schulze's work is often lumped in with the electronic trance offerings which pile up every month from infinitely less talented individuals, but to me he is much more than that.

I love his music. I find it energizing, stimulating, exciting, creative, unsettling -- the very opposite of so much synthesizer music from the past and the present. He deserves to be taken a lot more seriously, though he himself often seems to be content to be defined as producer of dance, chill-out and trance tracks for gilded youth. Yet the ghost of J.S. Bach can be seen dancing through these luminous passages.

Anyway, that apart, I only ever recommend music that I deeply enjoy and that I think others will enjoy, and "In Blue" is definitely a source of pleasure! Among my other favourites are the thrilling 2-part space fantasy "Trancefer" and the beautiful new album, "Moonlake."

Highly recommended to everybody who loves exciting music.

Klaus is the King of Electronic Music . I thought that I would never hear anything new from Klaus , but I was wrong . His sound amplified and FRESH with light new tones and changing lanes at cruising speed for sane people . Hip notic to say the least , X at the end of the Century . Can`t wait to hear what he has to say in the New Milenium . Right On ...

Excellent album from this keyboard master. Progressive electronic music that bring us a real pleasant audition. Recommended for Tangerine Dream and late Schulze works. And this edition comes with a live bonus CD.