Schnitzler, Conrad - Klavierhelm
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"Conrad Schnitzler is a genuine legend in the Krautrock and electronic music worlds. He studied under Joseph Beuys before joining an early Tangerine Dream.Their first album, Electronic Meditation, shows a band highly influenced by Schnitzler’s unique, singular approach. Schnitzler left Tangerine Dream to form Kluster with friends Dieter Moebius and Hans Joachim Roedelius. When he left Kluster, the band changed their name to Cluster, eventually merging with Michael Rother (of Neu!) to form Harmonia, a group Brian Eno once called the most important rock group on the planet. Schnitzler also founded Eruption in 1970 with Klaus Schultz, Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Tempel), and Klaus Freudigmann. Looking back at his career, it becomes obvious that Schnitzler was an architect who helped draw the blueprints for some very significant musical movements. Perhaps overlooked, or at least desperately under-appreciated, but it hasn’t slowed Schnitzler down. Since leaving Kluster, he has composed diligently for electronics and piano. The piano is certainly an instrument with which Conrad Schnitzler is not often associated. However, his compositions on Klavierhelm exhibit his highly expressive and free approach to the piano, calling to mind Erik Satie, John Cage, Cecil Taylor, and even Carl Stalling. Limited edition of 1,000. Cover design by Conrad Schnitzler."