This week's long song is a no-brainer. Legendary keyboard maestro Klaus Schulze passed away last Tuesday, just four months shy of his 75th birthday. The impact Schulze and his kosmische chums made on my young ears was considerable (here) and remains so, even if these days the sounds of bubbling modulations and subtly sweeping synths have to compete with my own constant internal soundtrack of screaming tinnitus.
Schulze was 29 years old when 'Moondawn' was released in 1976 and, having already passed through the ranks of both Ash Ra Temple and Tangerine Dream, was five albums into a long, extremely prolific solo career. 'Floating' opened proceedings on solo LP No.6.
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I remember Screaming Tinnitus. Weren't they Damo Suzuki's first band?
Another session track from them after the news.
Swc here - it won't let me post on May 16th so I'll do it here. The long song from the 16th us all sorts of different shades of marvellousness. Thanks so much for enlightening.
Glad you enjoyed Swc. Not sure why you couldn't comment on the original post - I'll look into it.
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