Electronic Music Pioneer Klaus Schulze Dead at 74

UltimateClassicRock ^ | April 27, 2022 | Bryan Rolli

[D_Idaho]

I was lucky enough to see Tangerine Dream in concert around 1975. To be honest, they came across better on LP. 3 guys sitting at gigantic synthesizers wasn’t that exciting. I did enjoy their music, though, especially their work on the James Caan film “Thief.” RIP Klaus.

[laplata]

“Initially read it as “Klaus Schwab”. Disappointing”.

Me, too. I got excited for a few seconds.

[BenLurkin]

Lead singer for The Sprockets?

[gibsonguy]

You were lucky. Tangerine Dream did some terrific music, “underwater sunlight” comes to mind for instance. Klaus did some great solo work too. Really sorry to see this.

[beethovenfan]

I thought the same.

[Yo-Yo]

I loved Tangerine Dream's soundtrack to the movie Sorcerer

[proxy_user]

I’ve still got my copies of Moondawn, Blackdance, Timewind, and Cyborg from back in the day. Only the Moondance is an origin green-label Brain, the others are later reissues or UK pressings.

His records sold surprisingly well in the 70s.

[Magic Fingers]

Lead singer for The Sprockets?

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“Now ve vill dahnce!”

[Larry Lucido]

Great movie!

[Carpe Cerevisi]

[gr8eman]

Does that include “We Are the Robots”?

[z3n]

I never saw the Sorcerer. I heard it's supposed to be a cinematic masterpiece.

The movie Legend is NOT a masterpiece, although I actually still like it, but if you ever watched (heard) the European cut which has a symphony orchestra soundtrack, you would realize how amazingly fitting the Tangerine Dream sound track is for it. Nothing against the orchestra soundtrack, but Tangerine Dream did an amazing job creating a fantasy ambiance for this movie;

[Trailerpark Badass]

Awesome music in Risky Business, as well.

[Trailerpark Badass]

That’s Kraftwerk, I believe.

[gibsonguy]

Hmm maybe not.

[Disambiguator]

You don’t go to a TD concert for the stage show, at least you didn’t back in the 70s and 80s.

[Rinnwald]

You brought it up before I could. SORCERER is one of my favorite underrated films.

Horrible title, though. Probably should have called NITRO, or something like that.

[Paul R.]

Ah, that would have been when Christopher Franke was with Tangerine Dream. (Basically Schulze replacement on drums & percussion and added a 2nd keyboard player & electronic sequencing. The 3rd keyboardist (and some vocals) Steve Schroyder came on board with Franke in 1970, beginning the long run with 3 keyboardists...)