Timewind
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Timewind is the fifth album by Klaus Schulze
. It was originally released in 1975, and in 2006 was the twenty-second Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records
. It is Schulze's first solo album to use a sequencer
.
For many years this was his only work available in the United States and was therefore rated higher by American listeners than 1977's Mirage
or X
of the following year. It was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque
(Grand Prize for Records) of L%27Acad%C3%A9mie Charles Cros.
. It resembles in many ways a longer variation of the third track from Tangerine Dream
's classic 1974 album Phaedra
, "Movements of a Visionary", but it remains a transitional work somewhere between the Krautrock
of Schulze's earlier output and the Berlin School
character of his following efforts. The intention of Timewind was to invoke a timeless state in the listener.
Both track titles are references to the nineteenth century composer Richard Wagner
. Bayreuth is the Bavaria
n town where Wagner had an opera house
built for the first performance of his massive Ring Cycle. Wahnfried
is the name of Wagner's home in Bayreuth in the grounds of which he was buried in 1883. It is also a pen-name used by Schulze himself.
"Bayreuth Return" was recorded on two-track equipment in one take, this piece is essentially a 'live in the studio' piece. Its rhythmic basis is a single analog sequencer
pattern, transposed and manipulated in real time. (The manipulation primarily consists of changing the 'return' point of the sequence.) String synthesizer chords, improvised melodies, and complex sound effects are the remaining ingredients. "Wahnfried 1883", in contrast, is a slow piece that was composed and multitracked. Its main building blocks are layers of slow, shimmering pads and lines. The kaleidoscopic key changes without obvious 'home key' (the piece remains consonant throughout) may be seen as a musical nod to Wagner: also, a Leitmotif
appears. An excerpt of the graphic performance score appears on the inside sleeve of the original vinyl version. The reissue bonus track "Echoes of Time" is a longer alternate take of "Bayreuth Return".
Disc 1
Disc 2
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
. It was originally released in 1975, and in 2006 was the twenty-second Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records
InsideOut Music
Inside Out Music is a German independent record label based in Kleve, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region, and dedicated to the publication of progressive rock, progressive metal and related styles music albums.-History:...
. It is Schulze's first solo album to use a sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
.
For many years this was his only work available in the United States and was therefore rated higher by American listeners than 1977's Mirage
Mirage (Klaus Schulze album)
Mirage is the eighth album by Klaus Schulze. It was originally released in 1977, and in 2005 was the first Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records. A slightly different version of "Velvet Voyage" is included on the reissue...
or X
X (Klaus Schulze album)
-Personnel:* Klaus Schulze – electronics, percussion * Harald Grosskopf – drum kit* Wolfgang Tiepold – cello , conductor...
of the following year. It was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque
Grand Prix du Disque
The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings. The award was inaugurated by l'Académie Charles Cros in 1948 and offers prizes in various categories. The categories vary from year to year, and multiple awards are often made in any one category in the same year...
(Grand Prize for Records) of L%27Acad%C3%A9mie Charles Cros.
Overview
Evolving slowly but deliberately over the course of the of each album side, Timewind has been deemed an electronic version of an Indian ragaRaga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
. It resembles in many ways a longer variation of the third track from Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
's classic 1974 album Phaedra
Phaedra (album)
-Personnel:* Edgar Froese – producer, Mellotron, guitar, bass, VCS 3 synthesizer, organ* Christopher Franke – Moog synthesizer, VCS 3 synthesizer* Peter Baumann – Organ, electric piano, VCS 3 synthesizer, flute-Chart performance:-References:*...
, "Movements of a Visionary", but it remains a transitional work somewhere between the Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
of Schulze's earlier output and the Berlin School
Berlin School of electronic music
The Berlin School of electronic music, or just Berlin School, was a development of electronic music in the 1970s, shaped by Berlin-based artists like Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and Ashra....
character of his following efforts. The intention of Timewind was to invoke a timeless state in the listener.
Both track titles are references to the nineteenth century composer Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
. Bayreuth is the Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n town where Wagner had an opera house
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
The or Bayreuth Festival Theatre is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, dedicated solely to the performance of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner...
built for the first performance of his massive Ring Cycle. Wahnfried
Wahnfried
Wahnfried may refer to:*Wahnfried, Richard Wagner's villa in Bayreuth*Richard Wahnfried , the long-time alias for German composer and musician Klaus Schulze...
is the name of Wagner's home in Bayreuth in the grounds of which he was buried in 1883. It is also a pen-name used by Schulze himself.
"Bayreuth Return" was recorded on two-track equipment in one take, this piece is essentially a 'live in the studio' piece. Its rhythmic basis is a single analog sequencer
Analog sequencer
Analog sequencers were early generation of electronic music sequencers. Their peculiarities and limitations left a lasting stylistic imprint on Berlin School electronic music, and hence, indirectly, in many later rhythmic synthesizer-driven music genres such as techno, trance music, 1980s synth...
pattern, transposed and manipulated in real time. (The manipulation primarily consists of changing the 'return' point of the sequence.) String synthesizer chords, improvised melodies, and complex sound effects are the remaining ingredients. "Wahnfried 1883", in contrast, is a slow piece that was composed and multitracked. Its main building blocks are layers of slow, shimmering pads and lines. The kaleidoscopic key changes without obvious 'home key' (the piece remains consonant throughout) may be seen as a musical nod to Wagner: also, a Leitmotif
Leitmotif
A leitmotif , sometimes written leit-motif, is a musical term , referring to a recurring theme, associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It is closely related to the musical idea of idée fixe...
appears. An excerpt of the graphic performance score appears on the inside sleeve of the original vinyl version. The reissue bonus track "Echoes of Time" is a longer alternate take of "Bayreuth Return".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.Disc 1
Disc 2
Personnel
- Klaus Schulze – ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, EMS Synthi-A, Elka String Synthesizer, Farfisa Professional Duo Organ and Piano, Sequencer.
External links
- Timewind at the official site of Klaus Schulze