Conal
Conal arrived in 1981 on the Norwegian independent Uniton Records, in a run of 4,000 copies, at a point when Conrad Schnitzler was long past being a German secret. The founding member of Kluster and a brief early presence in Tangerine Dream had spent the 1970s building a body of work largely outside the record industry, issuing a torrent of self-released cassettes and LPs whose titles almost all open with the syllable Con, completed by a second that points somewhere. By the start of the 1980s th…
LichtPunkte
*150 copies limited edition* LichtPunkte is a dense work, enhanced by inventive arrangements and powerful narrative ideas so abundant that the album could serve as a launchpad for several more works. There are spaces filled with melodies that float and hover, and there are layers that are intricate and full of forward movement. CON's drive and focused creative energy make this work an outstanding example of the 'Berlin Kosmische Schule'.
Consequenz III
On Consequenz III, Conrad Schnitzler and Wolf Sequenza (Wolfgang Seidel) drive their most “pop‑adjacent” collaboration to a razor’s edge. Eleven short rhythmic études balance strict, serial electronics against near‑song structures, turning drum‑tight patterns and sequenced pulses into miniature, dance‑optional experiments in post‑Berlin‑school repetition.
Voyage
Bureau B once again dive into the Sky archive, unearthing another overlooked masterpiece long due for rediscovery. Originally released in 1985, Voyage finds Dieter Schütz venturing beyond his Berlin School roots into a realm of lo-fi immediacy and New Age naivety. Every instrument is played by Schütz himself, except for the drums on 'Above,' which are performed with syncopated zeal by Michael Fecker. While its textured synthscapes and wistful melodies may echo the aesthetics of 2010s Vaporwave, …
Inventions
Thumbing through the back pages of German electronic music, Bureau B uncovers another hidden gem from the Sky Records archive: 'Inventions', the 1983 collaboration between Adelbert von Deyen and Dieter Schütz. Fusing expansive kosmische textures with biting rock guitars, motorik rhythms, and the growl of '80s synth-pop, the duo conjure a sonic singularity which still sounds like the future today. Compact yet cosmic, 'Inventions' distils ambient drift and experimental edge into taut, three-minute…
Rot (CD)
First 1997 CD re-issue on Plate Lunch of the wild electronic first album from 1973 former Tangerine Dream / Kluster memember and one of the most peculiar and adventurous electronic explorers of the German scene.
Zug (LP)
First vinyl re-issue on M=minimal of the very rare privately released "red cassette" from 1974 of minimal rhythmic/floating electronic music by former Tangerine Dream / Kluster memember and one of the most peculiar and adventurous electronic explorers of the German scene.
Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal (12"EP)
Very rare original 1980 EP on RCA with four pieces of NDW/avantgarde-dance electronic music by former Tangerine Dream / Kluster memember and one of the most peculiar and adventurous electronic explorers of the German scene.
Contrasts (2 tapes)
1988 double-cassette set on Auricle released in an edition of 200 hand-numbered copies by the two outstanding Berlin electronic musicians.
Irrlicht (LP)
Late 1970's re-issue on Brain of the astonishing and ground-breaking debut album of beautiful experimental cosmic music originally released in 1972. A masterpiece on the NWW list.
Irrlicht (LP)
Late 1970's re-issue on Brain of the astonishing and ground-breaking debut album of beautiful experimental cosmic music originally released in 1972. A masterpiece on the NWW list.
Cyborg (2LP)
Original first edition on Ohr / Kosmische Musik of the astonishing and ground-breaking second double-album of beautiful experimental cosmic music originally released in 1973. A masterpiece on the NWW list.
Cyborg (2LP)
Late 1970's re-issue on Brain of the astonishing and ground-breaking second double-album of beautiful experimental cosmic music originally released in 1973. A masterpiece on the NWW list.
Blackdance (LP)
Late 1970's Italian edition on Ricordi's "Orizzonte" series of the 1974 classic of German cosmic synthesizer music of the Berlin School. NWW list.
X (2LP)
Original edition on Brain of the colossal 1978 double album of overwhelming "orchestral" synthesizer music by the Berlin school master. NWW list.
Dziękuję Poland (Live '83) (2LP)
Original 1983 double album on the composer's own Innovative Communication label, recorded live in Poland with the collaboration of Rainer Bloss presenting re-worked/improvised interpretations of material from Audentity and X.
Alpha Centauri / Atem (2LP)
Original Italian edition of the essential 1974 milestone and masterpiece of Berlin School music. NWW list
Phaedra (LP)
Original Italian edition of the essential 1974 milestone and masterpiece of Berlin School music. NWW list
Rubycon (LP)
Original Italian edition of the essential 1975 milestone and masterpiece of Berlin School music. NWW list.
Ricochet (LP)
1981 US re-issue on Virgin International of the highly influential sequencer-heavy 1975 album of Berlin School music.