Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht - 2. Satz “Gewitter“ (1972)

Klaus Schulze - 2. Satz “Gewitter“ (2nd Movement: Electrical Storm) Irrlicht: Quadrophonische Symphonie für Orchester und E-Maschinen (Quadraphonic Symphony for Orchestra and Electronic Machines) After brief but important sojourns with Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Temple and The Cosmic Jokers, drummer Klaus Schulze would go solo, discarding his drum-kit in favour of primitive, second-hand electronic equipment and kicking-off a long and successful career with this haunting 1972 slice of prime instrumental space-rock. Second only to ’Timewind’ in the Klaus Schulze catalogue, ’Irrlicht’ is a lovingly-composed and slowly unfurling album filled with an abundance of curious and ethereal soundscapes, as if Schulze is constructing the soundtrack to some strange, mystical sci-fi epic set on some far away planet hidden in the depths of space. Long, slow and about as un-commercial as you can get, ’Irrlicht’ is certainly not for the faint-of-heart. Indeed, patience is t