Irrlicht

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Irrlicht is a pioneering 1972 electronic music album by German composer Klaus Schulze, known for its experimental, atmospheric soundscapes created without synthesizers.

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Irrlicht canonical 5

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instanceOf electronic music album
music album
studio album
artist Klaus Schulze
associatedMovement krautrock
associatedScene German experimental electronic scene of the early 1970s
chronologyPosition debut solo album by Klaus Schulze
composer Klaus Schulze
countryOfOrigin Germany
countryOfRelease Germany
coverArtDepicts abstract cosmic imagery
criticalReception considered a pioneering work of electronic and ambient music
followedBy Cyborg
genre ambient
drone
electronic music
experimental music
hasCatalogNumber Ohr ORL 606-4
hasReissue CD reissue with bonus material
hasTrack Ebene
Reise durch ein brennendes Gehirn
Satz: Ebene
Satz: Exil Sils Maria
Satz: Gewitter
influencedArtist later electronic and ambient musicians
influencedGenre ambient music
kosmische Musik
label Ohr
language instrumental
length approximately 48 minutes
name Irrlicht
notableFeature atmospheric soundscapes
created without synthesizers
features heavily processed orchestral recordings
pioneering use of tape manipulation
originalFormat vinyl record
precededBy Klaus Schulze’s work with Ash Ra Tempel
Klaus Schulze’s work with Tangerine Dream
producer Klaus Schulze
recordedAt Cologne, Germany
linked to: Cologne
recordingPeriod 1971
recordingTechnique processing of orchestral recordings
tape manipulation
use of organ
releaseDate 1972-08-01
releaseYear 1972
soundCharacter dark and orchestral
slowly evolving drones
titleLanguage German
titleMeaning will-o'-the-wisp

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Klaus Schulze notableWork Irrlicht
D. 911 hasSong Irrlicht
Irrlicht name Irrlicht
Cyborg precededBy Irrlicht