Bleep

The latest installment in Klaus Schulze’s La Vie Electronique series arrives courtesy of One Way Static (Philip Glass, David Hess). Best known for his work with Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel as well as collaborations with Steve Winwood and Brian Eno, the La Vie Electronique compilations focus on Schulze’s early synthesiser experiments. These tracks veer between Stockhausen-style concrete (‘Frühlicht’, ‘Loch Im Meer’), minimalist keyboard workouts (‘Study For Terry Riley’) and tense, cinematic electro that prefigures John Carpenter (‘Etude Pour Une Fin De Monde’, ‘Die Kultpumpe’). This is groundbreaking work from an artist whose shadow looms large over the world of contemporary electronica.