Bleep

He’s gone under many pseudonyms — Ethereal 77, View to the Future, The Extremist, to name a few — but, since 1995, the instantly recognisable work of German composer Ulrich Schnauss has become a vital element in the world of electronic music. With Now Is A Timeless Present - A Retrospective (released via Schnauss’ own Scripted Realities label), he unveils the most significant overview of his career so far, remastered and repackaged across a 73-track, 7 CD set. Included among outtakes, demos and sonic fragments are the seminal releases Far Away Trains Passing By, A Strangely Isolated Place, and Further Ahead Than Tomorrow.