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KLAUS SCHULZE 'LA VIE ELECTRONIQUE VOLUME 1.0' 
2XLP SET WITH INSERT/LINER NOTES

Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician that needs very little introduction. In the late sixties & early seventies he was a member of several iconic bands such as ‘Tangerine Dream’, ‘The Cosmic Jokers’ & ‘Ash Ra Tempel’ before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades. Collaborations were numerous and highlights include working with Steve Winwood, Brian Eno & Alphaville… just to name a few.​

Klaus Schulze’s proto moog-synthesizer work is regarded as a milestone in electronic music & during the decades he released landmark albums in genres catalogued as ‘Ambient’, ‘Electronic’, ‘New Age’, ‘Berlin School’, ‘Experimental’, ‘Kosmische Musik’ & ‘Krautrock’. Mr. Schulze had a more organic sound than most electronic artists of the time, often he would throw in decidedly non-electronic sounds such as acoustic guitar and a male operatic voice. Schulze is also known for developing a Minimoog technique that sounds uncannily like an electric guitar, which is quite impressive in concert.

On occasions he would also compose film scores such as Body Love (1977), Barracuda (1978), Next of Kin (1982), & Angst (1983). His best known song ‘Freeze’ has been used in films like Manhunter (1986) and more recently in Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’ from 2013.​

In 2009, producer Klaus D. Mueller and Schulze began releasing La Vie Electronique ("The Electronic Life"), a series of sets that collected rare sought-after early works & unreleased tracks put in chronological sequence. These sets contain some of the best music Klaus ever created and are early 70’s masterworks that will appeal to both fans and collectors.​

Now available for the first time on vinyl, One Way Static Records presents the first volume in our new archival series ‘La Vie Electronique’. This volume (1.0) focuses on the years 1968-1971 and is spread over two glorious LP’s containing +78 minutes of Klaus Shulze rarities. This deluxe vinyl set also comes with an insert containing extensive liner notes. Available as a limited classic black vinyl retail edition (700 copies) with obi strip & as an exclusive color vinyl variant (300 copies white vinyl) available exclusively from Light In The Attic & Mondo in North America and through Transmission in Europe.

PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW LIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING RETAILERS >

http://www.lightintheattic.net (North America) - Color & Black Vinyl

http://www.mondotees.com (North America) - Color Vinyl

http://www.transmissionrecords.co.uk (Europe) - Color Vinyl

Black vinyl  in record stores and with online retailers worldwide on 2/9
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#102027
Now this is interesting. I have most of Schulzes output digitally but have managed to sell all the vinyl I bought in the late 70's and 80's :(

La Vie is a great series and I'm looking forward to hearing a few in the coming year.

I believe that Universal have also resurrected the old Brain label and will release some Schulze classics too.

Think there should be a new Album later this year also!

Celebrations all round.
#102041
sonnydexter wrote:
ScoJo wrote:I'm all over this like a cheap suit.

'...first volume in a new archival series...'

OWS have my FULL attention!
I read that as cheap slut at first! haha

Oh i love me some Schulze .... definite purchase.
CHEAP SLUT, CHEAP SLUT!!
#102235
Some info from KDM in Berlin.

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The American label One Way Static Records will release the historic KS recordings from the first volume of the LVE series on vinyl.

Those titles were never intended for an LP release, in fact they were never intended for any release, until I have unearthed them from many various tape sources, mastered them, and put them on my three Edition sets, during the 1990s, and finally in the huge 50 CD set The Ultimate Edition. From 2009 to 2015 the same tracks were reissued again on 50 CDs in 16 sets of the LVE series, more or less in chronological order.

Among the many titles are also long tracks that do not fit on one LP side and the American label separates them for two or even three vinyl sides. The release of (only) the first LVE box on three double LPs will happen during the next 4-5 months, they say. The first double LP will be released on 9 February 2018.'