1947 |
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Born in Berlin (August 4th) |
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1960s |
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Drums/bass/guitar with various rock bands |
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1968-69 |
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Drummer with trio PSY FREE |
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1969
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Member of TANGERINE DREAM |
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1970
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Plenty of concerts with ASH RA TEMPEL |
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1971
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Start as Electronic Music soloist |
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1972
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Acquires first small Synthesizer |
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1973
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First solo concerts |
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Second solo album Cyborg (2LP) |
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First prize for best radio-play |
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1974
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Further solo concerts |
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1975
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First French concert tour |
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Produces two LPs of FAR EAST FAMILY BAND in Tokyo and England (with a keyboard player who took later the name KITARO) |
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German concert tour |
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Italian concert tour |
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1976
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European concert tour |
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LP Go with STOMU YAMASHTA, STEVE WINWOOD, MICHAEL SHRIEVE |
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Concerts with GO in London and Paris |
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1977
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Body Love in USA Billboard import charts on position #2 |
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GO receives award in Montreux |
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Two sold out concerts at London Planetarium |
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Extensive Europe concert tour |
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Production of Go Too in New York |
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1978
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Tenth LP "X" (double) |
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"X" in German official record sales charts |
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European concert tour |
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Setup of own label IC |
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1979
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Setup of second studio & video studio for IC |
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Two-month concert tour of Europe, with guest ARTHUR BROWN |
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Various productions for IC |
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1980
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Audio and video productions for IC |
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13th solo LP Dig It (first digital) |
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1981
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Further productions for IC |
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Second »Richard Wahnfried« production |
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European concert tour |
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Gold for IC LP Ideal (producer: kdm) |
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1982
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Platinum for Ideal (over 500,000 LPs sold in Germany) |
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More productions for IC |
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Concerts in Gent, London, Budapest |
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Soundtrack for movie »Next Of Kin« |
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1983
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Largest European concert tour so far |
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Poland concert tour, overwhelming reception |
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Divestment of IC |
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1984
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Founding of INTEAM label |
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Release of first INTEAM LPs |
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Soundtrack for movie »Angst« |
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Third »Richard Wahnfried« production |
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1985
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Last regular European concert tour |
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Music for radio play »Dr. Faustus elektrisiert« |
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Soundtrack for film »Havlandet« (Norway) |
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Soundtrack for movie »Walk the Edge« |
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1986
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Release of Poland 2LP in Poland (over a hundred thousand copies sold) |
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Klaus goes Midi and uses Sampling |
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Fourth LP of »Richard Wahnfried« |
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Publication of a German book about Klaus |
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1987
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Closing down of Inteam |
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A sequel of 10 broadcasts »The KS Story« on West German
radio |
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CD Babel with ANDREAS GROSSER for Virgin |
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Compositions for Elisa Monte Dance Company, N.Y. |
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1988 |
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Visiting New York for interviews & ballet music |
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Co-Production of pop-group ALPHAVILLE |
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Special CD sampler History (limited edition) |
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A different sequel of 9 broadcasts of »The KS Story« on
East German radio |
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USA radio program on 60 stations: »KS Pioneer of Space« |
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1989
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Concert in Dresden in front of 6800 people |
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One track Unikat for »KLEM Sampler« (limited edition) |
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1990 |
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1991
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Concert in front of ten thousand at Cologne cathedral |
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Concert in London's Royal Festival Hall |
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Concert tour in España |
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Special CD sampler 2001 for German '2001 mail-order' |
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Special CD with sampling library: KS Collection 1 |
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1992 |
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First bootleg CDs appear |
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27th & 28th solo CDs with complete concert from Royal Festival Hall, + additional studio recordings |
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Recording synth interpretations of some 'classical' music |
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1993 |
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Some TV and film soundtracks |
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Ten CD set Silver Edition (30th to 39th solo CD), a genuine limited edition |
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1994
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Double CD sampler for Virgin: The Essential 72-93 |
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Solo concerts in Lille, Paris and Rome (standing ovation in Paris,
even before KS played a note) |
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Invitation from King Albert of Belgium and from French président
François Mitterrand |
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Another Wahnfried production: Trancelation,
containing up-to-date dance music |
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Visiting Los Angeles for some film music |
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42nd record, the double CD Totentag
(opera) |
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1995 |
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44th solo disc, the double CD In Blue |
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Another ten CD set: Historic Edition (45th to 54th solo CD), a genuine limited edition |
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Private meetings with ROBERT MOOG and PINK FLOYD |
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Producing and recording with pop group SNAP |
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Invitation to Berlin's "Love Parade" |
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Release of 15 year old double album ...Live... finally on CD in a completed version |
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1996
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Concert in Derby, England |
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1997
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1998
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A few remix jobs (Armageddon Dildos, Amp, Genuine...) |
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Solo concert in Bologna, Italy |
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Release of album A Tribute to KS |
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1999
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Concerts at techno & ambient festivals in Hamburg and Cologne |
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Release of sampler Trailer |
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2000
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Concert in London and album with Manuel Göttsching |
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Music for Millennium Event in Beijing, China |
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2001
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Cameo appearance in German TV movie |
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2002
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2003
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Promotion for company Alesis, including a free promo CD |
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Concert with huge light event in Poznan, Poland |
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2004 |
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Promotion for company Alesis, including another free promo CD |
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2005
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Re-release of most of Schulze's historic albums |
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Release of formerly unreleased music as bonus tracks |
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Release of DVD (bonus with album Dig It of concert film from 1980) |
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Serious disease of KS. Since September convalescent |
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Release of new studio/concert album Moonlake |
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2006
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Very positive reception of Moonlake... and of the re-releases (with many bonus tracks) |
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"Prix d'honneur" for KS, from French organisation Qwartz |
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2007
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Collaboration with "Schiller" |
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Collaboration with Lisa Gerrard |
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2008
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Release of a long track on a "Schiller" album |
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After 45 years: KS stops smoking cigarettes |
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Sudden sickness of KS: two concerts cancelled |
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Double CD Farscape (with guest Lisa Gerrard) |
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Huge open-air concert at Germany’s "Loreley" |
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Concerts in Berlin and Warsaw |
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2009
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Release of concert DVD Dziekuje Bardzo |
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Concert tour in Europe with guest Lisa Gerrard |
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KS becomes "Honorary Citizen" of Poland |
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2010
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Two solo concerts in Tokyo |
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2011 |
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A remix for a David Lynch production |
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2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2016/2017 |
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Another reissue of most of Klaus' old albums |
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Book The Amazing KS Story |
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Book Díe erstaunliche Schulze-Geschichte |
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Books The Essence of The KS Circle Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 |
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2018 |
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Book The Essence of The KS Circle Vol. 3 |
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2021 |
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A bit of soundtrack music for the movie Dune (2021),
together with Hans Zimmer |
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2022 |
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26 April: Just a change of Klaus' cosmic address |
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