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Jubilee Edition

Klaus Schulze · 1997

1947 min · 81 tracks · minimalist music

A sprawling collection of ambient soundscapes that fuse electronic experimentation with introspective melodic elements.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like pacing encourages immersion
  • introspective soundscapes for reflection
  • dynamic exploration of sonic textures
  • extended tracks for deep focus
  • background for creative work

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking instant gratification
  • prefer concise, standalone tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Jubilee Edition' was released in 1997, Klaus Schulze had established himself as a pioneering figure in electronic music, celebrated for his innovative compositions and extensive discography. This album serves as a retrospective, encapsulating his stylistic evolution since his debut in the early 1970s and showcasing material from various stages of his career.
Stylistic neighbors
Tangerine Dream· Jean-Michel Jarre· Vangelis

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Tradition and Vision 1:18:50

Disc 2

  • 1 Re: People I Know 40:25
  • 2 Avec Arthur 37:31

Disc 3

  • 1 Ludwig Revisited 21:33
  • 2 Peg Leg Dance 39:18
  • 3 Die spirituelle Kraft des Augenblicks 15:30

Disc 4

  • 1 Borrowed Time 1:17:16

Disc 5

  • 1 Opera Trance 1:19:21

Disc 6

  • 1 The Real Colours in the Darkness 12:07
  • 2 Hitchcock Suite 40:11
  • 3 Semper Idem 11:40
  • 4 Wann soll man springen 15:06

Disc 7

  • 1 Cyborgs Traum 39:17
  • 2 Ballet pour le Docteur Faustus 38:18

Disc 8

  • 1 Vie de rêve 48:55
  • 2 L'affaire Tournesol 19:38
  • 3 There Was Greatness in the Room (fragment) 8:31

Disc 9

  • 1 Goodwill 13:08
  • 2 Whales 19:56
  • 3 Experimentelle Bagatelle 4:12
  • 4 Der Welt Lauf 41:50

Disc 10

  • 1 Tag des offenen Denkmals 0:36
  • 2 Les jockeys camoufles 8:05
  • 3 Die Kunst, hundert Jahre alt zu werden 1:04:33
  • 4 Interview with KS in 1982 6:01

Disc 11

  • 1 Olé! 16:31
  • 2 Habla Espanol? 17:27
  • 3 Gaudi Gaudi 23:13
  • 4 Keep Up With the Times 16:14
  • 5 Fear at Madame Tussaud's 6:21

Disc 12

  • 1 Titanensee 27:12
  • 2 Land der leeren Häuser 11:17
  • 3 Studies for Organ, Keyboard and Drumset 14:53
  • 4 North of the Yukon 20:45
  • 5 I Remember Rahsaan 5:21

Disc 13

  • 1 Angry Young Moog 8:06
  • 2 Kosmisches Gleiteisen 3:45
  • 3 Operatic March 3:44
  • 4 Kosmisches Gleiteisen, Part 2 1:58
  • 5 Angry Young Moog, Part 2 13:17
  • 6 Das grosse Identifikationsspiel 42:01
  • 7 Kurzes Stück im alten Stil 7:01

Disc 14

  • 1 The Oberhausen Tape 23:06
  • 2 The Other Oberhausen Tape 22:07
  • 3 Die Erde ist rund 11:58
  • 4 Shadow Piece 13:38
  • 5 From a German Interview With KS in 1984 7:12

Disc 15

  • 1 Unheilbar Deutsch 53:55
  • 2 Just Skins 24:39

Disc 16

  • 1 Nightwind 16:14
  • 2 Minuet 11:38
  • 3 Signs of Dawn 22:45
  • 4 Phonetisches Plakat 7:31
  • 5 Study for Brian Eno 7:23
  • 6 Study for Philip K. Dick 8:58
  • 7 German Interview with KS in 1979 2:28

Disc 17

  • 1 Dans un jardin 40:01
  • 2 Faster Than Lightning 29:56
  • 3 Study for Terry Riley 5:08

Disc 18

  • 1 Verblüffe sie! 34:25
  • 2 Seltsam statisch 21:34
  • 3 Kompromisslose Invention 15:50
  • 4 Maxxi 7:43

Disc 19

  • 1 Ein ruhiger Nachmittag 31:25
  • 2 The Unspoken Thing 36:48
  • 3 Suite No. 3 in D-Dur, 2. Satz: "Air" 8:02

Disc 20

  • 1 National Radio Waves 53:08
  • 2 The Midas Touch 20:37
  • 3 German Interview With KS in 1984 4:00

Disc 21

  • 1 Walk the Edge 46:30
  • 2 Ludwigs Traum 29:33

Disc 22

  • 1 The Martial Law 31:23
  • 2 Blaue Stunde 37:54
  • 3 A Quick One 3:55
  • 4 Count Me In 4:02

Disc 23

  • 1 Der Ursprung der Welt 26:30
  • 2 Midnight at Madame Tussaud's 16:23
  • 3 Totally Wired 34:01

Disc 24

  • 1 Linzer Stahlsinfonie 1:00:04
  • 2 Bona Fide 14:30

Disc 25

  • 1 'Nuff Said 1:19:14

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