Category Archives: conrad schnitzler

The Kosmische Files Episode 15 – a Brief Look at Eruption

After the split of the band Kluster, Conrad Schnitzler went off to do his own thing while the other remaining members formed Cluster. Of course, speaking from the perspective  of a chronological discography, it’s really not that simple.  Conrad Schnitzler … Continue reading

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The Kosmiche Files Ep 10: Cluster – Cluster (Cluster 71)

Artist: ClusterTitle: Cluster (Cluster 71)Released: 1971Label: Philips, Sky Records, (numerous reissues)Genres: ambient, drone, krautrock, kosmische Emerging from Kluster sometime in 1971, Cluster seem to just pick up where they left off. Their debut album moves away a little from the … Continue reading

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The Kosmiche Files ep 9: Kluster – Zwei – Osterei

Artist: KlusterTitle: Zwei – OstereiReleased: 1971Label: Schwann AMS Studio, Germanofon, Hypnotic, various othersGenres: experimental, electronic, proto-industrial, ambient, krautrock A darker sound emerges from this album and many reviewers and fans consider this to be closer to a proto-industrial album more … Continue reading

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The Kosmiche Files ep 8: Kluster – Klopfzeichen

Artist: KlusterTitle: KlopfzeichenReleased: 1971Label: Schwann AMS Studio, various othersGenre: electronic, experimental, krautrock To the uninitiated, it’s natural to confuse the early 70s German bands Kluster and Cluster with each other.  I, too, am confused. To put it extremely simply, the … Continue reading

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Foxy Digs – The Kosmische Files – Definitions and Launching into Space

Foxy Digs through the music archices! I want to introduce a new series I’m going to run here on the blog. “The Kosmische Files” will cover some of the wild Krautrock, prog, psyche and kosmische music I found while researching … Continue reading

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