“It’s not about me, it’s about the music” – was one of Klaus Schulze‘s favorite phrases. Nevertheless, to give the current events their worthy space “Deus Arrakis” the new studio album of the recently deceased Electronic legend, has been postponed to July 1, 2022.
In the meantime, “Der Hauch des Lebens – Pt#5,” a second excerpt from “Deus Arrakis” is available as stream, download and animated video on all digital platforms.
Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
Listen to the song here: https://klausschulze.lnk.to/deusarrakis
Composer, musician and producer Klaus Schulze rolled out his extensive sounds, played his legendary sequences and created this unique ‘Schulze atmosphere‘ for more than 50 years. With “Deus Arrakis” his new studio album will be released posthumously on July 1, 2022 via SPV Recordings and contains three brand new tracks with more than 77 minutes total playing time.
“Deus Arrakis” is available for pre-order here: https://klausschulze.lnk.to/deusarrakis
Klaus Schulze died on April 26, 2022, at the age of 74 after a long illness, but nevertheless suddenly and unexpectedly. One of the most influential and important composers of Electronic music leaves us – a man of conviction and exceptional artist. His always cheerful nature, his innovative spirit and his impressive body of work remain indelibly rooted in our memories.
Tracklist “Deus Arrakis”:
1 Osiris 18:26
2 Seth 31:45
3 Der Hauch des Lebens 27:06
“Deus Arrakis” will be available as high quality triple LP edition in a 3LP gatefold with black 180g vinyl, etching and printed inner sleeves as well as CD version in a digipak.
Through his collaboration with Hans Zimmer for the Oscar-winning soundtrack to the remake of the classic film ‘Dune’, desert fever had broken out again in Klaus Schulze. “I needed more of that ‘Spice,‘” Schulze recounts. “From there I felt completely unleashed and just played and played… at the end of that second private ‘Dune‘ journey I realized: ‘Deus Arrakis‘ became another salute to Frank Herbert and to that great gift of life in general.“ Since his beginnings in bands like ‘Tangerine Dream‘ and ‘Ash Ra Tempel‘ or in his over 50 solo albums from ‘Irrlicht‘ to ‘Mirage,’ ‘X‘ and ‘Dune‘ to ‘Farscape,’ ‘Kontinuum,’ ‘Silhouettes‘ and now ‘Deus Arrakis,’ in his productions under the pseudonym ‘Richard Wahnfried‘ or the numerous film scores and collaborations with artists like Arthur Brown, Michael Shrieve, Rainer Bloss, Lisa Gerrard or most recently Hans Zimmer: Klaus Schulze has always remained true to his unmistakable way of creating music and yet always remained open to the new, the innovative, the experimental.