Klaus Schulze’s , the 29-minute finale of his landmark 1978 double album X , is widely considered a masterwork of the Berlin School and a haunting "musical biography" of the tragic German poet . A Journey of Sound
In a legendary display of restraint, the signature hypnotic drumming of Harald Großkopf doesn't appear until nearly 23 minutes into the piece. When it finally kicks in, the tone shifts from somber anxiety to a hopeful, spiritual, and almost angelic ascent. Klaus Schulze - Heinrich von Kleist (X, 1978, Vinyl rip)
The piece opens with anxious, droning electronic textures and piercing, high violins that create an eerie, otherworldly mood. Klaus Schulze’s , the 29-minute finale of his
“"Heinrich von Kleist" is the longest and spaciest piece yet... KS sorts layers of sounds nebulous and dense, letting them overlap as browned leaves riding currents of air to autumn's floor.” Sea Of Tranquility.org The piece opens with anxious, droning electronic textures