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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Conrad Schnitzler, German musician (Tangerine Dream, Kluster, Eruption, Berlin Express), died from stomach cancer he was , 74.

Conrad ("Conny") Schnitzler  was a prolific German experimental musician. Schnitzler's father was German, his mother was Italian. He had a wife and they had three children,[1] one of whom is son Gregor Schnitzler, who was born in 1964 in Berlin and who is a film director.

(17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011)



Life

Schnitzler was born in Düsseldorf. He was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.[3]
Conrad Schnitzler died from stomach cancer on 4 August 2011 in Berlin.[4]

Discography

Note: Schnitzler's full discography would be difficult to catalog, as he had many private, limited and one-off releases.
1970
1971
1973
  • Rot
  • Slowmotion
1974
  • Blau
  • Work in Progress
  • The Red Cassette
  • The Black Cassette
1978
  • Con
1980
  • Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal (EP)
  • Consequenz (with Wolfgang Seidel)
  • Die Wandelnde Klangwolke Aus Berlin
1981
  • Contempora
  • Con 3
  • Conrad & Sohn (with Gregor Schnitzler)
  • Conal
  • Control
  • Gelb (reissue of The Black Cassette as an LP)
  • Grün
  • Context
1982
  • Convex
  • The Russians Are Coming (EP)
  • Container
1983
  • Con 3.3.83
1984
  • Con '84
1985
  • Con '85
1986
  • Concert
  • Consequenz II (with Wolfgang Seidel)
  • Micon in Italia (with Michael Otto)
  • Face On Radio (with Wolfgang Hertz)
  • Con '86
  • GenCon Productions (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
  • Conversion Day
1987
  • Congratulacion
  • Contrasts (with Wolfgang Hertz)
  • Black Box 1987
  • Contra-Terrene
  • Conditions of the Gas Giant
1988
  • ConGen: New Dramatic Electronic Music (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
  • CS 1 – CS 13: January 1988 – December 1988
  • Concho (with Michael Chocholak)
  • GenCon Dramatic (GenCon Live) (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
1989
  • Constellations
  • CS 89/1 – CS 89/12: January 1989 – December 1989
  • The Cassette Concert (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
1990
  • Kynak (Camma) (with Giancarlo Toniutti)
  • CS 90/1 – CS 90/12: January 1990 – December 1990
  • Confidential Tapes
  • 00/001 – 00/004: Confidential Tapes
1991
  • Contempora 00/014 – 00/031
1992
  • Tolling Toggle (with Jorg Thomasius)
  • Tonart Eins (with Tonart)
  • Ballet Statique (reissue of Con)
  • Contempora 00/032 – 00/039
1993
  • Clock Face (with Jorg Thomasius)
  • Tonart Zwei (with Tonart)
  • Con Brio
  • Contempora 00/040 – 00/044
1994
  • Blue Glow
  • Con Repetizione
  • Contempora 00/045 – 00/053
1995
  • Charred Machinery
  • Electronegativity
1997
  • 00/106
  • The Piano Works 1
  • 00/44
1999
  • Construction
  • 00/071: Piano
  • 00/063: Piano
  • Con/Solo/1
  • 00/121: Piano
  • 00/139: Concert
  • Con/Solo/2
  • Computer Jazz
2000
  • The 88 Game
  • 5.5.85 (Concert)
2001
2002
  • Con '72
2003
  • Live Action 1997
  • Gold
  • Contakt
2004
  • Con '72 Part II
2005
  • Mi.T.-Con 04 (with Michael Thomas Roe)
2006
  • Moon Mummy
  • Zug
  • Aquatic Vine Music (with Michael Thomas Roe)
  • Conviction
  • Con 2+
  • ElectroCon
  • Klavierhelm
  • Trigger Trilogy
2007
  • Mic + Con 07 (with Michael Thomas Roe)
2008
  • Kluster 2007 (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
  • rare tracks 1979–1982 (with Remixes by Dompteur Mooner) Erkrankung durch Musique Records
  • 20070709 (with Bernhard Woestheinrich)
2009
  • Aquafit (with Big Robot) – Karisma. Norway
  • Kluster 2008: Three Olympic Cities Mix (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
  • Horror Odyssee (with Big Robot) – TIBProd. Italy
2010
  • Kluster 2009: Three Voices (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
2011
  • Consequenz 010B (with Wolfgang Seidel) – Mirror Tapes
  • Kluster CMO 2010 (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
  • Against The Grain (with Håvard Tveito, Ole Christensen, Kjetil Manheim, Johannes Stockhausen Hektoen, Fredrik Owesen, Tord Litleskare, Nils Martin Haugfoss, Marius Håndlykken, Shawn Ytterland and Vigleik Skogerbø)

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