Deus Arrakis

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Deus Arrakis
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Studio album by
Klaus Schulze
Released1 July 2022
Recorded2021–2022
StudioMoldau Studio, Hambühren, Germany
Length77:23
Label SPV
Producer Tom Dams
Klaus Schulze chronology
Next of Kin
(2019)		Deus Arrakis
(2022)		101, Milky Way
(2024)

Deus Arrakis is the forty-seventh album by Klaus Schulze. [1] [2] It was released on 1 July 2022. It is the final album Schulze made before he died of renal failure in April 2022. [3] [4] Taking in consideration the previously released multi-disc box sets ( Silver Edition , Historic Edition , Jubilee Edition , Contemporary Works I , and Contemporary Works II ), it could be viewed as Schulze's one hundred and eighth album.

Contents

The album was inspired by the 1965 Frank Herbert science-fiction novel Dune , and instigated by Schulze's recent collaboration with Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack for Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film adaptation. Dune was a longtime source of fascination for Schulze; he also made an album in 1979 inspired by the book, as well as a song for Herbert on his 1978 work X , a concept album of six "musical biographies." [5] [4]

Reception

Steve Krakow of the Chicago Reader said that Schulze sounded "newly energized" on Deus Arrakis, and praised the "pure-synth space daze" of the music, which includes several long, ambient soundscapes including the 32-minute "Seth." He called the album's closing composition, "Der Hauch des Lebens (The Breath of Life)", a "fitting epitaph" for an artist who knew that he was dying while working on this music: "To appreciate the slowly unfolding sonic colors of this visionary, atmospheric piece, you need patience, but your effort is well rewarded. Like any journey, whether in sci-fi or in life, it moves between realms of pure bliss and darker terrain." [4]

Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times wrote that the album's "three lengthy instrumentals are a masterclass in old-fashioned cosmic music." [5]

Henry Schneider of the website Exposé Online praised the album highly, calling it Schulze's "best release in decades, if not his entire career. ... Deus Arrakis is a wonderful posthumous achievement for the father of electronic music." [6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.

No.TitleLength
1."Osiris (Part 1–4)"18:28
2."Seth (Part 1–7)"31:47
3."Der Hauch des Lebens (Part 1–5)"27:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Deus Arrakis
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 168
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 2
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [9] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 21

References

  1. ↑ Scharf, Natasha (8 April 2022). "Listen to the first new music from Klaus Schulze's Deus Arrakis". Loudersound.
  2. ↑ Pareles, Jon (29 April 2022). "Klaus Schulze, Pioneering Electronic Composer, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times .
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris (27 April 2022). "Electronic Music Pioneer Klaus Schulze Dies at 74". Variety .
  4. 1 2 3 Krakow, Steve (17 June 2022). "Electronic music master Klaus Schulze leaves us a riveting posthumous record". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (1 July 2022). "Klaus Schulze finds cosmic beauty in the sci-fi-inspired Deus Arrakis". Financial Times . London. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Schneider, Henry (12 October 2022). "Reviews: Klaus Schulze — Deus Arrakis". Exposé Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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