Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2

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Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2
Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2 Klaus Schulze Album.jpg
Live album by Klaus Schulze
Released 9 November 1992
Recorded 10 September 1991 & 1992
Genre Electronic music, space music
Length67:54
Label Virgin
Producer Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze chronology
Royal Festival Hall Vol. 1
(1992) Royal Festival Hall Vol. 11992
Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2
(1992)
The Dome Event
(1993) The Dome Event1993
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Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2 is the twenty-fifth album by Klaus Schulze. It was originally released in 1992. This is the fourth of seven early-1990s Klaus Schulze albums not to be reissued by Revisited Records.

Klaus Schulze German musician

Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.

No.TitleLength
1."Ancient Ambiance"44:45
2."Anchorage"11:03
3."Variation on B.F."11:45

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References

  1. DeGagne, Mike. Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2 at AllMusic
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