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| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 Panne-Paulsen Studios, Frankfurt, Germany | |||
| Genre | Electronic music, space music, kosmische Musik | |||
| Length | 116:41 (original) 159:28 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Brain | |||
| Producer | Klaus Schulze | |||
| Klaus Schulze chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
X is the tenth album by Klaus Schulze. It was originally released in 1978, and in 2005 was the fifth Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records.
On X Schulze attempted to execute a concept album of six "musical biographies" evoking contemporary or historical intellectuals with an influence on Schulze: Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Trakl, Frank Herbert, Friedemann Bach, Ludwig II. von Bayern, and Heinrich von Kleist. (In Ludwig II. von Bayern Schulze uses a theme borrowed from the third movement of Vivaldi's Concerto No. 11 in D minor (RV565) for 2 violins, cello and strings.) The work is from the classic era of Berlin School.[ citation needed ]
For two of the tracks, "Friedemann Bach" and "Ludwig II. von Bayern" (as well as the first few minutes of "Heinrich von Kleist") Schulze recorded a modest string orchestra and looped them on tape. He had done this in 1972 on his first solo album, Irrlicht , but this time he did not filter the orchestra beyond recognition. On following releases Schulze employed a cello, particularly on Dune .[ citation needed ] "Objet d'Louis", the bonus track on the 2005 reissue, is a 1978 live version of "Ludwig II. von Bayern" with a complete orchestra, recorded while Schulze was on a tour in Belgium. [2]
Schulze later reworked and in 2000 reissued the original versions of "Friedrich Nietzsche" and "Georg Trakl" as "Crazy Nietzsche" and "Discover Trakl" on the compilation CD "The Ultimate Edition" disc 47 titled "Discoveries".
All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Friedrich Nietzsche" | on original release | 24:50 |
| 2. | "Georg Trakl" | on original release (5:25 in length) | 26:04 |
| 3. | "Frank Herbert" | on original release | 10:51 |
| 4. | "Friedemann Bach" | on original release | 18:00 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ludwig II. von Bayern" | on original release | 28:39 |
| 2. | "Heinrich von Kleist" | on original release | 29:32 |
| 3. | "Objet d'Louis" | reissue bonus track | 21:32 |
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