Klaus Schulze

Germany, 1969–2022

Berlin School's marathon man — after drumming in Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, five decades of side-long synthesizer voyages from Irrlicht to Timewind.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Klaus Schulze and 1 artist Klaus Schulze influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Klaus Schulze?

• Richard Wagner — Schulze recorded under the alias 'Richard Wahnfried' — named for Wagner's villa — an official, lifelong declaration of his Wagnerian scale and devotion.
• Karlheinz Stockhausen — The Berlin School's electronic language descends from Stockhausen's studio revolution — Schulze named him among his few acknowledged models.

Which artists did Klaus Schulze influence?

• Kitaro — Schulze produced the Far East Family Band that the young Kitaro played in and taught him to handle synthesizers; Kitaro has called him the central influence behind his turn to electronics.