"Re: People I know" is the first of the two long pieces that Klaus played during his Düsseldorf concert on the 30th of September 1977. It"s similar to the highly valued piece that KS played around the same time in Brussels" St. Michaels cathedral. "Avec Arthur": During the lengthy 1979 tour, Klaus played a long solo piece that filled the first half of the concerts as usual. After the intermission, the singer Arthur Brown joined him for the second piece. This is one of those energetic second halfs. Arthur could be, and was often, very high-spirited, very good, even excellent. "Crazy Nietzsche" is loosely based on Klaus" well-known "Friedrich Nietzsche" title from the "X" recording session. The 4 tracks that form "The Future" are from around 1978. A grave, full-sounding masterpiece. The music reminds of "Dune" but it is without the usual cello sound of this classic album. Hear Klaus on vocoder at the very end: "Just Imagine". As KS remembered, the music of "My Virtual Principles" with its abstract but beautiful sounds was an alternative attempt on the "Barracuda" film soundtrack which wasn"t used then. "Die Erde ist rund" finally, was taped during the 1979 tour and is the "encore" of the concert given in the German town of Koblenz in October.Released July 2010.
Track List:CD1:"Re: People I know":1 Eddie2 Stomu3 Hartmut and Manuel4 Michael S.5 Arthur6 Marian"Avec Arthur":7 Another dark Sound8 All Alone9 Swifter than Lightbeams10 Yet another Sound PartCD2:"Crazy Nietzsche":1 Der freie Geist2 Die Geburt der Tragödie3 Wir Antipoden4 Askedtische Ideal5 Klage der Ariane6 Ecce Homo"The Future":7 Things to come8 This Island Earth9 Alphaville10 Just Imagine11 Interview 1979CD3:"My Virtual Principles":1 Purpose2 Shape3 Cleaning Event4 Flux Past5 Catch Wave6 Endless Box7 Merzbau8 Tachistic Architecture9 Die Erde ist rund
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