very limited hand numbered blue lp in embossed sleeve (500 only) on the red album, conrad schnitzler laid down the direction his musical artistry would take; the blue album (“blau”) offered confirmation of his intent.maybe the “rot” and “blau” tracks were recorded in the same session. structure, sound and timbre of both lps are so similar as to suggest that this was the case (an unverified assumption nevertheless!). far more important than this historical pedantry is the fact that schnitzler included two brand new compositions on “blau” which followed on seamlessly from the previous album. quite simply, he had found his way, a course from which he would not stray as long as he lived. the so-called berlin school (berliner schule) – with conrad schnitzler one of their number – had developed its own style of minimalist music.
very limited hand numbered blue lp in embossed sleeve (500 only) on the red album, conrad schnitzler laid down the direction his musical artistry would take; the blue album (“blau”) offered confirmation of his intent.maybe the “rot” and “blau” tracks were recorded in the same session. structure, sound and timbre of both lps are so similar as to suggest that this was the case (an unverified assumption nevertheless!). far more important than this historical pedantry is the fact that schnitzler included two brand new compositions on “blau” which followed on seamlessly from the previous album. quite simply, he had found his way, a course from which he would not stray as long as he lived. the so-called berlin school (berliner schule) – with conrad schnitzler one of their number – had developed its own style of minimalist music.
very limited hand numbered blue lp in embossed sleeve (500 only) on the red album, conrad schnitzler laid down the direction his musical artistry would take; the blue album (“blau”) offered confirmation of his intent.maybe the “rot” and “blau” tracks were recorded in the same session. structure, sound and timbre of both lps are so similar as to suggest that this was the case (an unverified assumption nevertheless!). far more important than this historical pedantry is the fact that schnitzler included two brand new compositions on “blau” which followed on seamlessly from the previous album. quite simply, he had found his way, a course from which he would not stray as long as he lived. the so-called berlin school (berliner schule) – with conrad schnitzler one of their number – had developed its own style of minimalist music.
