KLAUS SCHULZE & PETE NAMLOOK - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOOG VOL. 5-8 5-CD BOX SET

KLAUS SCHULZE & PETE NAMLOOK - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOOG VOL. 5-8 5-CD BOX SET

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RELEASED ON 31.1.2025 ON MIG MUSIC VIA PROPER

CATALOGUE NUMBER MIG01390

He was in the midst of his 'digital phase', fascinated by sampling technology, and had

a clear idea of where he could go with the technology, which resulted in albums like

'Beyond Recall'; the Royal Festival Hall recordings; 'The Dome Event' and even to an

extent his opera "Totentag".

By contrast Peter Kuhlman aka Pete Namlook had just started. In 1992 he had

founded the seminal Fax label, which was both a vehicle for his own recordings and a

chance to collaborate and release recordings from like- minded musicians from

around the world: Robert Gorl of DAF; Geir Jenssen of Biosphere fame; the ever

eclectic Bill Laswell; Ritchie Hawtin; Lorenzo Montana; Gabriel Le Mar; Dr Atmo

and David Moufang to name just a few.

In an interview from 2002, Pete remembered:

"In fact, the detonation was 'Air II' - the spacey part of the track 'Travelling Without

Moving' enthused Klaus. He wanted us to start to work together at once. It was the

music that was of importance to him.

Although Klaus had had no interest in working together before on principle, I knew I

could convince him with my music. That was the key of our co-operation. The track

was in a sort of Schulze/ Tangerine Dream style with its analogue synthi- bass

sequences; it became apparent to both of us that we should approach things with

analogue tools frst of all. Although it wasn't so easy initially, the musical result finally

convinced him. I didn't want to do just a remake of seventies space-music - I intended

to meld it with the beats and sounds of today's electronic music, and I think we

succeeded."

Klaus Schulze: "The whole series was a very unpretentious project. Because I had

always kept total control with my own albums, I let Pete take it off my hands and

could make compromises. That was juicy for me, cause I don't work with other

electronic musicians usually. It was a total different chemistry compared to say

Manuel Goettsching, who I understand completely. From that point of view it was a

real challenge. I never could work with somebody like me, I'd rather do it on my own.

The few people I have worked with, like Rainer Bloss, had to have strong egos to

prevent themselves being dominated by me. Namlook once said, my music was often

too emotional from his point of view. Namlook is much more rational than me, that's

why I always kidded him with the nickname 'the banker' - but this oppositional aspect

made it exciting for me. I need people who work contrari-wise.

Work on 'Dark Side Of The Moog' started without any solid intention and wasn't

planned as a series at all. There was only the aim that it didn't sound like 'Schulze'

only, so I decided that Namlook had to make the final mix."

Work on 'Dark Side Of The Moog' started without any solid intention and wasn't

planned as a series at all. There was only the aim that it didn't sound like 'Schulze'

only, so I decided that Namlook had to make the final mix."

The influence Namlook had on Klaus's music in the middle of the nineties should not

be taken lightly, because although Klaus dearly loved those early-analogue elements

from his own music, they had become, to an extent, lost. It was Pete who fortified him

to go back to the analogue charm of his early albums and it was Pete who supported

him in the modification of his analogue instruments, leading finally to the epoch

making Schulze album from 1996 - "Are You Sequenced?"

For Namlook, the curiosity of Klaus Schulze and their collaboration on a level playing

field of mutual respect was inspiring:

And so a legendary series of recordings was born. 'Dark Side Of The Moog' grew more

or less unplanned to a sprawling, stately- sized series of eleven volumes recorded

between 1994 and 2008, only ending with the early, tragic death of Pete on November

8th 2012.


Tracks:

Disc 1

1. Psychedelic Brunch - Part I

2. Psychedelic Brunch - Part II

3. Psychedelic Brunch - Part III

4. Psychedelic Brunch - Part IV

5. Psychedelic Brunch - Part V

6. Psychedelic Brunch - Part VI

7. Psychedelic Brunch - Part VII

8. Psychedelic Brunch - Part VIII

Disc 2

1. The Final DAT - Part I

2. The Final DAT - Part II

3. The Final DAT - Part III

4. The Final DAT - Part IV

5. The Final DAT - Part V

6. The Final DAT - Part VI

Disc 3

1. Obscured By Klaus - Part I

2. Obscured By Klaus - Part II

3. Obscured By Klaus - Part III

4. Obscured By Klaus - Part IV

5. Obscured By Klaus - Part V

6. Obscured By Klaus - Part VI

Disc 4

1. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part I

2. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part II

3. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part III

4. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part IV

5. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part V

6. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part VI

7. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part VII

8. Careful With The AKS, Peter - Part VIII

Disc 5

1. SQ 1

2. Voices In The Dark (Chill Mix)

3. SQ 4 (Short Cut)