Deus Arrakis | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 July 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2021–2022 | |||
Studio | Moldau Studio, Hambühren, Germany | |||
Length | 77:23 | |||
Label | SPV | |||
Producer | Tom Dams | |||
Klaus Schulze chronology | ||||
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Deus Arrakis is the forty-seventh album by Klaus Schulze.[1][2] It was released on 1 July 2022. It is the final album Schulze made before he died of renal failure in April 2022.[3][4]
The album was inspired by the 1965 Frank Herbert science-fiction novel Dune, and instigated by Schulze's recent collaboration with Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack for Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film adaptation. Dune was a longtime source of fascination for Schulze; he also made an album in 1979 inspired by the book, as well as a song for Herbert on his 1978 work X, a concept album of six "musical biographies."[5][4]
Reception
Steve Krakow of the Chicago Reader said that Schulze sounded "newly energized" on Deus Arrakis, and praised the "pure-synth space daze" of the music, which includes several long, ambient soundscapes including the 32-minute "Seth." He called the album's closing composition, "Der Hauch des Lebens (The Breath of Life)", a "fitting epitaph" for an artist who knew that he was dying while working on this music: "To appreciate the slowly unfolding sonic colors of this visionary, atmospheric piece, you need patience, but your effort is well rewarded. Like any journey, whether in sci-fi or in life, it moves between realms of pure bliss and darker terrain."[4]
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times wrote that the album's "three lengthy instrumentals are a masterclass in old-fashioned cosmic music."[5]
Henry Schneider of the website Exposé Online praised the album highly, calling it Schulze's "best release in decades, if not his entire career. ... Deus Arrakis is a wonderful posthumous achievement for the father of electronic music."[6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Osiris (Part 1–4)" | 18:28 |
2. | "Seth (Part 1–7)" | 31:47 |
3. | "Der Hauch des Lebens (Part 1–5)" | 27:08 |
Personnel
- Klaus Schulze – electronics
- Tom Dams – electronics
- Wolfgang Tiepold – cello on "Seth"
- Eva-Maria Kagermann – voice noises on "Der Hauch des Lebens"
Charts
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 168 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 2 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] | 44 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 21 |
References
- ↑ Scharf, Natasha (8 April 2022). "Listen to the first new music from Klaus Schulze's Deus Arrakis". Loudersound.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (29 April 2022). "Klaus Schulze, Pioneering Electronic Composer, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (27 April 2022). "Electronic Music Pioneer Klaus Schulze Dies at 74". Variety.
- 1 2 3 Krakow, Steve (17 June 2022). "Electronic music master Klaus Schulze leaves us a riveting posthumous record". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- 1 2 Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (1 July 2022). "Klaus Schulze finds cosmic beauty in the sci-fi-inspired Deus Arrakis". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ Schneider, Henry (12 October 2022). "Reviews: Klaus Schulze — Deus Arrakis". Exposé Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Klaus Schulze – Deus Arrakis". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
- Deus Arrakis at the official site of Klaus Schulze
- Deus Arrakis at Discogs
- AllMusic