Klaus Schulze to release first studio album in 5 years

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Krautrock pioneer Klaus Schulze will release Silhouettes in May - his first studio album in five years

Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze (Image credit: Getty)

Klaus Schulze has announced that he’ll release his new studio album later this year.

Titled Silhouettes, it’s the Krautrock pioneer’s first record in five years and will arrive on May 25 via SPV on CD, 2LP and via digital platforms.

Silhouettes features four compositions which were created last year and were written following an extended period of rest due to health issues affecting Schulze.

He says: “The result automatically was a phase of reflection, of retrospection, of pure contemplation. In the wake of your 70th birthday, you naturally find yourself looking back at the past, so the result is a reorientation, a renewed awareness of what is really important.”

Schulze says his new music has been reduced “to the essential things” and adds: “No great distractions, nothing to force your attention in a certain direction, no major effects or gimmicks, no frills or dominant rhythms.

“It was important to me to paint the pictures in the depth of the space, the sonic fields of tension and atmosphere.”

Find the Silhouettes cover and tracklist below.

Klaus Schulze Silhouettes tracklist

  1. Silhouettes
  2. Der lange Blick zurück
  3. Quae simplex
  4. Châteaux faits des vent

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.