Conrad Schnitzler
Conrad ("Conny") Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician. Schnitzler's father was German, his mother was Italian. He had a wife and they had three children, one of whom is son Gregor Schnitzler, who was born in 1964 in Berlin and who is a film director.
Life
Schnitzler was born in Düsseldorf. A co-founder of West Berlin's Zodiak Free Arts Lab, he was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.
Conrad Schnitzler died from stomach cancer on 4 August 2011 in Berlin.
Cultural References
For many years Conrad Schnitzler appeared in the comics of Matt Howarth as a member of the band The Bulldaggers. His 2006 work Moon Mummy is a collaboration with Matt Howarth based on an included PDF comic.
Discography
Note: Schnitzler's full discography would be difficult to catalog, as he had many private, limited and one-off releases.
Podcasts:
Conrad Schnitzler
ALBUMS
- 00-767 released: 2014
- Congratulacion released: 2014
- Grün released: 2014
- Gelb released: 2014
- Silber released: 2013
- Gold released: 2013
- Con-Struct released: 2012
- 00/830 Endtime released: 2012
- Rot released: 2012
- Blau released: 2012
- Con-Struct released: 2011
- Hirschgebrüll released: 2010
- DictaCon released: 2010
- 10 kW/h (1973-1977) released: 2010
- Consequenz II released: 2009
- Concert released: 2009
- Con '85 released: 2009
- Convex released: 2008
- Contempora released: 2008
- Context released: 2008
- Rare Tracks 1979 - 1982 Re-Edited released: 2008
- Aquatic Vine Music released: 2006
- Trigger Trilogy released: 2006
- Klavierhelm released: 2006
- Conviction released: 2006
- Zwei-Osterei released: 2006
- Klopzeichen released: 2006
- Schwarz released: 2006
- Con 2+ released: 2006
- Electrocon released: 2006
- Mi.T.-Con 04 released: 2005
- Conrad & Sohn released: 2005
- Tracks From the Ivory Tower released: 2003
- Live Action 1977 released: 2002
- Conal 2001 released: 2001
- 00/106 released: 1997
- Charred Machinery: The Cassette Concert Series No. 2 released: 1995
- Control released: 1995
- Electronegativity released: 1995
- Blue Glow: The Cassette Concert Series No. 1 released: 1994
- Con released: 1992
- Constellations released: 1989
- ConGen: New Dramatic Electronic Music released: 1988
- Micon in Italia released: 1986
- Container released: 1982
- Conal released: 1981
- Con 3 released: 1981
- Consequenz released: 1980
- The Red Cassette released: 1973
00/830 Endtime
Released 2012- Endtime – 1
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00/106
Released 1997- 00/106, Pt. 1
- 00/106, Pt. 2
- 00/106, Pt. 3
- 00/106, Pt. 4
- 00/106, Pt. 5
- 00/106, Pt. 6
- 00/106, Pt. 7
- 00/106, Pt. 8
- 00/106, Pt. 9
- 00/106, Pt. 10
- 00/106, Pt. 11
- 00/106, Pt. 12
- 00/106, Pt. 13
- 00/106, Pt. 14
- 00/106, Pt. 15
- 00/106, Pt. 16
- 00/106, Pt. 17
- 00/106, Pt. 18
- 00/106, Pt. 19
- 00/106, Pt. 20
- 00/106, Pt. 21
- 00/106, Pt. 22
- 00/106, Pt. 23
Control
Released 1995- Echoing Dramatic Cumalative Whirling Tension
- Low Altitude Minimal Largo
- Gently Distorted Music Box in a Frying Pan
- Propellers in Contrary Motion
- Ignited Crashing Meteors
- Contrapuntal Interstellar Radars
- Exploding Springs IN Layers
- Glass Burial Mechanism
- Planet Revolution Pendulum
- Clock-Chime Ballet
- Drifting Space Shuttle
- Solar Light Reflections
- Polychromatic Interplays
- Atonal Honking Horn Interlude With Revolving Light
- Golden Specks in Compressed Brass
- Processed Cheese Mouth Organ
- Rain Bouncing on a Propeller
- Broken and Transposed Factory Alarm
- Harmonium With Cream
- Spotlight Sprinkler With Whimsical Recurrence
- Elastic Cartoon Whistle With Steady Pulse
- Stereo Blasting Cannon With Sparse Refractors
- Composition With Gongs, Dots, Streaks and Triangle
- Thick Informal Smears
- Buckled Wheel
Blue Glow: The Cassette Concert Series No. 1
Released 1994- Blue Glow
- The Awakening
- Voltage Dance Steps
- Attack of the Fast Breeder
- Fly of the Electric Waves
- Suspensions of the Electron Collider
- Wandering of the Inert Gas
- Reactivation of the Electron Repelling
- New Dawn
- The City of Light
- Gaz Journey in a Bulb
- Elastic Banjo Takes a Stroll
- Dotted Lasso Whirling Simulations
- Closed Loop System
- Shrieking Alarm
