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Conrad Schnitzler
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Schnitzler was born in <a href="/facts/D%25C3%25BCsseldorf/twteRHCh">Düsseldorf</a>, Germany.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> His father was German, his mother was Italian. He had a wife and they had three children,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> one of whom is son <a href="/facts/Gregor_Schnitzler/KzJGfPQr">Gregor Schnitzler</a>, who was born in 1964 in Berlin and who is a film director.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>Schnitzler, <a href="/facts/Dieter_Moebius/KSYYNUKN">Dieter Moebius</a>, and <a href="/facts/Hans-Joachim_Roedelius/p8PSRaKp">Hans-Joachim Roedelius</a> formed <a href="/facts/Kluster/moAnVjxq">Kluster</a> in 1969 after the three had met at the <a href="/facts/Zodiak_Free_Arts_Lab/pNlkCBfp">Zodiak Free Arts Lab</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> This trio released three albums: <i><a href="/facts/Klopfzeichen/vrJ6HQhz">Klopfzeichen</a></i> (1970), <i><a href="/facts/Zwei-Osterei/1eC37bXF">Zwei-Osterei</a></i> (1971) and <i><a href="/facts/Eruption_(album)/LuNgxlQF">Eruption</a></i> (1971). When Schnitzler left the group, Roedelius and Moebius became <a href="/facts/Cluster_(band)/L0lSleXL">Cluster</a>. Around this time, Schnitzler also joined <a href="/facts/Tangerine_Dream/JJI6FTCk">Tangerine Dream</a> for their debut album <i><a href="/facts/Electronic_Meditation/hm83e0zC">Electronic Meditation</a></i> (1970). </p><p>Schnitzler provided the introductory music for Norwegian <a href="/facts/Black_metal/g4xlNCoV">black metal</a> band <a href="/facts/Mayhem_(band)/0w79lbUD">Mayhem</a>'s debut EP <i><a href="/facts/Deathcrush/hUzl26s1">Deathcrush</a></i> in 1987, following a meeting with teenage guitarist <a href="/facts/Euronymous/Mn8Xbjr7">Euronymous</a> in the mid-1980s. The instrumental track, entitled "Silvester Anfang", was randomly selected from Schnitzler's archive of works in progress.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> The piece is still played at most of the band's live shows.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> For many years Schnitzler appeared in the comics of <a href="/facts/Matt_Howarth/VAnJoRKb">Matt Howarth</a> (particularly <i><a href="/facts/Savage_Henry_(comics)/URYq41Ys">Savage Henry</a></i>) as a member of the band <a href="/facts/The_Bulldaggers/URYq41Ys">The Bulldaggers</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> His 2006 work Moon Mummy is a collaboration with Matt Howarth based on an included PDF comic. </p><p>Schnitzler died from stomach cancer on 4 August 2011 in Berlin.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <p>1970 </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Electronic_Meditation/hm83e0zC">Electronic Meditation</a></i> (with Tangerine Dream)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Klopfzeichen/vrJ6HQhz">Klopfzeichen</a></i> (with Kluster)</li></ul> <p>1971 </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Zwei-Osterei/1eC37bXF">Zwei-Osterei</a></i> (with Kluster)</li> <li><i>Schwarz</i> (a.k.a. <i><a href="/facts/Eruption_(album)/LuNgxlQF">Eruption</a></i>)</li></ul> <p>1973 </p> <ul><li><i>Rot</i></li> <li><i>Slowmotion</i></li></ul> <p>1974 </p> <ul><li><i>Blau</i></li> <li><i>Work in Progress</i></li> <li><i>The Red Cassette</i></li> <li><i>The Black Cassette</i></li></ul> <p>1978 </p> <ul><li><i>Con</i></li></ul> <p>1980 </p> <ul><li><i>Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal</i> (EP)</li> <li><i>Consequenz</i> (with Wolfgang Seidel [de])</li> <li><i>Die wandelnde Klangwolke aus Berlin</i></li></ul> <p>1981 </p> <ul><li><i>Contempora</i></li> <li><i>Con 3</i></li> <li><i>Conrad & Sohn</i> (with Gregor Schnitzler)</li> <li><i>Conal</i></li> <li><i>Control</i></li> <li><i>Gelb</i> (reissue of <i>The Black Cassette</i> as an LP)</li> <li><i>Grün</i></li> <li><i>Context</i></li></ul> <p>1982 </p> <ul><li><i>Convex</i></li> <li><i>The Russians Are Coming</i> (EP, with <a href="/facts/Peter_Baumann/W1TmVwnF">Peter Baumann</a>)</li> <li><i>Container</i></li></ul> <p>1983 </p> <ul><li><i>Con 3.3.83</i></li></ul> <p>1984 </p> <ul><li><i>Con '84</i></li></ul> <p>1985 </p> <ul><li><i>Con '85</i></li></ul> <p>1986 </p> <ul><li><i>Concert</i></li> <li><i>Consequenz II</i> (with Wolfgang Seidel)</li> <li><i>Micon in Italia</i> (with Michael Otto)</li> <li><i>Face on Radio</i> (with Wolfgang Hertz)</li> <li><i>Con '86</i></li> <li><i>GenCon Productions</i> (with <a href="/facts/Gen_Ken_Montgomery/nEYc5pVD">Gen Ken Montgomery</a>)</li> <li><i>Conversion Day</i></li></ul> <p>1987 </p> <ul><li><i>Congratulacion</i></li> <li><i>Contrasts</i> (with Wolfgang Hertz)</li> <li><i>Black Box 1987</i></li> <li><i>Contra-Terrene</i></li> <li><i>Conditions of the Gas Giant</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Deathcrush/hUzl26s1">Deathcrush</a> (Silvester Anfang intro)</i> (with <a href="/facts/Mayhem_(band)/0w79lbUD">Mayhem</a>)</li></ul> <p>1988 </p> <ul><li><i>ConGen: New Dramatic Electronic Music</i> (with <a href="/facts/Gen_Ken_Montgomery/nEYc5pVD">Gen Ken Montgomery</a>)</li> <li><i>CS 1 – CS 13: January 1988 – December 1988</i></li> <li><i>Concho</i> (with Michael Chocholak)</li> <li><i>GenCon Dramatic (GenCon Live)</i> (with Gen Ken Montgomery)</li></ul> <p>1989 </p> <ul><li><i>Constellations</i></li> <li><i>CS 89/1 – CS 89/12: January 1989 – December 1989</i></li> <li><i>The Cassette Concert</i> (with Gen Ken Montgomery)</li></ul> <p>1990 </p> <ul><li><i>Kynak (Camma)</i> (with Giancarlo Toniutti)</li> <li><i>CS 90/1 – CS 90/12: January 1990 – December 1990</i></li> <li><i>Confidential Tapes</i></li> <li><i>00/001 – 00/004: Confidential Tapes</i></li></ul> <p>1991 </p> <ul><li><i>Contempora 00/014 – 00/031</i></li></ul> <p>1992 </p> <ul><li><i>Tolling Toggle</i> (with Jorg Thomasius)</li> <li><i>Tonart Eins</i> (with Tonart)</li> <li><i>Ballet Statique</i> (reissue of <i>Con</i>)</li> <li><i>Contempora 00/032 – 00/039</i></li></ul> <p>1993 </p> <ul><li><i>Clock Face</i> (with Jorg Thomasius)</li> <li><i>Tonart Zwei</i> (with Tonart)</li> <li><i>Con Brio</i></li> <li><i>Contempora 00/040 – 00/044</i></li></ul> <p>1994 </p> <ul><li><i>Blue Glow</i></li> <li><i>Con Repetizione</i></li> <li><i>Contempora 00/045 – 00/053</i></li></ul> <p>1995 </p> <ul><li><i>Charred Machinery</i></li> <li><i>Electronegativity</i></li></ul> <p>1997 </p> <ul><li><i>00/106</i></li> <li><i>The Piano Works 1</i></li> <li><i>00/44</i></li></ul> <p>1999 </p> <ul><li><i>Construction</i></li> <li><i>00/071: Piano</i></li> <li><i>00/063: Piano</i></li> <li><i>Con/Solo/1</i></li> <li><i>00/121: Piano</i></li> <li><i>00/139: Concert</i></li> <li><i>Con/Solo/2</i></li> <li><i>Computer Jazz</i></li></ul> <p>2000 </p> <ul><li><i>The 88 Game</i></li> <li><i>5.5.85 (Concert)</i></li></ul> <p>2001 </p> <ul><li><i>Conal2001</i></li> <li><i>Acon</i> (with <a href="/facts/Hans-Joachim_Roedelius/p8PSRaKp">Hans-Joachim Roedelius</a>)</li> <li><i>00/142-8</i> – MHz Records. Germany</li></ul> <p>2002 </p> <ul><li><i>Con '72</i></li></ul> <p>2003 </p> <ul><li><i>Live Action 1997</i></li> <li><i>Gold</i></li> <li><i>Contakt</i></li></ul> <p>2004 </p> <ul><li><i>Con '72 Part II</i></li></ul> <p>2005 </p> <ul><li><i>Mi.T.-Con 04</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe)</li></ul> <p>2006 </p> <ul><li><i>Moon Mummy</i></li> <li><i>Zug</i></li> <li><i>Aquatic Vine Music</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe)</li> <li><i>Conviction</i></li> <li><i>Con 2+</i></li> <li><i>ElectroCon</i></li> <li><i>Klavierhelm</i></li> <li><i>Trigger Trilogy</i></li></ul> <p>2007 </p> <ul><li><i>Mic + Con 07</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe)</li></ul> <p>2008 </p> <ul><li><i>Kluster 2007</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)</li> <li><i>rare tracks 1979–1982</i> (with Remixes by Dompteur Mooner) Erkrankung durch Musique Records</li> <li><i>20070709</i> (with Bernhard Woestheinrich)</li></ul> <p>2009 </p> <ul><li><i>Aquafit</i> (with Big Robot) – Karisma. Norway</li> <li><i>Kluster 2008: Three Olympic Cities Mix</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)</li> <li><i>Horror Odyssee</i> (with Big Robot) – TIBProd. Italy</li></ul> <p>2010 </p> <ul><li><i>Kluster 2009: Three Voices</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)</li></ul> <p>2011 </p> <ul><li><i>Consequenz 010B</i> (with Wolfgang Seidel) – Mirror Tapes</li> <li><i>Kluster CMO 2010</i> (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)</li> <li><i>Against The Grain</i> (with Håvard Tveito, Ole Christensen, <a href="/facts/Kjetil_Manheim/0w79lbUD">Kjetil Manheim</a>, Johannes Stockhausen Hektoen, Fredrik Owesen, Tord Litleskare, Nils Martin Haugfoss, Marius Håndlykken, Shawn Ytterland and Vigleik Skogerbø)</li></ul> <p>2012 </p> <ul><li><i>Endtime</i></li></ul> <p>2015 </p> <ul><li><i>GEN CON Barbarella</i> (with <a href="/facts/Gen_Ken_Montgomery/nEYc5pVD">Gen Ken Montgomery</a>, Arvo Zylo, <a href="/facts/Mama_Baer/Id0IrCD4">Mama Baer</a>, <a href="/facts/Kommissar_Hjuler/D5QB9Ref">Kommissar Hjuler</a>) – Psych.KG</li> <li><i>GEN CON FLUX</i> (with Gen Ken Montgomery & Mama Baer, Kommissar Hjuler) – Psych.KG</li> <li><i>genconhjulachinsky</i> (with Gen Ken Montgomery, <a href="/facts/Steve_Dalachinsky/9TeTKYIc">Steve Dalachinsky</a> & Kommissar Hjuler) – Psych.KG</li></ul> <p>2016 </p> <ul><li><i>Kontraktion</i> (with Pharmakustik) – Rotorelief. France</li></ul> <p>2018 </p> <ul><li><i>Extruder</i> (with Pharmakustik) – Rotorelief. France</li></ul> <p>2021 </p> <ul><li><i>Schubkraft</i> (with Pharmakustik) – Rotorelief. France</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://fancymoon.com/con_s/">Conrad Schnitzler Official (CON-tribute)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/Conrad+Schnitzler">Conrad Schnitzler</a> discography at <a href="/facts/Discogs/wdyMoREv">Discogs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.soniccuriosity.com/sc090.htm">Reviews of Schnitzler's work</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060624204311/http://members.ai5.net/indexer%40ai5.net/cassettemythos/cassconcert.html">Schnitzler's entry in <i>The Cassette Mythos</i></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070711111624/http://www.mit-conmusic.com/">Mi.T.-CON</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.furious.com/perfect/conradschnitzler.html">2008 article/interview with Conrad Schnitzler at <i>Perfect Sound Forever</i></a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Conrad Schnitzler Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2025. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Conrad Schnitzler (1937–2011) Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Geeta Dayal (20 August 2011) <a href="http://blog.frieze.com/conrad-schnitzler/" target="_blank">http://blog.frieze.com/conrad-schnitzler/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Deathcrush at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2010. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r565857" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/r565857</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Conrad Schnitzler Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2025. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Conrad Schnitzler (1937–2011) Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Geeta Dayal (20 August 2011) <a href="http://blog.frieze.com/conrad-schnitzler/" target="_blank">http://blog.frieze.com/conrad-schnitzler/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Gregor Schnitzler at IMDb <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774221/" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774221/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Curry, Russ (May 1996). "A Curious History of Cluster". Curious Music. Retrieved 29 October 2007. <a href="http://www.thing.de/delektro/www-eng/cluhist.html" target="_blank">http://www.thing.de/delektro/www-eng/cluhist.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Mayhem – Deathcrush". leastworstoption.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020. <a href="http://www.leastworstoption.com/category/conrad-schnitzler/" target="_blank">http://www.leastworstoption.com/category/conrad-schnitzler/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Song statistics- Silvester Anfang by Mayhem". setlist.fm. Retrieved 29 April 2020. <a href="https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/mayhem-43d683df.html?song=Silvester+Anfang" target="_blank">https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/mayhem-43d683df.html?song=Silvester+Anfang</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Conrad Schnitzler in the comics". Fancymoon.com. <a href="http://fancymoon.com/con_s/matthowarth.shtml" target="_blank">http://fancymoon.com/con_s/matthowarth.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Conrad Schnitzler Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2025. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/artist/conrad-schnitzler-mn0000120482</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>""R.I.P. Conrad Schnitzler"". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111007033333/http://alteredzones.com/posts/1756/rip-conrad-schnitzler/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111007033333/http://alteredzones.com/posts/1756/rip-conrad-schnitzler/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>