Conrad Schnitzler

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Conrad Schnitzler : biography

17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011

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, by Geeta Dayal (20 August 2011) 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.

Discography

Note: Schnitzler’s full discography would be difficult to catalog, as he had many private, limited and one-off releases.

1970

  • Electronic Meditation (with Tangerine Dream)
  • Klopfzeichen (with Kluster)

1971

  • Zwei-Osterei (with Kluster)
  • Schwarz (a.k.a. Eruption)

1973

  • Rot
  • Slowmotion

1974

  • Blau
  • Work in Progress
  • The Red Cassette
  • The Black Cassette

1978

  • Con

1980

  • Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal (EP)
  • Consequenz (with Wolfgang Seidel)
  • Die Wandelnde Klangwolke Aus Berlin

1981

  • Contempora
  • Con 3
  • Conrad & Sohn (with Gregor Schnitzler)
  • Conal
  • Control
  • Gelb (reissue of The Black Cassette as an LP)
  • Grün
  • Context

1982

  • Convex
  • The Russians Are Coming (EP)
  • Container

1983

  • Con 3.3.83

1984

  • Con ’84

1985

  • Con ’85

1986

  • Concert
  • Consequenz II (with Wolfgang Seidel)
  • Micon in Italia (with Michael Otto)
  • Face On Radio (with Wolfgang Hertz)
  • Con ’86
  • GenCon Productions (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
  • Conversion Day

1987

  • Congratulacion
  • Contrasts (with Wolfgang Hertz)
  • Black Box 1987
  • Contra-Terrene
  • Conditions of the Gas Giant
  • Deathcrush (Silvester Anfang intro) (with Mayhem)

1988

  • ConGen: New Dramatic Electronic Music (with Gen Ken Montgomery)
  • CS 1 – CS 13: January 1988 – December 1988
  • Concho (with Michael Chocholak)
  • GenCon Dramatic (GenCon Live) (with Gen Ken Montgomery)

1989

  • Constellations
  • CS 89/1 – CS 89/12: January 1989 – December 1989
  • The Cassette Concert (with Gen Ken Montgomery)

1990

  • Kynak (Camma) (with Giancarlo Toniutti)
  • CS 90/1 – CS 90/12: January 1990 – December 1990
  • Confidential Tapes
  • 00/001 – 00/004: Confidential Tapes

1991

  • Contempora 00/014 – 00/031

1992

  • Tolling Toggle (with Jorg Thomasius)
  • Tonart Eins (with Tonart)
  • Ballet Statique (reissue of Con)
  • Contempora 00/032 – 00/039

1993

  • Clock Face (with Jorg Thomasius)
  • Tonart Zwei (with Tonart)
  • Con Brio
  • Contempora 00/040 – 00/044