Conrad Schnitzler was a prolific German

Germany

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 experimental musician

Musician

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Schnitzler was born in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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. He was an early member of Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...

 (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster

Kluster

Kluster is a German experimental musical group whose work often resembles later industrial music.The original Kluster was short-lived, existing only from 1969 until mid-1971 when Conrad Schnitzler left and the remaining two members renamed themselves Cluster...

. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption

Eruption (German band)

Eruption was a short-lived German krautrock or experimental music super group founded by former Tangerine Dream member and then current Kluster member Conrad Schnitzler.- Core Members :* Conrad Schnitzler * Wolfgang Seidel...

 and then focusing on solo works. He continued to record from his home studio in Dallgow, Germany, creating CD-R

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s which he sold independently. Schnitzler also participated in several collaborations with other electronic music

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ians.

Conrad Schnitzler died from stomach cancer in the evening 4 August 2011.

Discography

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

1970

• Electronic Meditation
  Electronic Meditation
  -Personnel:* Edgar Froese – six- and twelve-string guitar, organ, piano, sound effects, tapes* Conrad Schnitzler – cello, violin, typewriter* Klaus Schulze – drums, percussion, metal sticks* Jimmy Jackson – organ...
  
  (with Tangerine Dream)
• Klopfzeichen
  Klopfzeichen
  Klopfzeichen is the first full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster.Klopfzeichen was recorded on December 21, 1969 at Rhenus-Studio, Gordorf, Germany. Liner notes on the CD reissue on the Hypnotic label as well as some websites place the recording date precisely one year later in...
  
  (with Kluster)

1971

• Zwei-Osterei
  Zwei-Osterei
  Zwei-Osterei is the second full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. The album title translates to English as "Two - Easter egg"....
  
  (with Kluster)
• Schwarz (a.k.a. Eruption
  Eruption (album)
  Eruption is the third and final full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. It is also the only live recording issued by Kluster....
  
  )

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
  Wolfgang Seidel
  Wolfgang Seidel was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 August 1953...
  
  )
• 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

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

1994

• Blue Glow
• Con Repetizione
• Contempora 00/045 - 00/053

1995

• Charred Machinery
• Electronegativity

1997

• 00/106
• The Piano Works 1
• 00/44

1999

• Construction
• 00/071: Piano
• 00/063: Piano
• Con/Solo/1
• 00/121: Piano
• 00/139: Concert
• Con/Solo/2
• Computer Jazz

2000

• The 88 Game
• 5.5.85 (Concert)

2001

• Conal2001
• Acon (with Hans Joachim Roedelius
  Hans Joachim Roedelius
  Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a German experimental, ambient and electronic musician. He is best known as a co-founder of the krautrock groups Cluster and Harmonia and for his work in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello.-Biography:...
  
  )

2002

• Con '72

2003

• Live Action 1997
• Gold
• Contakt

2004

• Con '72 Part II

2005

• Mi.T.-Con 04 (with Michael Thomas Roe)

2006

• Moon Mummy
• Zug
• Aquatic Vine Music (with Michael Thomas Roe)
• Conviction
• Con 2+
• ElectroCon
• Klavierhelm
• Trigger Trilogy

2007

• Mic + Con 07 (with Michael Thomas Roe)

2008

• Kluster 2007 (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
• rare tracks 1979 - 1982 (with Remixes by Dompteur Mooner) Erkrankung durch Musique Records
• 20070709 (with Bernhard Woestheinrich)

2009

• Kluster 2008: Three Olympic Cities Mix (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)
• Horror Odyssee (with Big Robot) - TIBProd. Italy

2010

• Kluster 2009: Three Voices (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)

2011

• Consequenz 010B (with Wolfgang Seidel) - Mirror Tapes
• Kluster CMO 2010 (with Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama)

External links

• Conrad Schnitzler Official
• Conrad Schnitzler Official (CON-tribute)
• Reviews of Schnitzler's work
• Schnitzler's entry in The Cassette Mythos
• Live at CTM08 in Berlin
• http://www.myspace.com/mitconmusic Mi.T.-CON
• http://mit-conmusic.com/ Mi.T.-CON