Klaus Wiese
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Klaus Wiese was a veteran e-musician, minimalist, and multi-instrumentalist. A master of the tibetan singing bowl
Singing bowl
Singing bowls are a type of bell, specifically classified as a standing bell. Rather than hanging inverted or attached to a handle, singing bowls sit with the bottom surface resting...

, he created an extensive series of album releases using them. Wiese also used the human voice, Persian stringed instruments, chimes, and other exotic instruments in his music.

Wiese is considered by some as one of the great ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 or space music
Space music
Space music, also called spacemusic, is an umbrella term, synonymous with a segment of New Age Music and Ambient Music, used to describe music that evokes a feeling of contemplative spaciousness. Space music can be found within a wide range of genres. It is particularly associated with ambient, New...

 artists such as Steve Roach (musician), Michael Stearns
Michael Stearns
Michael Stearns is a United States musician and composer of ambient music. He is also known as a film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for large format films, theatrical films, documentaries, commercials, and themed attractions....

, Constance Demby
Constance Demby
Constance Mary Demby is an American multi-instrument musician and composer. Demby is identified with the New Age movement , while some of her output is also classified as ambient or space music. She is also a singer, instrument designer, painter, sculptor, and multi-media producer...

, and Jonn Serrie
Jonn Serrie
Jonn Serrie is a composer of space music, a genre of ambient electronic music, and New Age music. He has recorded at least eighteen albums and worked on various projects for Lucasfilm, IMAX Corporation, NASA, the United States Navy, Hayden Planetarium, Expo Seville, and CNN.-Musical career:Serrie...

. His musical style is much more appropriately compared to the organic soundscapes of dark ambient
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...

 music such as Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...

, Alio Die, Mathias Grassow, and Tau Ceti.

He was a briefly member of the krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...

 band Popol Vuh (German band)
Popol Vuh (German band)
Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...

 in the early 1970s where he played tamboura on the albums Hosianna Mantra
Hosianna Mantra
Hosianna Mantra is the third album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1972 on the German record label Pilz. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track ....

 and Seligpreisung
Seligpreisung
Seligpreisung is the fourth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1973 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track .- Track listing :...

. Eventually Wiese would move away from krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...

 to his own version of long tone ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

 by the 1980s.

His music has regularly been featured on nationally syndicated radio programs such as Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space
Hearts of Space is a United States weekly syndicated public radio show featuring music of a contemplative nature drawn largely from the ambient, New Age and electronic genres, while also including classical, world, Celtic, experimental, and other music selections...

 and Star's End
Star's End
Star's End is a weekly, five-hour-long New Age music radio show broadcast by 88.5 WXPN, the University of Pennsylvania's radio station, in Philadelphia. It is the second longest-running show of its type in the world, after Hearts of Space.-History:...

.

Wiese is known also for his collaborations with Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan is a German-born sitar player and composer whose music spans the multiple genres of ambient, New Age, world and electronica.- Early influences :...

, Mathias Grassow, Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...

, Tau Ceti, Saam Schlamminger, and Ted de Jong. He collaborated with Deuter
Deuter
Deuter is a German New Age instrumentalist and recording artist known for his meditative style that blends Eastern and Western musical styles.- Biography :...

 on his "Silence is the Answer" album in 1980 and East of the Full Moon in 2005.

He traveled the Far East for many years studying Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...

 and Mysticism
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...

 which clearly influenced his spiritual, ambient music.

Death

Died on 27th January 2009 at the age of 67. "It wasn´t obvious he was sick and he was not suffering from any known illness. He died unexpectedly during the night of 26th January to 27th January."http://www.el-culto.eu/english/music/projects/klauswiese/index.html

Discography

Standard Releases



01. Baraka

02. Samarkand

03. Kalengra

04. Maraccaba

05. Tushita

06. Qumra I

07. Sabiha Sabiya

08. Klangschalen Meditation

09. Qumra II

10. Secret Doctrine with Ted de Jong

11. Geisha

12. Mahakala Puja [This recording of Tibetan buddhist meditation was made and overworked by K. Wiese and J. Zimmermann and is not a composition by Klaus Wiese.]

13. Trance (voice by Chin-Ok)

14. Uranus

15. Alhambra (voice by Chin-Ok Pausch)

16. Tibetische Klangschalen I

17. Tibetische Klangschalen II

18. Moksha

19. El Hadra with Ted de Jong and Mathias Grassow

20. Mystic Landscapes with Ted de Jong

21. Tambura

22. Space

23. Vision

24. Neptun

25. Cosmic Glue

26. Thanatos

27. Creation and Bernhard Jäger

28. Tariqa with Ted de Jong

29. A Kaori with Nono Orchestra (Mani Reißer, Rick Rummler, Klaus Wiese, Marc Leistikow)

30. Ceremony

31. Monsoon

32. Turandot

33. Koan with Saam Schlamminger

34. Dunya

35. Wouivre with Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...



36. Angels breakin’ with Nono Orchestra (Mani Reißer, Rick Rummler, Klaus Wiese, Marc Leistikow)

37. Qalandar, The Black Rose with Saam Schlamminger (New Earth Records
New Earth Records
New Earth Records is an independent record label focusing primarily on New Age Music and World Music. It was founded in 1990 in Munich, Germany, by European entrepreneurs Bhikkhu Schober and Waduda Paradiso under the auspices of the spiritual teacher known as Osho...

, 1999)

38. Soma

39. Mercurius with Mathias Grassow

40. Ming Noir

41.Mudra

42. Genesis by Nebula Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...

, Tau Ceti, Mauro Malgrande and Lorenzo Pierobon

43. ZEN

44. Holy Domain with Mathias Grassow

45.The path of white clouds by Nebula (Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...

, Tau Ceti, Mauro Malgrande and Mathias Grassow)

46. Arcana

47. Touch of Silence

48. The Alchemy of Happiness with Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan is a German-born sitar player and composer whose music spans the multiple genres of ambient, New Age, world and electronica.- Early influences :...



49. Perfume (Nextera
Nextera
Nextera is a pioneering independent Czech record label, founded in Prague in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in dance, ambient and electronic music. It was founded by Kristian Kotarac.- Artists :* Clock DVA* The Hafler Trio...

, 2006)

50. Seed

51. Akhira (Umbra 066)



CDRs 2004-2007



KW 001 Klaus Wiese Ruh (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 002 Klaus Wiese Al Lahut (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 003 Klaus Wiese Creation II (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 004 Klaus Wiese Canyon (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 005 Klaus Wiese The Rosenberg Tapes (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 006 Klaus Wiese Musica Invisibile (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 007 Klaus Wiese Touareg (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 008 Klaus Wiese Logos (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 009 Klaus Wiese Gnosis (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 010 Klaus Wiese Cosmic Glue II (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 011 Klaus Wiese Ommayads (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 012 Klaus Wiese Pulse (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 013 Klaus Wiese Maquam (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 014 Klaus Wiese Infinitum (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 015 Klaus Wiese Crane (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 016 Klaus Wiese Omega (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 017 Klaus Wiese Ghost Works (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 018 Klaus Wiese Death Of A Samurai (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 019 Klaus Wiese Camouflage (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 020 Klaus Wiese White Clouds (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 021 Klaus Wiese Cocoon (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 022 Klaus Wiese Breaking Through The Eggshell (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 023 Klaus Wiese Live At Due Acque 1998 (CDr, Album) 2004

KW 024 Klaus Wiese Alhambra (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 025 Klaus Wiese Baraka (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 026 Klaus Wiese Cosmic Glue (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 027 Bernhard Jäger & Klaus Wiese Creation - Chinese Gong (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 028 Klaus Wiese Geisha (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 029 Klaus Wiese Kalengra (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 030 Klaus Wiese Klangschalen Meditation (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 031 Klaus Wiese Mahakala-Puja (CDr, Album)

KW 032 Klaus Wiese Maraccaba (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 033 Klaus Wiese Qumra I (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 034 Klaus Wiese Qumra II (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 035 Klaus Wiese Sabiha Sabiya (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 036 Klaus Wiese Secret Doctrine (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 037 Klaus Wiese Thanatos (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 038 Klaus Wiese The Healing Touch Of Tambura (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 039 Klaus Wiese Tibetische Klangschalen III - Moksha (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 040 Klaus Wiese Trance (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 041 Klaus Wiese Tushita (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 042 Klaus Wiese Gandharfa (CDr, Album) 2005

KW 043 Klaus Wiese Yoga (CDr, Album) 2005

KW 044 Klaus Wiese KW (CDr, Album) 2005

KW 045 Klaus Wiese Tibetische Klangschalen I (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 046 Klaus Wiese Tibetische Klangschalen II (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2005

KW 047 Klaus Wiese Divine Orbit (CDr, Album, RE, RM) 2006

KW 048 Klaus Wiese All About The Sun (CDr, Album) 2006

KW 049 Klaus Wiese Klangschalen Sounds - The Complete Archives Recordings (12xCDr, Comp, Ltd) 2007

Appearances

on Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic Quiché kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book of the Community," "Book of Counsel," or more literally as "Book of the People."...

 albums

Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
Hosianna Mantra
Hosianna Mantra is the third album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1972 on the German record label Pilz. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track ....

 (1972)

Popol Vuh - Seligpreisung
Seligpreisung
Seligpreisung is the fourth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1973 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track .- Track listing :...

 (1973)

on Deuter
Deuter
Deuter is a German New Age instrumentalist and recording artist known for his meditative style that blends Eastern and Western musical styles.- Biography :...

 albums

Deuter - Silence Is The Answer (1992)

Deuter - East Of The Full Moon (2005)

on Mathais Grassow albums

Mathias Grassow - In Search Of Sanity (1993)

Mathias Grassow - Ambience (1995)

Mathias Grassow - The Lanzarote Concert (1995)

Mathias Grassow, Rüdiger Gleisberg, and Amir Baghiri - Arcanum (2007)

Mathias Grassow - Lanzarote-Spirits (1997)

Mathias Grassow - Awaken The Empire Of Dark Wood (1998)

Mathias Grassow - Mind Riders (2006)

Mathias Grassow - Namakar (1998)

Mathias Grassow - The Dreamquest-Sessions (1998)

Mathias Grassow - The Nightquest-Sessions (1998)

Mathias Grassow - Emerald (1999)

Mathias Grassow - Himavat (1999)

Mathias Grassow - Passion II (1999)

Mathias Grassow - The Concerts... (1999)

Mathias Grassow - The Fragrance Of Eternal Roses (2000)

Mathias Grassow - The Hollow (2001)

Mathias Grassow - The OM-Drones (2001)

Alio Die & Mathias Grassow - Expanding Horizon (2003)

Mathias Grassow - Holy Domain (2003)

Mathias Grassow And Guests - Opus Posthumum (2005)

Mathias Grassow And Guests - Opus Posthumum 2 (2005)

Mathias Grassow - Clear Light Of Death (2006)

Mathias Grassow and Guests - Dronament (2006)

Mathias Grassow - Master Of Ambience (2006)

Mathias Grassow - Highlights 1 (2007)

Mathias Grassow - Master Of Ambience 2 (2007)


on Nebula albums

Nebula - Genesis (2002)

Nebula - The Path Of White Clouds (2003)

on Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...

 albums

Oöphoi & Tau Ceti - Subterranea (2003)

Oöphoi - Wouivre (2004)

Oöphoi - As We Slip Away To Dream (2005)

Oöphoi - Khumba Mela (2005))

Oöphoi - EP Collection Vol. 2 (2006)

Oöphoi - Dreams (2006)

Oöphoi - Whispers From The Noisy Void (2009)


with Oöphoi
Oöphoi
Oöphoi is a pseudonym used by Italian ambient musician Gianluigi Gasparetti. He is perhaps best known for his role as the editor of "Deep Listenings", an Italian magazine dedicated to ambient and deep atmospheric music, where he has featured interviews with many famous ambient artists including...



The Light Sweeps All the Mist Away

A Call, An Echo

Deva Mela

Cherua


on Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan
Al Gromer Khan is a German-born sitar player and composer whose music spans the multiple genres of ambient, New Age, world and electronica.- Early influences :...

 albums

Al Gromer Khan - Chai & Roses (2004)

Al Gromer Khan - Turya (2006)

with Dotek Ticha

Tibetske Misy


with Jim Cole

Plejades (download, never released on cd)

on other albums

Miloslav Bureš - Trompeten-Serenade (1980)

Joachim E. Berendt - Planetentöne Vol. 1 (2001)

KarmaCosmic & Darshini - Sat Chid Ananda (2007)

Sarina - Space Voyager

External links

Klaus Wiese websitehttp://www.klaus-wiese.com

Discogs page on Klaus Wiese http://www.discogs.com/artist/Klaus+Wiese

Artist Direct page on Klaus Wiese http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/albums/releases/klaus-wiese/533426

NME (New Musical Express) page on Klaus Wiese http://www.nme.com/artists/klaus-wiese
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