IN MEMORY OF KLAUS SCHULZE

Klaus Schulze, the wunderkind of the ‘Berlin School’ of electronic music, died on April 26, 2022, just three months shy of his 75th birthday. The German multi-instrumentalist was in the process of readying Deus Arrakis, the 47th album released under his own name. Although Schulze had been suffering with ill-health for some time, the suddenness of his passing still came as a surprise to those closest to him. He’s survived by his wife and two sons.

The flamboyant showman of the 1970s had become more private and reclusive in the 21st century, but Schulze was nevertheless open in interviews about the fact he had a regular dialysis regime that he had to contend with, stopping him from getting out and about, and he curtailed face-to-face interviews in favour of the internet. He communicated almost exclusively by email with journalists and collaborators, such were the day-to-day difficulties he