Born August 4th 1947, Schulze initially made his mark as a drummer, first with the group Psy Free, later with Tangerine Dream (he played on their first album \"Electronic Meditation\" before he quit) and Ash Ra Tempel (with Manuel Göttsching). In 1971 Schulze started a solo career as an electronic musician and released a couple of heavily experimental albums, \"Irrlicht\" and \"Cyborg\". 1974\'s \"Blackdance\" was the first release where he used a \"real\" synthesizer, and later in the 70\'s he would record albums such as \"Moondawn\", \"Mirage\" and \"X\" and embark on several tours, documented across a number of live albums.
Born August 4th 1947, Schulze initially made his mark as a drummer, first with the group Psy Free, later with Tangerine Dream (he played on their first album \"Electronic Meditation\" before he quit) and Ash Ra Tempel (with Manuel Göttsching). In 1971 Schulze started a solo career as an electronic musician and released a couple of heavily experimental albums, \"Irrlicht\" and \"Cyborg\". 1974\'s \"Blackdance\" was the first release where he used a \"real\" synthesizer, and later in the 70\'s he would record albums such as \"Moondawn\", \"Mirage\" and \"X\" and embark on several tours, documented across a number of live albums.