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Conrad Schnitzler

Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal (12"EP)

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Very rare original 1980 EP on RCA with four pieces of NDW/avantgarde-dance electronic music by former Tangerine Dream / Kluster memember and one of the most peculiar and adventurous electronic explorers of the German scene.

condition (record/cover): NM / VG+ (light general wear)

For a brief stretch around 1980, Conrad Schnitzler flirted with the pop single, and Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal is the splendid result. Named after the GDR's notorious propaganda television programme, issued improbably by the major label RCA, and stamped "Super-Sound-Single, Disco-Remix" beside a photograph of Schnitzler's face painted black and white, it sets his abrasive electronics to something close to a Neue Deutsche Welle beat, complete with vocals he rarely otherwise used.

A monster of a track that, by rights, should have been as big as anything Kraftwerk put out. The RCA twelve-inch.

Details
Cat. number: PC-5908
Year: 1980

Release notes

℗ 1980 RCA Records

Tracklist
A1Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal3:13
A2Fabrik3:57
B1Der Wagen Der Rollt3:21
B2Elektroklang4:00
Credits
ℋ1
Lacquer Cut By
Ulli A. Rützel
Producer
Conrad Schnitzler
Written-By