{"product_id":"conrad-schnitzler-conal-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-7-10-26","title":"Conrad Schnitzler - Conal (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER - Out 7\/10\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 7\/10\/26. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP version. When \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released in 1981 on the Norwegian independent label Uniton Records with an initial run of 4,000 LPs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchnitzler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had already long been known beyond the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany and was now appreciated worldwide as a media artist and musician. In addition to the many cassette and LP editions he released himself, international labels were now increasingly releasing his music. In the same year as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for example, the album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eControl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released on the American label DYS, followed in 1986 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the USA and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsequenz 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Spain. Schnitzler worked tirelessly and his total work of art, including his music, was becoming increasingly multifaceted. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a good example of this development.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The two tracks, each around 21 minutes long ('N1' and 'N2'), are not cast from the same mold, but consist of several parts blended together, which are not noted as such in the credits. This sequence creates the character of a narrative divided into several chapters, which, however, does not offer the listener a concrete plot. Schnitzler was not a storyteller. When he divides long pieces into clearly distinguishable sections, as he does here in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it is in order to create a kind of panoramic view of his current work phase in condensed form. The complexity of the individual sections and the extraordinarily skillful and technically flawless crossfades and layering suggest that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was once again produced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Baumann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's studio. Although the good relationship between the two musicians never led to a musical collaboration, Baumann repeatedly made his extremely well-equipped Paragon Studio available to Schnitzler. It is also conceivable that Baumann and his brilliant sound engineer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Roper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provided useful technical suggestions for the realization of Schnitzler's music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of those albums that, when it was released in the early 1980s, astonished Schnitzler listeners in a positive way: Schnitzler had once again dared to take an artistic step forward. It is hard to comprehend that this restless, uncompromising artist released one high-caliber album after another in relatively quick succession. For he was not only a musician, but also a media artist, performer and author of art theory texts. Fortunately, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the treasures from his catalogue of works, and I have already asked elsewhere: How many other treasures are waiting to be rediscovered. The grand mosaic that is Schnitzler still has gaps, even when the contours are clearly visible.\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsmus Tietchens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47947604951258,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/BB502LP_CU.jpg?v=1780451822","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/conrad-schnitzler-conal-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-7-10-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}