SCHNITZLER & HERTZ

CON-HERTZ

Con-Hertz: Face On Radio (Auricle AMCDR 131) CDR

£7.00 + p&p

1. CHZ 1 28'53"
2. CHZ 2 4'30"
3. CHZ 3 7'40"
4. THE FOURTH REICH 9'26"
5. FACE ON RADIO 4'53"
6. S-Shape DEMO track 6 8'39"
7. S-Shape DEMO track 8 12'35"

Composed by Con-Hertz.
Compiled by Alan Freeman.
Recorded by Wolfgang Hertz at Studio C, Berlin (1980-1982).
6&7 are bonus tracks (1987). Issued under licence from W. Hertz.

Conrad Schnitzler: synthesizers, sequencer.
Wolfgang Hertz: tapes, effects, radio.
+ Stella Low: effects.

also available, but in short supply...

Con-Hertz: Face On Radio (Auricle AMC 016) c50

cover from Wolfgang Hertz design by Alan. £6.00 + p&p

A...
CHZ 1 29'10"
B...
CHZ 2 4'30"
CHZ 3 7'50"
THE FOURTH REICH 9'35"
FACE ON RADIO 4'55"

Composed by Con-Hertz.
Recorded by Wolfgang Hertz at Studio C, Berlin (1980-1982).
Compiled by Alan Freeman at Tachyon Studio.

Conrad Schnitzler: synths, sequencer.
Wolfgang Hertz: tapes, effects, radio.
+ Stella Low: effects.

Con-Hertz: Contrasts (Auricle AMC 028) 2x c90

cover by Alan. £9.00 + p&p

A...
CON BRIO (PARTS 1-24) 40'38"
B...
CON SPIRITO (PARTS 1-28) 41'16"
C...
CON FUOCO (PARTS 1-11) 37'42"
D...
CON DOLORE 18'55"
CON MOTO (PARTS 1-9) 19'49"

Composed by Con-Hertz.
Produced by Auricle Music.
Recorded at Con's Studio, Berlin (December 1986-January 1987).

Conrad Schnitzler: composing.
Wolfgang Hertz: voicing.

After Conrad Schnitzler left Tangerine Dream & Kluster (pre-Cluster) in the early 70's, he went on to be one of the most prolific explorative synthesists, and made dozens of albums, mostly as small private editions. In the 1980's he established numerous other projects, Con-Hertz was the duo of Conrad Schnitzler and Wolfgang Hertz (Ex-Aussenminister, Model 81), who made two very different tapes: "Face On Radio" consists of extracts (chosen by Auricle) from six hours of Wolfgang's remixes of archive recordings by Con in the style of "Conal". Aptly different, "Contrasts" is a direct collaboration between the two musicians, presenting a good deal of Con's best formative computer-electronic music, both melodic and abstract.

Wolfgang Hertz can also be heard solo on the "HISTORICAL AURICLE" CDR release, with the enigmatic but powerful "Return 9" dating from 1984, originally from the now deleted "Journey To The End Of Night" Auricle double cassette.