''Eruption'' is the third and final full-length album by German experimental music trio

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. It is also the only live recording issued by Kluster. ''Eruption'' was recorded in 1971 at the last concert performed by Kluster and was recorded by

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. Eruption was released with what, according to Conrad Schnitzler, was an incorrect title ''Kluster und Eruption'' in 1971 as a private pressing. Only 200 copies of the original LP were pressed and sold. It was reissued as a Conrad Schnitzler solo album under the title ''Schwarz'' (literally "Black"), though the contributions by

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and

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were credited. The album was not released under its proper title, Eruption, until the reissue on CD in 1997 by German label

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. Conrad Schnitzler also reissued ''Eruption'' on CD on his

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label. ''Eruption'' is widely considered to be the most listenable Kluster release. It is the only release without spoken religious text. In places the style also begins to resemble the electronic sound heard on early albums by

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, the successor to Kluster which came into being after Schnitzler's departure. Each side consists of one long, instrumental, improvisational jam. John Bush, writing the review for

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, describes the music in part as having: "...forbidding violin lines, heavily distorted organ, and an assortment of tape effects leading the way for several minimalist guitar workouts."Bush, John [] Retrieved August 20, 2007

Track listing

# "Eruption One" – 31:04 # "Eruption Two" – 25:30

Personnel

* Conrad Schnitzler *

- Engineer

References

External links

* The Edg

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