Klaus Schulze

Cyborg is an apt title. Much like fellow new age pioneers Deuter and Iasos, as well as his former band Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze masterfully synthesizes a form of ambient electronic music that ripples and pulsates like a living, breathing organism. Cyborg isn't about the frosty dehumanization of Kraftwerk; it's a warm and thoughtful approach to fusing man and machine. Yet it's never boring or overly serene. There's a certain dramatic flair to tracks like the 23-minute "Chromengel."