Klaus Schulze – Dreams

"I did not use a lot of drums on Silhouettes; it is a rather quiet album. Most of it is even pretty backgroundish, not as important as it is on albums like Moonlake or Eternal. I think it is one of those newer drum boxes I was trying, probably the Boss DR-880. What also was used is Spectrasonics Stylus RMX plug-in."

In 1986 Schulze installed fully digital 24-track recording recording equipment, and by this time was getting heavily into MIDI and sampling. Rack mounted synths from Korg were added, plus Akai samplers. A Korg DVP-1 digital voice processor, and a Publison Infernal Machine 90 (a powerful sampler/digital effects system). This all featured, along with the Fairlight, on Dreams, its hi-tech sound and contrasting moods blueprinting the current Schulze sound.

Used for Dreams, as stated in this August 1987 Sound on Sound interview.

SOS: Your most recent album Dreams was a real departure from the two previous albums; you seem to be returning to a more classical feeling. How did you go about creating this album?

KS: I recorded the album with a complete set of new instruments. I used a lot of rack-mount synths - Roland MKS-80/MPG-80, Super Jupiter, Roland MKS-30, Planet S synthesizer, Korg DW8000, and Akai S612/MD280 sampler - going through a Korg DVP-1 digital voice processor and also Publison's Infernal Machine 90, and a Korg SQD-1 MIDI recorder. The only instruments on the album that I had used previously were the Fairlight and the Oberheim DMX drum machine. It was fun to try out something new. Hard core fans really want to hear the old instruments, but I enjoy each new instrument that I get.