Klaus Schulze (born 4 August 1947) is a
German electronic music composer and
musician. He also used the alias
Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands
Tangerine Dream and
Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades. In 2002, two Klaus Schulze albums (
Mirage and
Timewind) were included in 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time.