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Again and again people ask me in mails when Klaus Schulze will play a concert in their town, in their country, anywhere else, or at all. It's an understandable request. But in my answering mails I can only repeat what is already given in plain words on the opening page of the official KS website, more or less since its existence:
"The date of any seriously planned concert by Klaus will be put immediately into this website."
(..and, yes, here too.)

The Japanese Box BIG IN JAPAN is sold out. All 500 are sold. I fear that the first offers at ebay will come soon.
I know that the Japanese have a contractual option to manufacture more copies, up to 2,000. If they want. Of course, this depends on the Nachfrage, hey, what is "Nachfrage" in English? ... (thanks:) It depends on the demand. And of course, the Japanese will also take in account the rivalry of the - much cheaper but not so luxurious - German release at the end of November. We have to wait and watch.

Gestern in der Innenstadt. In einer Gegend mit ausschließlich avantgardistischen Mode- und Kunstläden, seh' ich plötzlich auf der anderen Straßenseite über einem Schaufenster in großen, verzierungsfreien Lettern die Ladenbezeichnung: MÖRDER.
Nanu? Was'n das? Eine besonders verrückte Boutique? Heißt der Modeschöpfer womöglich Karl-Heinz Moerder und traut sich was?
Nee, es war nur ein ganz altmodischer Schlachter, Metzger, Fleischer. Der - ehrlicher als alle Friseurläden ("komm-hair!") - sich einen sehr passenden, ja: schlichten Namen verpasst hat, der zudem Aufmerksamkeit verspricht. Ob's allerdings den Umsatz wirklich hoch treibt, wage ich nicht zu beurteilen. Geht mich auch nix an.

Here is a (more or less) recent photo with a reflective and relaxed Klaus Schulze, sitting snugly in his studio, enjoying his Tokyo success. My immediate impression: he looks a bit tired, but healthy.
(Yes, there is even a studio part without any technique)

Photo made on 10 June 2010 by Georg Stettner

One month ago I announced that the precious BIG IN JAPAN recordings (audio and video) will be also released in Europe, sooner or later. Now I can report that such a release will come already in November.
It will be a "normal" 3-disc set with two CDs and one DVD, containing the same music and video as the Japanese release, but without the thick photo book and, most important: for a normal price.

The sad side effect is, that the next release (Volume 9) in the LVE series will be not until May 2011. Remember? First, the release of LVE 9 was scheduled for September, then January, and now in May. I wonder...