Contemporary Works II

Contemporary Works II is a limited edition 5-disc CD box set released by Klaus Schulze in 2002 containing new studio material. This set was released two years after Contemporary Works I. One of the discs has been reissued in 2008 as part of the overall reissue program of Schulze back catalog by Revisited Records, the remaining four were released by MIG Music between 2016 and 2019. The first 333 copies of this set contained a bonus sixth disc.^[1]

Contemporary Works II
Box set by Klaus Schulze
Released	2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Electronic music, space music
Label	Rainhorse Records
Producer	Klaus Schulze

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.

Disc 1: Virtual Outback (reissued in 2008)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"The Theme: The Rhodes Elegy"	on original release	65:00
2.	"Chinese Ears"	reissue bonus track, shortened version (10:31) originally issued on bonus CD of Contemporary Works II	14:55

Disc 2: Timbres of Ice (reissued in 2019)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"The Lonely Dead of Midnight"	on original release	10:51
2.	"They Shut Him Out of Paradise"	on original release	41:41
3.	"Die Prophezeiung Erfüllt sich"	on original release	23:15

Disc 3: Another Green Mile (reissued in 2016)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Between Twilight and Dawn"	on original release	13:20
2.	"In the Streets, in the Rain"	on original release	4:33
3.	"The Wisdom of the Leaves"	on original release	12:27
4.	"The Story Does Unfold"	on original release	12:05
5.	"Follow Me Down, Follow Me Down"	on original release	28:46
6.	"Voice'n'Harmony"	reissue bonus track, originally issued on CD 10 of Contemporary Works I	5:23

Disc 4: Androgyn (reissued in 2017)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"In the Dimness of Light"	on original release	12:47
2.	"Back to the Future"	on original release	28:02
3.	"There's No Mystery"	on original release	4:37
4.	"Don't Ask the Question Why"	on original release	5:08
5.	"The Passion Burns"	on original release	4:22
6.	"This House Full of Shadows"	on original release	20:43
7.	"A Tiny Violin"	reissue bonus track, originally issued on CD 10 of Contemporary Works I	4:14

Disc 5: Cocooning (reissued in 2018)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Easy Listening"	on original release	25:28
2.	"And She Is Kind and Gentle"	on original release	12:01
3.	"I Just Have to Sing My Hymns"	on original release	20:03
4.	"It Still is Now"	on original release	2:17
5.	"Blowin' Thru the High Grass"	on original release	6:20
6.	"Many Dreams Have Faded"	on original release	1:29
7.	"Many Fears Have Vanished"	on original release	9:36
8.	"As the Years Went By"	on original release	2:07

Disc 6: Thank You (included only with the first 333 copies)

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Chinese Eyes"	reissued on La Vie Electronique 16	13:18
2.	"Chinese Ears"	full version (14:55) reissued on Virtual Outback	10:31
3.	"High Noon (12 Uhr Nachts)"		17:33
4.	"My World Keeps Spinning Around"		15:39

Personnel

• Klaus Schulze – electronics, keyboards, guitar
• Wolfgang Tiepold – cello
• Thomas Kagermann – Arabian flute, violin, vocals
• Julia Messenger – vocals
• Audrey Motaung – vocals
• Tobias Becker – oboe, English horn
• Mickes – guitar
• Tom Dams – some groove loops

See also

• Silver Edition
• Historic Edition
• Jubilee Edition
• The Ultimate Edition