Klaus Waldeck

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Klaus Waldeck is a Viennese former copyright lawyer and Electronica musician.

History

Klaus Waldeck's musical career began in Vienna, Austria when he started piano lessons at the age of six. When he was fifteen his music life was put on hold when he destroyed a Bechstein piano while rewiring it.

Waldeck later went to law school (though his heart was still with music). He finished law school and became a copyright lawyer. Then he heard about a case that changed his focus from law back to music.

"It was during the time when George Harrison got sued for ripping off an old motown tune," Waldeck recounts, "I realised the way forward was to work a melody until it didn't belong to anyone anymore."

He eventually stopped focusing on law altogether and concentrated on music.

Soon after his decision to leave law completely he moved (along with all of his electronic music equipment) to England. While in London, he met his vocal counterparts, former Incognito singer Joy Malcolm and Brian Amos, who worked on projects such as Pressure Drop. The three have been with each other ever since.

In 1996, Waldeck returned to Vienna, Austria and produced the Northern Lights EP, quickly gaining international attention through its biggest hit, Aquarius. A successful full length album, Balance of The Force, followed in 1998. Later that year, Balance of the Force - Remixed was released.

Waldeck has produced a multitude of albums while still in Austria. Many of them are out of print and have become very scarce. The out of print albums include The Night Garden Reflowered, Balance of the Force, Balance of the force Remixed, Northern lights, and This Isn't Maybe.

Genre

Sometimes described as trip-hop Waldeck's songs have a very calm and laidback theme. They often consist of mellow vocals sung either by Joy Malcolm or Brian Amos (although sometimes they consist of only Waldeck's instrumentals). While some people have mixed feelings towards the male-female vocal fluctuations, others feel that they offer versatility in the sound while still maintaining the unique style of his music.

Discography

Albums

• Northern Lights (1996)

1. Aquarius
2. Moon
3. Mask
4. Dreaming
5. Aquarius
6. Mask

• Balance of the Force (1998)

1. Defenceless
2. Spy Like An Angel
3. Children Of The Ghetto
4. Slaapwagen
5. Aquarius
6. Northern Lights
7. Wake Up
8. Superpopstar
9. Death Of A Piano Salesman
10. Moon

• Balance of the Force Remixed (1998)

1. Northern Lights
2. Defenceless
3. Slaapwagen
4. Spy Like An Angel
5. Wake Up
6. Defenceless
7. Children Of The Ghetto
8. Aquarius
9. Defenceless
10. Wake Up
11. You Only Live Twice

• The Night Garden (2001)

1. Slowly
2. The Night Garden
3. Tears Running Dry
4. Waiting
5. Fallen Angel
6. Cat People Dub
7. Floater
8. I Talk To The Wind
   (cover version of King Crimson's song I Talk To The Wind)
9. It Comes From You
10. Morning Light
11. This Isn't Maybe

• The Night Garden Reflowered (2002)

1. This Isn't Maybe
2. Fallen Angel
3. Slowly
4. I Talk To The Wind
5. Cut More Cheese
6. Floater
7. Tears Running Dry Part 1
8. Tears Running Dry Part 2
9. This Isn't Maybe
10. Catpeople Dub
11. Out Of Trumpets

• Ballroom Stories (2007)

1. Make My Day
2. Jerry Weintraub
3. Memories
4. Addicted
5. So Black & Blue
6. Midsummer Night Blues
7. Why Did We Fire The Gun?
8. Dope Noir
9. Get Up... Carmen
10. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Dub)
11. Our Day Will Come

Singles

• Aquarius (1997)
• Wake Up (1997)
• Children of the Ghetto (1998)
• Defenceless (1999)
• This Isn't Maybe (2000)
• This Isn't Maybe (12" release) (2002)
• Tears Running Dry (2002)

External links

• Klaus Waldeck's official site
• Biography at Yahoo! Music