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.