E2-E4

E2-E4 is the second solo studio album by German musician Manuel Göttsching, recorded in 1981 and released in 1984¹ under Klaus Schulze's label Inteam. The album is named after the most popular opening chess move 1. e2-e4, which is expressed in long algebraic notation.

E2-E4 is the second solo studio album by German musician Manuel Göttsching, recorded in 1981 and released in 1984 under Klaus Schulze's label Inteam. The album is named after the most popular opening chess move 1. e2-e4, which is expressed in long algebraic notation. ==Reception== Writing for AllMusic, John Bush graded the album five stars on a five star scale, saying: "Simply put, it just sounds like the mainstream house produced during the next two decades. [...] What sets it apart from music that came before is a steadfast refusal to follow the popular notions of development in melody and harmony. Instead, E2-E4 continues working through similar territory for close to an hour with an application to trance-state electronics missing from most of the music that preceded it." He also added that the album "has earned its place as one of the most important, influential electronic records ever released." Pitchfork and The Guardian named the album one of the best of the 1980s for its important role in the development of house and techno music of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ==Track sections== Original vinyl presses of the album gave the following titles and approximate times on the cover. Original presses (and various reissues) sectioned the album into two halves, giving Side 1 and 2 durations of 31:38 and 23:00 respectively. Later digital editions simply have one track with a 58:39 running time. ==Personnel== Manuel Göttsching - ARP Odyssey, ARP Sequencer, AKG BX-5, Dynacord DRS-78, EKO Computerhythm, EMS Synthi A, Moog Minimoog, Pearl Syncussion and Sequential Circuits Prophet-10

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