Look no further for some classic contemporary ambient music! Originally released on tape in 1982,Maraccabais the second solo album from Deutsch electronic wizardKlaus Wiese, aPopol Vuhmember during the recordings of iconic masterpiece as Hosianna Mantra and Seligpreisung. Klaus Wiese was a veteran musician, minimalist, and multi-instrumentalist. A master of the Tibetan singing bowl, he created an extensive series of album releases using them. Wiese also used the human voice, the zither, Persian stringed instruments, chimes, and other exotic instruments in his music. Wiese is considered by some as one of the great ambient or space music artists alongsideRobert Rich,Steve Roach,Michael Stearns,Constance Demby, andJonn Serrie. His musical style is much more appropriately compared to the organic soundscapes of drone and dark ambient music, such asOphoi,Alio Die,Mathias Grassow, andTau Ceti. In the 1990s he founded theNono Orchestrato play the giant sheet metal instruments ofRobert Rutman. Wiese is known also for his collaborations withAl Gromer Khan, Mathias Grassow, Ophoi, Tau Ceti,Saam Schlamminger, and Ted de Jong. He collaborated withDeuteron hisSilence is the Answeralbum in 1980 andEast of the Full Moonin 2005. Edition of 500.