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01. Jorg Thomasius - Besen im Kopf
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02. Jorg Thomasius - Okoschadel
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03. Jorg Thomasius - Küss mich mein Liebchen
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04. Jorg Thomasius - Malcom Makes The World Go Round II
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05. Jorg Thomasius - Dritter Komparsengesang
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06. Jorg Thomasius - Paradiesvögel
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07. Jorg Thomasius - Überdachtes Klavier
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08. Jorg Thomasius - Erste Himmelsmelodie
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09. Jorg Thomasius - Nikolaus der Erste
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10. Jorg Thomasius - Meditation
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ARTIST
THOMASIUS, JORG
TITLE
Acht Gesange der schwarzen Hunde (Experimenteller Elektronik-Underground DDR 1980-1990)
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 387CD
BB 387CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
6/10/2022
Jörg Thomasius
, otherwise known as
Tomato
, born in East Berlin in 1955, discovered progressive sounds in the early 1970s. He was increasingly drawn towards the electronic signals emanating from West Berlin, so close and yet so far away, carried on radio waves through the Iron Curtain and surfacing sporadically in eager record collector circles on the eastern side of the wall. A Venn diagram of interests brought Tomato into the same space as
Andreas Grosser
, renowned today for his legendary microphone repair skills. Grosser's Dutch father had lost no time establishing contact with the West Berlin scene, sourcing equipment for congenial zeitgeist trips in his Berlin-Biesdorf garden arbor. On seeing this wired-up chamber of wonders in late 1977, Thomasius was catapulted into the world of electronics. It was here that he would meet
Terry Riley
, handing out LSD on his eastern expedition. Grosser became a kind of mentor to Thomasius, who had started to explore the tape format. Thomasius also struck up a rapport with
Conrad Schnitzler
and the pair spoke regularly on the telephone until they were finally able to meet in person in 1985. Thomasius had been working on a GDR radio show called
Trend
since 1981, albeit outside of any legal structures, and in 1982 he began writing "Innovation under adverse conditions" copy for the English Eurock fanzine Neumusik alongside the GDR mainstream producer
Wolfgang Fuchs
from
Pond
. He was also a member of
Das Freie Orchester
(until 1989). Kröten Kassetten was founded to cater to DFO and any solo or duo jaunts. Thomasius worked as a boilerman and exhibition technician for the Centre for Art Exhibitions of the GDR. Ken Montgomery, who ran the American label Generations Unlimited, organized an illegal Schnitzler performance in East Berlin's Church of the Redeemer in 1986 which was also made available via Kröten channels, whilst the Thomasius LP
Tomato
was released on Generations Unlimited in 1989. The material collected on
Acht Gesänge der schwarzen Hunde
comes from three places: the
Schwarze Hände
cassette with productions from 1980-1985, released on
Werner Piepner
's Transmitter label, the 1989 Kröten cassette
Gesänge der Komparsen
and
After Eight
from the year 1990, issued on the Tomato label after Thomasius had left the DFO. Spanning a full decade, the selection presents Thomasius as the multifaceted artist he is, even if he sees himself as more of an experimental DIY sonic creator: spherical, elegiac sounds float around whimsical jewels of extreme playfulness, weaving obscure vocal fragments into strange minimal constructs.
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