Thomas Brinkmann

Thomas Brinkmann
Thomas Brinkmann
	Thomas Brinkmann at Empty Bottle in 2004
Background information
Also known as	Ester Brinkmann; Soul Center;
Born	1959 (age 64–65); Mönchengladbach, Germany
Genres	Minimal techno
Occupation	Record producer
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Max Ernst; Editions Mego;

Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959) is a German record producer from Mönchengladbach.^[1] He is the founder of the record label Max Ernst.^[1]

Biography

Brinkmann began experimenting with records in the early eighties and released re-workings of material by fellow artists Mike Ink and Richie Hawtin in the second half of the 1990s. These productions were made by playing physically modified vinyl records on highly customized turntables with an additional tone arm.

Brinkmann later founded the Ernst record label and introduced his own productions on a series of 12" records taking their titles from female names. He has also produced for labels such as Traum Schallplatten, Raster-Noton and Mute Records (under the Soul Center alias). In 2010, he contributed a cover of Suicide's song "Diamonds, Furcoats, Champagne" for the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series. In 2017, he performed his collaboration with Derek Piotr "Absolute Grey", at ISSUE Project Room in NYC.^[3] In 2018, he contributed the piece "Wiener" to Stephan Mathieu's SCALE project.^[4]

Thomas Brinkmann's tracks Olga Al and Sym feature on the soundtrack of the film John & Jane by Ashim Ahluwalia.

Discography

Studio albums

Tokyo + 1 (2004)^[5]
Lucky Hands (2005)^[6]
When Horses Die (2008)^[7]
What You Hear (Is What You Hear) (2015)^[8]
A 1000 Keys (2016)^[9]
A Certain Degree of Stasis (2016)^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bush, John. "Thomas Brinkmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ Taylor, Ken (6 March 2006). "Thomas Brinkman in the Studio". XLR8R. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Sold Out! Laurel Halo / Thomas Brinkmann / Derek Piotr". issueprojectroom.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "SCALE by Various Artists". schwebung.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Richardson, Mark (31 May 2004). "Thomas Brinkmann: Tokyo + 1". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ Richardson, Mark (10 January 2006). "Thomas Brinkmann: Lucky Hands". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ Howe, Brian (10 June 2008). "Thomas Brinkmann: When Horses Die". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ Raymer, Miles (27 May 2015). "Thomas Brinkmann: What You Hear (Is What You Hear)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sherburne, Philip (30 September 2016). "Thomas Brinkmann: A 1000 Keys / A Certain Degree of Stasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

External links

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[allmusic-1] Bush, John. "Thomas Brinkmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[2] Taylor, Ken (6 March 2006). "Thomas Brinkman in the Studio". XLR8R. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[3] "Sold Out! Laurel Halo / Thomas Brinkmann / Derek Piotr". issueprojectroom.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[4] "SCALE by Various Artists". schwebung.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[5] Richardson, Mark (31 May 2004). "Thomas Brinkmann: Tokyo + 1". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[6] Richardson, Mark (10 January 2006). "Thomas Brinkmann: Lucky Hands". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[7] Howe, Brian (10 June 2008). "Thomas Brinkmann: When Horses Die". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[8] Raymer, Miles (27 May 2015). "Thomas Brinkmann: What You Hear (Is What You Hear)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[pitchfork22304-9] Sherburne, Philip (30 September 2016). "Thomas Brinkmann: A 1000 Keys / A Certain Degree of Stasis". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

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