First off, thanks to everyone that came out for Decibel this past weekend.
Truly amazing weekend on all fronts.
If you missed the Shitkatapult Party at Decibel this past weekend (about 500
through the door) here's your chance to see the man in charge, T.
Raumschmiere. Last time he tore through, Seattle's very own Jerry Abstract
slipped him a demo, which got him signed to the Berlin based label. This
Sunday T. Raum is back in town with a full band that I've heard is insanely
good. With Jerry and Foscil on the bill, you know this shit is gonna be
good. Bring your ear plugs, studded leather belt and stompin' boots for this
one....fuck!!!
quoted 1 line Here's the info:
>>>Here's the info:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2nd @ Chop Suey - Seattle (1325 E. Madison)
Decibel Festival proudly presents:
T RAUMSCHMIERE with Live Band (Kompakt, Sender, Novamute, Shitkatapult -
Berlin)
w/ special guests:
JERRY ABSTRACT (Decibel, Fixelplix, Shitkatapult)
FOSCIL (Fourthcity)
$10 adv. available at Chop Suey, Sonic Boom or online at ticketweb.com
(
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=xxx&query=search&interface=ticketweb&newhps=1&search=T.+Raumschmiere&x=5&y=6)
8 pm doors
21+
quoted 3 lines Be sure and check out Jennifer Maerz article on T. Raum in this up and
>>>Be sure and check out Jennifer Maerz article on T. Raum in this up and
>>>coming week's Stranger. Here was a post review she wrote the last time he
>>>rocked Chop Suey.
Live Wire - November 2003
Stuck in the Studio
BY JENNIFER MAERZ
T.Raumschmiere (AKA Marco Haas), the Berlin-based techno rocker who had
enough energy in his Chop Suey set earlier in the week to amp a million
heshers and DJs alike. His music was a headbanging blend of frying
electronic noise and dense, anthemic, rock-like beats that jolted your body
into motion. Haas himself--referred to as a techopunk DJ--was at full tilt,
throwing his head into the air and talking back to the spliced video images
of newscasters behind him. His visuals were as entertaining as his music,
too--the best being a montage (that's made the Internet rounds already) in
which G. W. Bush was the sun from Teletubbies, attempting to shoot down
bunnies with eye-operated fireballs. With local laptop icon Bobby Karate
working on a speed metal record for Tigerbeat6 and T.Raumschmiere's Radio
Blackout album busting down the genre barriers, smart electronic music is
burrowing even further into the rock consciousness.
quoted 1 line T.RAUM BIO:
>>>T.RAUM BIO:
T. Raumschmiere? is Marco Haas, born in Heidelburg, Germany in 1975.
Industrial, punk rock and hardcore gave Marco Haas (aka T.Raumschmiere) his
first musical direction. Soon the rallying cry ?stay anti? became a way of
life. In the early ?90s, Marco drummed with the classic hardcore band Zorn
(translation: anger), performing more than 300 shows around Europe and
releasing two albums on Maximum Voice Records (Leipzig).
In 1997 Marco won a contest with his rock band Stormbow, which financed the
making of their debut record. The Stormbow release was the first on
Shitkatapult, the now infamous record label he founded with Marcus Stotz in
Heidelberg. William S. Burroughs died in the same year and gave Marco his
solo moniker for electronic music, T.Raumschmiere. The name is a cut-up from
the title of the short story ?Die Traumschmiere? (translation: The Dream
Cops) by Burroughs. The German title unfolds several different connotations:
TRAUM = dream, subconscious etc., RAUM = room, space, venue etc., SCHMIERE =
grease, lubricant, smear, spread (but also slang for police). At this time,
Marco was also working with Ulli Bomans on a project called shrubbn!!, based
on noise improvisation.
Moving to Berlin in 1998, Marco got busy fine-tuning his sound ideas for
T.Raumschmiere and experimenting with dark matter, dirty noises and eternal
reverbs. The first tracks under this new name appear on the compilation
series Cozmick Suckers (Shitkatapult). Around this time, he also began work
on a stage project called Pop Poisoned Poetry featuring Miss Tigra and
kicked off a monthly event called Erlosung Durch Strom (translation:
salvation through electricity.
In 2000, the first T. Raumschmiere records were released. He made his debut
as King of Gnarz on Shitkatapult with the mini LP Stromschleifen. Cologne
based label Kompakt released the 12? Boltzplatz (?gnarz-shockers from hell?)
and Sender Records from Berlin put out Himmel uber Berlin, which included
the smash hit H-Babe. At this time, T.Raumschmiere established his minimal,
funky but dirty style techno. He also picked up his drumsticks again,
drumming with his punk rock band Mos Eisley Rock, recording the single ?High
on the Heels of Love? on the band?s own label Bender Entertainment.
In 2001, the Zarbitter EP (Fucking brilliant! Goosebump warning!) was
released on Shitkatapult and Musick (a slice of rock and roll history) on
Kompakt. Raumschmiere played more than 150 live and DJ gigs all over the
world and Hefty Records from Chicago released a T. Raumschmiere remix for
their artist Slicker, which was followed by remixes for Komeit (Monika
Enterprise) and Sythis (Third Ear).
In 2002, the Great Rock ?n? Roll Swindle went off at Shitkatapult, which
bundled together the best of T.Raumschmiere?s Greatest Gnarz Hits (Sid
Vicious would have been proud). A little later, the album ?Anti? was
released by Hefty Records. A dark minimal techno epic, the album found many
friends in the US (?if the new rock has no guitars, then this is its Elvis
Presley?). His incredible stage breaking live performances became legendary.
?He jumped around so violently that audience members has to prevent him from
knocking his equipment to the ground?, (The New York Times). Marco had also
been working on new songs with his band Mos Eisley Rock, a few of which have
appeared on different compilations.
In 2003, T.Raumschmiere was listed as Best Live Act and Shitkatapult as Best
Label in several Reader Poll Top 10s. Daniel Miller of Mute gave him a call
after seeing him on stage in Berlin and offered him a record deal on
novamute. The first single to be released was Monstertruckdriver and The
Game Is Not Over (feat. Miss Kittin). The debut album, Radio Blackout
followed, featuring a multifaceted playlist of groaning techno, snotty
electro and abstract hip hop. The ?King of Gnarz? had taken the throne.
Remixes for Goldfrapp (Mute), Das Bierbeben (Shitkatapult) and Dave Gahan
(Mute) followed and the single, Rabaukendisko, hit the record shops
featuring the dancehall devil himself, The Bug. Raumschmiere received the
highest musical accolade soon after, when John Peel invited him to record a
live session in London.
In 2004, A Million Brothers (feat. MC Soom T), the next single from album
was released. In Berlin, he assisted Cobra Killer, the red wine rocker
heroines and produced their album Let?s Have A Problem (M-Enterprise) and
also One Man Army, which was featured on the soundtrack of the Japanese
anime movie Appleseed (Sony). More remixes followed including one for his
friend Quasimodo Jones (Shitkatapult), a white thrashy rock?n?roller from
America.
After touring continuously since 2003, Raumschmiere tried something new. He
enlisted drummer Dirk Mielenhausen and bass player Andreas Paruschke along
with sound engineer Allert Aalders as his stage cover band for all live
concerts and started to sing. 2004 saw the T.Raumschmiere band tour
extensively all over Europe, playing festivals in Belguim, Holland, Spain
and Germany.
In 2005, the brand new album Blitzrieg Pop will be released on novamute.
T.Raumschmiere expands his musical repertoire by abstract ambient
soundscapes from his analogue equipment park, rock and electronic pop songs
with melodies. For the first time T.Raumschmiere performs as a singer, or in
this case, a shouter. On two songs further voices are added by Ellen Alien
(Bpitchcontrol), Sandra Nasic (ex-Guano Apes), Judith Juillerat and
Quasimodo Jones (both Shitkatapult). Raumschmiere has also worked on remixes
for the new Andreas Dorau album (Mute) and Ika Schier for a DVD called
?Super80? (Monitorpop).
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