THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20TH AT CHOP SUEY
DREAMING IN STEREO PROUDLY PRESENTS:
From Berlin, Germany:
T. Raumschmiere: Novamute - Shitkatapult - Kompakt - Hefty - Sender Records
(LIVE PA)
with opening acts:
Samuel Kirkland (Robotrash - 3 Dex of shuffle techno)
Nordic Soul (Dreaming In Stereo - Live PA)
Module (Tone Records - Live PA)
T. Raum Bio - Reviews -
Discography*********************************************
**BIO
T. Raumschmiere is the alias of 27 year-old Berliner, Marco Haas. He has
produced music since 1997, mainly for his own label Shitkatapult and for
imprints such as Cologne?s Kompakt and Hefty Records of Chicago. Gnarled
bass-lines, known in German as ?Gnarzigkeit? have become his stylistic
device. His brand of ?minimalism? is to achieve the ?maximum? with as few
means as possible ? with a decidedly punk ethos: why go for sterile
minimalism when you can rock out? This bluntness influences the T.
Raumschmiere sound: bass sequencing with scratched up, brushed down beats
and no unnecessary breaks in the sound. Without a doubt, the T.Raumschmiere
experience is best sampled live: for him the live arena is as crucial as the
studio, his full- on 'stay-anti' motto confirming his punk based refusenik
stance. He is a one man 'electro-punk' movement.
**RADIO BLACKOUT REVIEW:
'Radio Blackout' (release Sept 2003) remains conceptually and stylistically
stubborn in its refusal to be pigeon-holed and reveals a sparkling
diversity: techno, punk, electro, hip-hop, rock and electronic atmospherics
are all summarily despatched with such gusto, you begin to wonder what this
enfant terrible will turn his machete to next.
'I'm Not Deaf, I'm Ignoring You' begins the chaos, belting corporate media
conglomerates over the head with rock-hard hard metal riffage. Next up, and
moving into the outside lane is the blistering single 'Monstertruckdriver',
is it glam or punk or techno? Who cares? 'Someday' finds us locked in the
same padded cell as Dabrye and Prefuse 73 with only a pinball machine for
company.
For 'The Game Is Not over' Raumschmiere enlists Miss Kittin for punk vox,
screaming a go-go, possibly her most unhinged guest performance to date.
Digi-punk-rock. 'Drown In the Sea While Watching The Stars' is the evolving
dramatic dream of melancholic junkies yearning for respite after ODing on
downer beats. Next up: mosh to the tech-rock antics of future single
'Rabaukendisco' a pogo-meisterwork. 'Wir Kinder Vom Bahnhof Strom' is
crack-house music for cable TV kids.
Glasgow-based female guest star MC Soom T. (courtesy of Monkeytribe) waxes
lyrical and vocalises seductively in and old skool flavour on the gorgeous
'A Million Brothers (Blah Blah Blah)'.
Next up, the stomping 'Querstromzerspaner' provides us with an eco-friendly
method of desposing with open air Goa types and Chai sippers. Following
this, the title track brings us back down to earth with the total shut down
of all lines of communication, transmissions without receivers. A beautiful
track.
To close the album, T.Raumschmiere signs off on the self descriptive "MuSick
Boy' in which a coarse and crackling red thread drags itself through the
industrial biosphere back into a human being chained to machines. 'U make me
sick, I make MuSick.
**DISCOGRAPHY:
Albums / 12?s
2003 monstertruckdriver 12? (june2003) (novamute124)
2002 anti - cd/2x12? (hefty records039)
the great rock?n?roll swindle - ep 12?/cd (shitkatapult 32)
2001 musick - ep 12" (kompakt 37)
zartbitter - ep 12" (shitkatapult 16)
2000 himmel ueber berlin - ep 12" (sender004)
bolzplatz ep - 12" (kompakt 21)
stromschleifen mini lp - 12? (shitkatapult 08)
Remixes
2003 for goldfrapp (mute)
for das bierbeben (shitkatapult)
2002 for sythis (third ear/tokyo)
for 2raumwohnung (goldrush/bmg)
for marc marcovic (fein raus)
for rechenzentrum (data error)
for komeit (monika_enterprise)
for k.lakizz (sender-records)
2001 for jacob fairley (dumb-unit)
for slicker (hefty records)
**T. Raumschmiere review from Mutek by S. Horton
Closing out Thursday night at Metropolis was T. Raumschmiere (a.k.a. Macro
Haas). To me this was a defining moment of Mutek and a severe shift in
energy as far as the Festival was concerned. Up until Macro?s set of was
pleasantly subdued, but admittedly a little eager for something a bit more
physical. From the first punch to the last T. Raumschmiere fucking rocked it
(in true punk rock fashion). Macro?s set wasn?t accompanied by visuals (one
of the few) but his stage presence itself was an amazing spectacle. Clad in
a white tank top, ripped army pants (which often fell bellow the ass line)
tattoos and a trucker cap T. Raumschmiere was an anomaly at the Mutek
festival. Though his physical appearance and stage antics set him apart from
any electronic performer I have ever seen, his music was true to the techno
form. Aggressive, swung out rhythms upward in the 140 bpm realm, pierced
through the speakers, while menacing bass lines (often emulating metal
guitar riffs) shook the foundation like gigantic robot farts. ?Holy shit?, I
thought for about the first five minutes of his set. ?This guy?s fucking
insane?, I exclaimed to another affected attendant standing still with mouth
open wide. By the second track (a new ditty that features vocals by Miss
Kitten) I was hooked. Fist out, eyes shut and feet frolicking, I cut a rug
clear up through his finale of ?Bow Down Big Man To Get Your Credit, I Watch
Your System And Spit Right At It?, which remains one of my favorite techno
anthems (and song titles) to date. T. Raumschmiere was a personal highlight
in a festival litered with talent (Richie Hawtin, Monolake, Matthew Dear,
Senior Coconut, Pole, Coil). -Sean
?Perhaps no act evoked punk rock more effectively than Marco Haas, the
Berlin-based electronic producer who performs as T. Raumschmiere. At an
unsanctioned CMJ event, he played a raucous 2am set, mixing concussive beats
with fuzzy blocks of sound that resembled power chords. He jumped around so
violently that audience members had to prevent him from knocking his
equipment to the ground.? ? NEW YORK TIMES, 11.05.02
?The 2003 edition of Mutek should herald the arrival of at least one artist:
a Berlin-based producer named T. Raumschmiere who makes guttural techno that
sounds something like a monster truck rolling through a rave.? - NEW YORK
MAGAZINE 6.16.03
www.mute.com / www.shitkatapult.com
stay anti!
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