tbc
from nowhere to conscientious
I started in the early 80ies to make my own sound as H 6 4. At first I was influenced by the aesthetics of Futurism and Dada – an antistatement of society and music. Franz de Waard of Vital called my music as some of the hardest music in Europe. I was active in Cassettemusicscene with two Labels (DDT-Tapes and EX) and in the Mailart Network. I make a fanzine called "Magazine". Some years later I discover the possibilities of natural sound phenomena – the structure and signals of being there. In 1991 I formed the "Hör-Bar" with Y-Ton-G and Malte Steiner, a music club for the advancement of experimental music with monthly concerts and change mine musical name in tbc. The main idea was to make a room for exchange of musical ideas and the possibility to meet musicians from around the world.
Then I started my own record label with smartman Stickel: "Wachsender Prozess" for noise culture based sounds. Now he disfuctioned and make his own business. Together with Günter Reznicek (Nova Huta) und Felix Knoth (Felix Kubin, Klangkrieg) publication of a magazine (Odradek) about electroacoustic and electronic music, which life without them today. Also the production of a two weekly radio program (Radio Gagarin) dealing with experimental music by FSK, a local autonomy radio station: live session, interview and affinity. Realization of own short films, art stuff and active as DJ (Nachtschwestern/FSK and Crossfadeentertainment parties, to name a few) and sound mixer. I done several Performances with the improvisional electronic group Six and More.
A New Project with Jan Iwers aka No called Freie Hand was born in 1999 for exploration of rhythmical biostructures in electronic sound manipulation. It was a electronic improvisational live group with several live performances. Its now dysfunctional after successful live performances. A new performance noise group with bass player and record label owner Guy Saldanha is active now. Another successful collaboration was with Heiner Metzger from the H7 organization of improvised music. They are some mail music projects: Brume, Artificial Memory Trace, Das Synthesche Mischgewebe. Also some interactive sound installation with Istari Lasterfaher and label art exhibition at different spaces. Today he played in the improvisation noise group 180 Grad and drink some beer, if he bored. tbc is a citizen of Elgaland/Vargaland.
Releases
H 6 4
I. Sampler, DDT Tapes, 1982
Suicides, DDT Tapes, 1983
DDT!83!,Compilation, DDT Tapes, 1983
Psychatrie, Ex, 1983
Frustration, Ex, 1983
Fragmente und Variationen, Ex, 1983
imaginäre Leben, Ex, 1984
Musik Für Kriege I, Bunker Produkt, 1985
Musik für Kriege II, Bunker Produkt, 1985
Lettre Sur Le Progrés Des Science, V, 1986
Tortur – Leid, V, 1987
Waffensystem A, V, 1987
tbc
SELBSTPORTRAIT, Cassette, Wachsender Prozess, 1992
ABSCHIED AUS BERNE, Compilation, Wachsender Prozess, 1995
CAMP IMPERIAL,Collabartion with Mense Reents, Compilation, L´Age D´Or, 1996
WHY DO BIRDS SING?, Cassette, Wachsender Prozess, 1997
NAßKLICKERSPRUDEL, Split Lp with Reznicek, Wachsender Prozess, 1998
MEDUSAMUSIK, FLOß DER, Compilation with one track from tbc, K.VH. 1999
NATURA MAGICA – THE POWER OF NATURE, Compilation, Poetry &Violence, 1999
NOISE FACTORY 1997, Dokumentation of the workshop, 1999
SIX AND MORE – OISI VOCI, Dokumentation of serveral sessions with six and more musicans, Archegon 1999
RESORT, Cassette, Wachsender Prozess, 2000
AMBIENT INTIMANCY VOL. 4, Compilation, EE-Tapes, 2000
DISCOTHEQUE BRUTISME, Compilation, Erneuter Prozess, 2000
DAS BUCH ZUR SCHANZE MIT MUSIK, Book with Cd, 2000
PARADIGMA, Instalation together with Felix Reithel, "Fundbüro"/Hamburg, Germany, 2001
HOUSE UNWILLENTLY, Collaboration with Brume, Wachsender Prozess, 2002
DIENSTbar AT MAGISTRALE, Compilation, CD-ROM, 2002
NATURMATERIALEN AKTION, Action in the Gallery "Dienstbar"/Berlin, Germany, 2002
RRR 500, Looprecord, Lp, RRR Records, 2002
GUTE LUFT, Collaboration with Vappu Kantola, 7", Drone Records, 2002
FREIE HAND, CDr, Reduktive Musiken, 2003
ZERSPLITERTE WIRKLICHKEIT, Splitcassette with Hyph, Antiinformation, 2003
HUNDE I, Collaboration with Xyramat, Asmus Tietchens, Wachsender Prozess, 2003
HUNDE II, Collabartion with Jetzmann, Asmus Tietchens, Wachsender Prozess, 2003
HOT MAIL MUSIC, Cassette, Wachsender Prozess, 2003
DIENSTbar – Protocol 1, Compilation with one track from tbc, 2003
SCHREINE WOLKEN ENERGIE, Splitassette with Licht-ung, 2004
MARSCHNACK/SÜDERAUE, Cassette, Recordings For The Summer, 2004
STENDAL 1.2 CANCELLED, CDr, Stillstand, 2004
STRANDWASSER OZEAN, CDr, Collabartion with Brume, Wachsender Prozess, 2004
LIEDER ÜBER PFLANZEN UND BÄUME, CDr, Collabartion with Guy Saldanha, Wachsender Prozess 2005
ANTI-GRAVITATION, 7", Collabartion with Guy Saldanha, Knistern 2005
THEY NEVER HIT THE PUBLIC, Instalation in the Gallery "Dada Da Nada"/Hamburg, Germany, 2005
NO ANIMAL CONVICTION, CDr, Wachsender Prozess, 2005
VERFASSUNG, Compilation with one track from tbc, Hör-Bar, 2005
I.NTERPRETATIONS I, Compilation with one track of tbc, Psyclone, 2005
tbc, c/o Thomas Beck, Kampstr. 22, 20357 Hamburg, Germany, Tel.: +43- (O)40 – 68 98 35 56, e-mail: tbc@gmx.org
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tbc: "Pfalz II" (Gr 054/08)