Browse by Artist: FEHLMANN, THOMAS

Artist:	FEHLMANN, THOMAS
Title:	Whistle
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 051EP

"A single sheet of paper would hardly be enough to describe who is this Thomas Fehlmann and how wonderful his new record. Though you could also expect that everyone knows that this guy from Switzerland is one of the most dazzling figures in German pop culture and Pioneer electronic pop music. As a member of Palais Schaumburg, he side-parted punk and catapulted German pop music out of its impossibility. At times when the toilets at Tresor were new, Thomas Fehlmann and Moritz von Oswald, both used to shake hands with Detroit Techno. He was co-producer of outstanding albums e.g. by Blake Baxter and Eddie Flashin Folwkes, and later, with the Orb, he became chill-out-history. To cut a long story short, in the last two and a half decades Thomas Fehlmann has taken part in the decisive revolutions of music and sound and now, with 'Whistle', he comes back and on to the dance-floor in a most impressive way. Fehlmann 2002 breathes in the hippest sounds of the jetzt-zeit and breathes out a perfect EP which proves that he is still In touch with today's club culture. The A-side 'Making It Whistle' combines textures of clicks and cuts with pressure and soulful techhouse. 'Gratis' takes up the shuffle fever theme and flirts with happy ska tendencies and 'Luftikuss' forms the glamorous ambient end."

Artist:	FEHLMANN, THOMAS
Title:	Emo Pack
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 146EP

This is the first Thomas Fehlmann solo record after the atomic The Orb full length. On Emo Pack, he strikes dancer's hearts with his laser and scalpel in hand. "The Road" is the first schaffel track to be found on Kompakt in a very long time. "Powdered" is a very fat and massively produced stomper in the signature Fehlmann style. The B-side sets off with "Dusted," an almost ska-ish off-beat track which evolves into Fehlmann's familiar dub. The final track "Pristine" goes right into dancefloor overdrive. And try and guess what the artwork is... you never will.

Artist:	FEHLMANN, THOMAS
Title:	Honigpumpe
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	KOM 157LP

Double LP version. Second full-length release for Kompakt, and the follow-up to his acclaimed 2004 release, Lowflow. Fehlmann is one of Kompakt's most beloved members, and one Fehlmann returns with Honigpumpe: the ultimate expression of the emotional essence of his live sets speaking volumes from beginning to end. "Strahlensatz" starts well below the clouds with a poignant depth charge of emotive splendor. "Schaum" is a dub-inspired crooner, featuring a soothing bass drum that lifts effortlessly upward to the skies. "Little Big Horn" is fueled by a summery soulful injection of Detroit-ish house, while fans of his previous outings will be elated as his always-classy schaffel-techno comes full circle with "T.R.N.T.T.F." and the techno-canticle, "Dusted With Powder." Fehlmann brings us back to earth with a shimmering pop-ambient epic, "With Oil." A perfect conclusion to truly provide (in his own words) "an elastic spacious approach to let the honey flow."

Artist:	FEHLMANN, THOMAS
Title:	Visions Of Blah
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	KOMP 020CD

"To explain who Thomas Fehlmann is and what his contributions to modern music are would take some time. A few catchwords should be enough: Ex-member of German post-Dada band Palais Schaumburg, worked together with The Orb, Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes, Blake Baxter, Moritz Von Oswald (Rhythm & Sound) and numerous others. This man obviously knows some things about good music and other people know that he knows. There are not many musicians out there who still have an impact on the current club scene after so many years in the business. Thomas Fehlmann has, as his new album Visions Of Blah impressively proves. After several succesful and highly acclaimed 12'es and compilation contributions (not only on Kompakt), Thomas Fehlman explores the possibilities of the minimalistic yet pop-fueled Cologne Techno/House sound at full length. The styles on Visions Of Blah range from groovy Ambient tracks to clubby Techno smashers, all spreading soul and a deepness that many club records just don't have. To put it simply and short: Visions Of Blah is a fantastic dance album you should't miss, your life would be poorer without it."

Artist:	FEHLMANN, THOMAS
Title:	Honigpumpe
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	KOMP 059CD

Honigpumpe is Thomas Fehlmann's second full-length release for Kompakt, and the follow-up to his acclaimed 2004 release, Lowflow. Fehlmann is one of Kompakt's most beloved members, and one of electronic music's most humble and respected players. Take his early days as a member of the legendary avant-garde band Palais Schaumburg, through the late-'80s producing as Ready Made plus operating the revered imprint Teutonic Beats. Then there's the defining Berlin-Detroit act 3MB (together with Basic Channel's Moritz von Oswald and Juan Atkins) and his ongoing contributions to The Orb. The mid-'90s brought Gudrun Gut and Fehlmann together and they developed the irreplaceable Oceanclub radio show and curated countless parties and festivals mostly focused on upcoming, genre-breaking talent. And that doesn't even touch his extensive solo career; his releases on R&S/Apollo, Plug Research and, of course, Kompakt, where his long-standing history with the label has disclosed four 12" singles and the critically-acclaimed 2002 full-length Visions of Blah. Fehlmann returns with Honigpumpe: the ultimate expression of the emotional essence of his live sets speaking volumes from beginning to end. "Strahlensatz" starts well below the clouds with a poignant depth charge of emotive splendor. "Schaum" is a dub-inspired crooner, featuring a soothing bass drum that lifts effortlessly upward to the skies. "Little Big Horn" is fueled by a summery soulful injection of Detroit-ish house, while fans of his previous outings will be elated as his always-classy schaffel-techno comes full circle with "T.R.N.T.T.F." and the techno-canticle, "Dusted With Powder." Fehlmann brings us back to earth with a shimmering pop-ambient epic, "With Oil." A perfect conclusion to truly provide (in his own words) "an elastic spacious approach to let the honey flow." Let it flow, Thomas... let it flow.

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