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New Schneider TM

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  • 12-04-2004 3:12pm
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    jmc
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    In case some of yis haven't come across this yet...

    Schneider TM releases the 'Reconfigures' album on the 30th of April 2004, featuring Schneider TM restyles and remixes of tracks by Pulseprogramming, Lamb, The Faint, Lambchop, Boss Hog and loads more.

    schneider tm reconfigures:
    pulseprogramming > margo > lamb > rechenzentrum > turtle bay country club > the faint > phillip boa & the voodooclub > ruby > lambchop > alc levora > boss hog > turner
    restyles & remixes by schneider tm: a limited edition album, released on 30th April 2004, available on vinyl and cd.

    released by the toy sound of earsugar (p&c 2004)

    visit: www.earsugar.com

    Schneider TM's acclaimed second album 'Zoomer' was released on the City Slang label in September 2002. Since then he has traveled 'Zoomer' around the world with a 3-piece band comprising of longtime friends and collaborators Kpt Michigan and Christian Obermaier.

    Together they have played 130 live shows in the last year and a half alone and taken in most of Europe, Japan, Brazil... including a 28-date tour of the U.S. with The Faint playing every night to between 800 1,800 people

    Summer of 2003 saw the group playing festivals that included a memorable show at Sónar in Barcelona. By the end of the year, Schneider TM were invited back to the UK for a full headline tour as well as by the BBC, to capture Schneider TM live in session for John Peel¹s programme. Peel had been a strong supporter of the 'Zoomer' album as well as Schneider¹s now classic Smith¹s cover version 'The Light 3000' recorded as collaboration with band member Kpt Michigan.

    In February 2004, Schneider TM performed show number 130, appearing at the increasingly renowned Transmediale festival in Berlin. "This festival is probably one of the best festivals we¹ve ever participated in. It¹s not too big, there¹s so much different music, all kinds of electronic and noise music."

    Improvisation is also a key part of Schneider's approach, so a recent chance to perform a live version of Dirk's take on a Turtle Bay Country Club track was welcome. TBCC is the project of legendary Hamburg reggae and hip-hop producer, Matthias Arfman (who mixed several tracks on 'Zoomer') and the line-up for Schneider TM's show in Hamburg included James Brown and Bootsy Collins drummer, Tony Cook

    Dirk's approach to Lambchop's 'The New Cobweb Summer' is a classic example of his 'versioning' technique. "I try to treat the songs as though they were my own songs and give them a Schneider TM dress." Recorded by Schneider in Lanzarote, this mix of 'Cobweb' is definitely a summer dress.

    Speaking of summer, it was at a festival in Switzerland where Dirk met the Manchester duo Lamb. After seeing Schneider TM perform, Lamb's Andy Barlow and vocalist Lou Rhodes asked Dirk to 'version' some of their material, the result being Schneider's remake of the Lamb track 'Wonder', a restyle that is exclusive to 'Configures'.

    There are many more stories, have a listen.


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