Felix Kubin
| Felix Kubin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Felix Knoth |
| Born |
1969 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Genres | Electronic, minimal wave |
| Years active | 1980s - present |
| Labels | A-Musik, Gagarin Records, Diskono, Meeuw Muzak |
| Associated acts | Klangkrieg |
| Website |
felixkubin |
| Notable instruments | |
| Korg MS-20 | |
Felix Kubin (born Felix Knoth, 1969 in Hamburg, West Germany) is an electronic musician. He has been involved with music since he was 8 years old, when he studied piano, organ and glockenspiel. His youthful experiments really took off in 1980 when he got a Korg MS-20 synthesizer. His early works have been released under the title The Tetchy Teenage Tapes of Felix Kubin.[1] During this time he also played in a punk band Die Egozentrischen 2. In 1987 Felix Kubin co-founded an experimental noise group Klangkrieg with Tim Buhre. His first solo album Filmmusik was released in 1998 by Gagarin Records,[2] Kubin's own label founded in the same year through which he has gone on to release a series of albums including the critically acclaimed Matki Wandalki in 2004.[3]
Kubin regularly collaborates on theatrical and animation productions, writes radio plays [4] and is a self-described dadaist. His musical influences include contemporary classics such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and György Ligeti, as well as groups such as Kraftwerk and DAF.
Discography
- Antarktis Slow Rock - 7", Meeuw Muzak (1998)
- Filmmusik - LP/CD, Gagarin Records, A-Musik (1998)
- Die Pein vom Haupt entfernen - LP/zootrope object, Rund um den Watzmann (1999)
- Jane B. ertrinkt mit den Pferden - 10", Diskono (2000)
- Tesla's Aquarium (with singer Pia Burnette) - LP, Storage (2000)
- Schnitzler - 7", pop'eclectic (2000)
- Ipsomat Legrand (with Reznicek, Mark Mancha) - 10", Disaster Area (2001)
- Jetlag Disco - EP/3"CD, A-Musik (2001)
- Superlake Beat (with Aavikko) - 7", Diskono (2001)
- The Tetchy Teenage Tapes of Felix Kubin 1981-85 - LP/CD, A-Musik, Skipp (2002)
- I hate art galleries - 7", Meeuw Muzak (2003)
- Die kulturelle Revolution - 7", A-Musik (2003)
- Matki Wandalki - LP/CD, A-Musik (2004)
- Der Aufstand der Chemiker (die Egozentrischen 2) - LP, Was soll das? Schallplatten (2004)
- Idiotenmusik - 7", Ultraeczema (2005)
- Territerrortorium (with Wojtek Kucharczyk) - 7", Gagarin Rec. + Mik.Musik (2005)
- Anaerobic Robots (with Mark Boombastik, Jake Basker) - EP, Gagarin Records (2005)
- Atoma Exi Mono (Best of FK) - CD, Solnze (2006)
- There is a garden (with Coolhaven) - 7", A-Musik (2006)
- Suppe für die Nacht (with Coolhaven) - CD, Kormplastics (2006)
- Felix Kubin & Coolhaven (Lukas Simonis) - There Is A Garden b/w Waschzwangmama (7" Single) A-Musik 2006
- House of National Dog (with Mariola Brillowska) - CD, A-Musik (2007)
- Detached from all objects (with Pia Burnette) - LP/CD, Gagarin Records + Stora (2007)
- The Pataphysical Tape Club (Split-LP with IFCO) - LP/art mag., BIGMAG#2 (2007)
- Axolotl Lullabies - CD/LP, Oral (2007)
- Felix Kubin & das Mineralorchester: music for theatre and radio play - CD/LP, Dekorder (2008)
- Die Inhaberin des Chlorophyllmandats überwacht den Ausgleich von Licht und Schatten - Audio Cassette, ALKU (2008)
- Felix Kubin compilation - CD, Nuevos Ricos (2009)
References
- ↑ Felix Kubin Interview
- ↑ http://gagarinrecords.com/ Gagarin Records
- ↑ Leone, Dominique (2004-08-08). "Matki Wandalki Review". Pitchfork Media.
- ↑ Stubbs, David (2013-11-07). "Radio-Activity: An Interview With Felix Kubin". The Quietus.
External links
- Official website
- http://gagarinrecords.com/ Gagarin Records
- Felix Kubin at Acetone Magazine (English-Spanish)
- Felix Kubin discography at Discogs
- Parasol Elektroniczny. Rumours from the Eastern Underground Podcast series on the underground sound production in Eastern Europe, curated by Felix Kubin for Ràdio Web MACBA
- Deutsche Kassettentäter. The rise of the German home-recording tape scene Podcast series on the Neue Deutsche Welle, curated by Felix Kubin for Ràdio Web MACBA