Tarwater
Encyclopedia
Tarwater is a German
music duo comprising Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok. Tarwater have recorded several albums of mostly instrumental music usually tagged as post-rock
.
band, and began recording together even while Lippok recorded with To Rococo Rot
and Jestram worked in his Bleibeil studio. The first Tarwater album debuted with 1996's 11/6 12/10
, released around the same time first album came about. Tarwater's second album, Silur
, followed in 1998. The critical praise attendant on the latter earned Tarwater American distribution, with Animals Suns & Atoms appearing in 2000 and Dwellers on the Threshold
in 2004. In 2005, the album The Needle Was Traveling
appeared. It was their first album for the Morr
label.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
music duo comprising Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok. Tarwater have recorded several albums of mostly instrumental music usually tagged as post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
.
History
Jestram and Lippok met in an East German punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, and began recording together even while Lippok recorded with To Rococo Rot
To Rococo Rot
To Rococo Rot is a Berlin-based trio who combine electronic and acoustic elements to create instrumental post-rock and electronic music. The group is composed of bassist Stefan Schneider and brothers Robert and Ronald Lippok . Ronald Lippok has also gained praise for his work in Tarwater...
and Jestram worked in his Bleibeil studio. The first Tarwater album debuted with 1996's 11/6 12/10
11/6 12/10
11/6 12/10 is the first full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted in 1996.- Track listing :#"Theme"#"Tar"#"Han Er Der Inne"#"Euroslut"#"Rome"#"Conquer Rome Itself"#"New Brood"#"Kleenex"...
, released around the same time first album came about. Tarwater's second album, Silur
Silur
Silur is the second full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on September 28, 1998. The album combines spartan spoken-word narration with ambient, electronic music. The music mainly consists of looped samples layered with live instruments....
, followed in 1998. The critical praise attendant on the latter earned Tarwater American distribution, with Animals Suns & Atoms appearing in 2000 and Dwellers on the Threshold
Dwellers on the Threshold
Dwellers On the Threshold is the fifth full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on September 3, 2002.- Track listing :#"70 Rupies To Paradies Road"#"Metal Flakes"#"Diver"#"1985"#"Be Late"...
in 2004. In 2005, the album The Needle Was Traveling
The Needle Was Traveling
The Needle Was Traveling is the sixth full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on March 22, 2005.- Track listing :#"Across the Dial"#"Stone"#"Seven of Nine"#"Entry"#"Babylonian Tower"...
appeared. It was their first album for the Morr
Morr Music
Morr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste...
label.
Discography
- 11/6 12/1011/6 12/1011/6 12/10 is the first full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted in 1996.- Track listing :#"Theme"#"Tar"#"Han Er Der Inne"#"Euroslut"#"Rome"#"Conquer Rome Itself"#"New Brood"#"Kleenex"...
(1996) - Rabbit Moon (1997)
- SilurSilurSilur is the second full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on September 28, 1998. The album combines spartan spoken-word narration with ambient, electronic music. The music mainly consists of looped samples layered with live instruments....
(1998) - Rabbit Moon Revisited (1998)
- Animals Sun & Atoms (2000)
- Not The Wheel (2001)
- Dwellers on the ThresholdDwellers on the ThresholdDwellers On the Threshold is the fifth full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on September 3, 2002.- Track listing :#"70 Rupies To Paradies Road"#"Metal Flakes"#"Diver"#"1985"#"Be Late"...
(2002) - The Needle Was TravelingThe Needle Was TravelingThe Needle Was Traveling is the sixth full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted on March 22, 2005.- Track listing :#"Across the Dial"#"Stone"#"Seven of Nine"#"Entry"#"Babylonian Tower"...
(2005) - Japan Tour EP (2005)
- Spider SmileSpider SmileSpider Smile is the seventh full-length release by Tarwater, an electronic music group from Berlin, Germany. The album debuted in May of 2007.- Track listing :#"Shirley Temple"#"World of Things to Touch"#"Witchpark"#"A Marriage in Belmont"...
(2007) - Inside the Ships (2011)
External links
- Official Tarwater website
- [ Tarwater] at Allmusic
- morr music