F.M. Einheit
| F.M. Einheit | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Frank Martin Strauß |
| Also known as | Mufti |
| Born | 18 December 1958 |
| Origin | Dortmund, Germany |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Associated acts | Einstürzende Neubauten, Stein, Gry |
| Website | fmeinheit.org |
Frank-Martin Strauß, better known as F.M. Einheit and also known as Mufti, (born 18 December 1958, in Dortmund) is an industrial and electronic musician from Germany.
While primarily known for his percussion work with the influential industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten, he has also collaborated with KMFDM, Goethes Erben and recorded several albums in collaboration with other musicians (such as Mona Mur, Andreas Ammer, Ulrike Haage) and solo. FM Einheit was also involved in the projects Stein and Gry.
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[edit] Early years
In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was also a member of the punk bands Abwärts from Hamburg and Palais Schaumburg
In the early 1980s he joined Einstürzende Neubauten as a percussionist and became a long-time band member. Most of the percussions which FM Einheit played on were custom-made metal instruments or such tools as a hammer drill. FM Einheit was instrumental to the development of the sound of the group.
Live performances of Einstürzende Neubauten with FM Einheit included lots of metal banging, destruction on the stage and even fire. These shows became legendary and influenced the band image.
In 1988-9 he was part of Alfred 23 Harth's group Vladimir Estragon.
[edit] 1990s - 2000s
In the 1990s he was also a member of a band Stein, also featuring Ulrike Haage and Katharina Franck from the band Rainbirds.
FM Einheit left Einstürzende Neubauten in the middle 1990s during work on the album Ende Neu, due to a lack of creative interest.[1]
One of his major projects after Einstürzende Neubauten was the band Gry with a female singer Gry Bagøien from Denmark. They released two albums: The Touch Of E! (1998) and Public Recording (2000, featuring Pan Sonic and Neubauten's Alexander Hacke).
FM Einheit is also involved in theater and radio plays. On several occasions he reunited on stage with Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten for an experimental performance.[2][3]
[edit] Discography
- 1990 Stein
- 1993 Prometheus/Lear
- 1993 Radio Inferno (F.M. Einheit/Ammer)
- 1994 König Lear
- 1994 Merry Christmas (F.M. Einheit/Caspar Brötzmann)
- 1994 Apocalypse Live (F.M. Einheit/Ammer/Haage)
- 1995 Merry Christmas
- 1996 Deutsche Krieger (F.M. Einheit/Ammer)
- 1997 Sensation Death
- 1999 Odysseus 7 (F.M. Einheit/Ammer/Haage)
- 2000 Frost 79° 40' (F.M. Einheit/Ammer/Gry/Pan Sonic, live)
- 2002 Crashing Aeroplanes (F.M. Einheit/Ammer)
- 2006 Echohce (F.M. Einheit/J.Lidell/d.Link)
- 2011 Evol/Ve ( F.M. Einheit/ Massimo Pupillo)
- For discography of FM Einheit with Einstürzende Neubauten, see: Einstürzende Neubauten's discography (all releases 1982-1995).
- For discography of FM Einheit with Gry, see: Gry's discography (all releases).
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: F.M. Einheit - 3/2/98
- ^ Detailed information about a live concert of FM Einheit with Alexander Hacke in Frankfurt / Germany, 2010 [1] and video of this performance [2]
- ^ Information about Alexander Hacke's EP "Doomed", in which a concert of Hacke with FM Einheit in 2009 in Berlin is mentioned [3]
[edit] External links
- F.M. Einheit's official website
- F.M. Einheit discography at Discogs
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