Christoph H. Müller
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| Born | 2 July 1967 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | Swiss |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Because Music Ya Basta Records Universal Music Group Groenland Records Wrasse Records |
Christoph H. Müller (born 1967) is a musician and composer born in Germany and raised in Switzerland.
He is best known as co-founder of the electronica/neotango band "Gotan Project".
Biography
As a teenager he is part of different bands, amongst them "Touch el Arab" whose song "Muhammar" became a Top 5 hit in Switzerland in 1987.[1][2][3]
After studies at the Universities of Basel and Zürich he moves to Paris to study at "Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales". At the same time he continues music and founds together with Paris-based american singer/songwriter Gabriela Arnon the band "Ten Mother Tongues". They release one album in 1997 called "The Listening Tree".[4]
In 1995 he starts a close collaboration with french label Ya Basta records. He releases tracks under such names as "The Boyz from Brazil", "Stereo Action Unlimited", "Fruit of the loop" and works on music for short films, TV jingles and advertising.[5]
In 1999 he co-founds – together with Argentinean musician Eduardo Makaroff and French producer Philippe Cohen Solal – GOTAN PROJECT, whose new form of Argentinean Tango has huge success all over the world. They release three albums :"La Revancha del Tango" (2001) , "Lunatico" (2006) and "Tango 3.0" (2010) and do three successful world tours, until the fall of 2011.[6]
At the same time he founds his own production company March:Music in 2004 to develop his other musical projects, like his solo project "Roy Dubb" and – together with Afro Peruvian musicians – the project "RADIOKIJADA", whose first album "Nuevos Sonidos Afro Peruanos" is released in 2009 on Wrasse records. The album gets raving reviews in the UK and the band plays at WOMAD festival in Reading, being one of the highlights according to The Guardian.[7][8]
In 2005 he co-composes together with Eduardo Makaroff the original music for "Not Here to Be Loved", a film by Stéphane Brizé and in 2007/2008 the soundtrack for "El Gaucho" a documentary fiction film by Argentinean director Andres Jarach. The composer/producer duo "Müller & Makaroff "is born.[9]
In 2012 / 2013 Müller & Makaroff write music for a videoclip / shortfilm "Reencuentro" by Argentinean director Pablo Giorgelli (Camera d’or in Cannes for his film "Las Acacias") and for "Evita", a radio lecture by French actress Jeanne Moreau of a script by Pablo Aguero. Also in 2012 he starts a collaboration with electronic music icon Hans-Joachim ROEDELIUS (from Krautrock band Cluster). They play live together in Paris and in Lunz (Austria).
In 2014 he releases an album of songs written by Müller & Makaroff interpreted by French singer Catherine Ringer from cult band "Les Rita Mitsouko" entitled PLAZA FRANCIA "A new Tango Songbook". The album is very well received as well by the critics as the audience. Follows an extensive french/european tour with PLAZA FRANCIA. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/24/plaza-francia-review-koko-london-la-linea-festival
In 2015 a first album of the collaboration with Roedelius – called "Imagori" - is released by Groenland Records.[10]
Discography
Albums & EPs
- 1987 : Touch el Arab "We Believe"
- 1988 : Touch el Arab "LRK"
- 1989 : Touch el Arab "Limited"
- 1997 : Ten Mother Tongues "The Listening Tree"
- 1997 : Fruit of the Loop "S*xplore (Maxi 12")"
- 1997 : The Boyz from Brazil "Solidao (Maxi 12")"
- 1997 : The Boyz from Brazil "Chica Boom (Maxi 12")"
- 1998 : Stereo Action Unlimited "Hifi Trumpet"
- 1999 : The Boyz from Brazil (Album)
- 1999 : Gotan Project "Vuelvo al sur/El capitalismo foraneo (maxi 10")"
- 2000 : Gotan Project "Santa Maria (Maxi 10")"
- 2000 : Gotan Project "Triptico (Maxi 10")"
- 2000 : Stereo Action Unlimited "Lovelight (Maxi 12")"
- 2001 : Gotan Project "La revancha del tango"
- 2005 : Radiokijada "Nuevos sonidos afroperuanos part I (Maxi 12")"
- 2006 : Gotan Project "Lunatico"
- 2006 : Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (soundtrack)
- 2006 : Roy Dubb "Harambe (maxi 12")"
- 2006 : Roy Dubb "Afro Blue (maxi 12")"
- 2007 : Les Meilleurs Meilleurs (livre CD pour enfants)
- 2008 : Soundtrack of the film "El gaucho"
- 2009 : Radiokijada "Nuevos sonidos afroperuanos"(album CD)
- 2010 : Gotan Project "Tango 3.0"
- 2014 : Plaza Francia "A new tango songbook"
- 2015 : Plaza Francia "Live Re-Experience"
- 2015 : Mueller_Roedelius "Imagori"
Compilations
- 1989 : TransEuropa: A Swiss-Swedish Techno Sampler
- 1989 : Stop the Army Vol.I
- 1997 : Soundtrack of the film "Clubbed to death"
- 1998 : Soundtrack of the film "Je ne voudrais pas crever un dimanche"
- 2004 : Inspiracion/Espiracion: A Gotan Project DJ set
- 2007 : Ya Basta Records: 10 years after all
Particularly Gotan Project's music has been released on many, many compialtion albums and has been used in a large amount of feature films and TV series.
Filmography
Original music
- Je n'aimerais pas crever un dimanche (1998)
- Not Here to Be Loved (2005)
- El gaucho (de Andrés Jarach), (2009)
- Au fil d'Ariane (2014)
With Gotan Project
- Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme) "Santa Maria (del buen ayre)"
- Shall We Dance - “Santa María (del buen ayre)” 2001 (http://youtu.be/4u6ycs90YIk)
- Ocean’s 12 - “El Capitalismo Foraneo” (http://vimeo.com/12067064)
- The Bourne Identity - “Época”
- The Truth about Charlie - “Época”
- Meant to Be - “Época”
- Knight & Day - “Santa María (del buen ayre)” “Santa María Pepe Braddock rmx” “Diferente”
- Lies & Alibis - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“
- Guess Who - “Queremos Paz”
- Benjamim - “Vuelvo al Sur”
- Powder Blue - “Amor Porteño"
Documentaries
- El Gaucho (directed by Andres Jarach)
with Gotan Project
- Maradona, Gamin en Or
- The Take (directed by Naomi Klein)
TV series
With Gotan Project
- NIP/TUCK
- S05E13 - "El Capitalismo Foráneo” (http://vimeo.com/13851772)
- S03E15 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”
- CHUCK
- S01E03 - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“ (http://youtu.be/8hun4fN0R0c)
- SEX AND THE CITY
- S06E20 - "Queremos Paz” (http://vimeo.com/12913039)
- 6 FEET UNDER
- S03E09 - “Vuelvo al Sur”
- BROTHERS & SISTERS
- S04E05 - “Santa María (del buen ayre)
- DANCING WITH THE STARS (2009)
- Round Eight - "Santa María (del buen ayre)
- Round Six -"Mi Confesión”
- Round Three - “Cité Tango”
- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
- USA
- Top 12 Perform (2011) - “Tríptico”
- Top 18 Perform (2008) - “Mi Confesión”
- CANADA
- Top 20 (2008) - “Santa María (del buen ayre)”
- AUSTRALIA
- Top 16 Perform (2008) - "Santa María (del buen ayre)“
References
- ^ https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a3428f25-40a7-456a-8508-997ade1b67da
- ^ (Hg.), Marc Krebs ; unter Mitarb. von Andreas Schneitter. Rockförderverein der Region Basel (2009). Pop Basel. Basel: Christoph-Merian-Verl. ISBN 978-3-85616-477-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ al.], eds.: Lurker Grand ... [et (2012). Heute und danach : the Swiss underground music scene of the 80's. Zürich: Edition Patrick Frey. ISBN 978-3-905929-21-8.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/4050335-Ten-Mother-Tongues
- ^ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Boyz+From+Brazil
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/apr/23/16
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jul/27/womad-festival-review
- ^ Music, Bruno Spoerri (Hg.) ; in Zusammenarbeit mit dem ICST Institute for Computer; Künste, Sound Technology der ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der (2010). Musik aus dem Nichts : die Geschichte der elektroakustischen Musik in der Schweiz. Zürich: Chronos. ISBN 978-3-0340-1038-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&did=61329
- ^ http://www.wsj.com/articles/imagori-by-mueller-roedelius-review-1441750885
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