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Michael Lückner in a pancake restaurant after a live show in Hiroshima, Japan, 2007

Michael Lückner is a German musician and composer known for his versatile work in the fields of ambient, electronic, and experimental music - Notable for his projects "Guitar", "Computerjockeys" and "Digital Jockey".

History

Sunkissed, Lückner's first album under the Guitar moniker was released in 2001 and was "well-received". Its sound drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine's album Loveless.

Honeysky from 2004 was initially only released in Japan, where Lückner lived.

Tokyo (2006) was inspired by the instruments Lückner encountered during his in Japan and features koto and pipa guitars, two guitars of the Japanese music tradition.

Discography

  • Computerjockeys: Computerjockeys (1999, Harvest/EMI Electrola)
  • Digital Jockey: 8 Studies in Dub considering global welfare as well as international charity stamps and letters (2000)
  • Computerjockeys: Plankton (2001, Island Records/Universal)
  • Guitar: Sunkissed (2001, Morr Music)
  • Digital Jockey: Paradies und Fragment - Neun Studien in klassischer Musik (2002, Poets Club Records)
  • Guitar: Honeysky (2004, Third-Ear Japan, re-released by Tonevendor USA)
  • Digital Jockey: Codeine Dub (2005, Poets Club Records)
  • Guitar: Saltykisses (2006, Third-Ear Japan, re-released by Tonevendor USA)
  • Guitar: Tokyo (2006, onitor)
  • Guitar: Dealin with Signal and Noise (2007, onitor)
  • Guitar: Friends (2009, And Records Japan)
  • Guitar: It's Sweet to Do Nothing! (2011, Tonevendor USA)
  • Guitar: The House of the Hapless Hearts (2014, Bandcamp USA)

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Guitar". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Guitar". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Andrew Hill". Seattle Weekly. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ Richardson, Mark (27 March 2016). "Guitar: Tokyo Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ Wolf, Michael. "Zupfgeigenhansel im Kirschblütenhain". ZUENDER. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ Schiller, Mike (1 May 2006). "Guitar: Tokyo". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. "Computerjockeys, by Computerjockeys". Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. "Plankton, by Computerjockeys". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. "Guitar Discography". Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. "The House of the Hapless Hearts, by Guitar". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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