Pete Namlook

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Peter Kuhlmann
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Born on November 25, 1960 in Frankfurt. Passed away on November 8, 2012, at the age of 51 from a heart attack.

Pete Namlook was one of the most influential figures of electronic and ambient music in the 1990s. Inspired by Oskar Sala, one of the pioneers of electronic music, Namlook focused on the untapped potential of analogue synthesizers, often developed or extended in his laboratory.

Freshly educated in composition from Goethe University, Pete Namlook (Peter Kuhlmann) started his career in Frankfurt playing in the electronic ensemble Romantic Warrior that was loosely part of the new age and electronic scene. They cut Romantic Warrior (Frog, 1985), Himalaya (Frog, 1986), Planet (Blue Flame, 1988).

In 1991 he began a second life as a disc jockey playing techno music under the moniker Sequential.

The single True Colours changed his career and a good chunk of modern music. Kuhlmann assumed the identity of Pete Namlook, opened his own Fax label and made his first album, Silence (Fax, 1992), a collaboration with Dr Atmo (and one of the first albums released only on compact disc).

Namlook understood that producing was more important than recording and he set out to discover, encourage and promote music by ambient electronic artists. During the first year alone, his label released over 100 records and CDs. The label name refers to the "fax" as a medium for fast and cheap distribution of ideas. Its humble weekly releases are equivalent to sending a fax to a group of friends.

His double albums are containers of lengthy ambient suites reminiscent of Germany's kosmische school of the 1970s and of Brian Eno's late 1970s "discreet" music, but also influenced by his two true love: eastern and classical music. No musical genre was a direct influence, though: Namlook has always claimed that Nature was his main teacher.
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PK 08/78 Namlook — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/78 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
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PK 08/84 Namlook II — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook II (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/84 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
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PK 08/91 Music For Ballet — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook Music For Ballet (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/91 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/92 Namlook VI — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook VI (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/92 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/90 Namlook V — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook V (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/90 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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aw 003 Air 2 — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook Air 2 (Album) Ambient World aw 003 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/88 Namlook III — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook III (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/88 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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aw 002 Silence 2 — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Dr. Atmo Pete Namlook & Dr. Atmo - Silence 2(CD, Album, RE) Ambient World aw 002 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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SEA 04 Seasons Greetings - Autumn — Pete Namlook Namlook* Seasons Greetings - Autumn (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 SEA 04 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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SEA 02 Seasons Greetings - Spring — Pete Namlook Namlook* Seasons Greetings - Spring (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 SEA 02 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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SD 7005-2 Psychonavigation — Pete Namlook Bill Laswell / Pete Namlook Bill Laswell / Pete Namlook - Psychonavigation (Album) Subharmonic SD 7005-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/97 Namlook VIII + IX — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook VIII + IX (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/97 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/93 Namlook VII — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook VII (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/93 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/89 Namlook IV — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook IV (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/89 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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SEA 01 Seasons Greetings =Winter= — Pete Namlook Namlook* Seasons Greetings =Winter= (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 SEA 01 Germany 1994 Sell This Version
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PK 08/100 Namlook X — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook X (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/100 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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SEA 03 Seasons Greetings - Summer — Pete Namlook Namlook* Seasons Greetings - Summer (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 SEA 03 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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aw 005 From Within — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Richie Hawtin Pete Namlook & Richie Hawtin - From Within (Album) Ambient World aw 005 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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aw 004 The Dark Side Of The Moog Vol. 1: Wish You Were There — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze - The Dark Side Of The Moog Vol. 1: Wish You Were There (Album) Ambient World aw 004 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
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SRCS 7807 Silence — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Dr. Atmo Pete Namlook & Dr. Atmo - Silence(CD, Album) Rising High Records, Sony Records SRCS 7807 Japan 1995 Sell This Version
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aw 008 The Dark Side Of The Moog 3 — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze - The Dark Side Of The Moog 3 (Album) Ambient World aw 008 Germany 1996 Sell This Version
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PK 08/113 Namlook XI — Pete Namlook Namlook* Namlook XI (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/113 Germany 1996 Sell This Version
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PK 08/107 Atom — Pete Namlook Namlook* Atom (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PK 08/107 Germany 1996 Sell This Version
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aw 011 The Dark Side Of The Moog 4 — Pete Namlook Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze Feat. Bill Laswell Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze Feat. Bill Laswell - The Dark Side Of The Moog 4 (Album) Ambient World aw 011 Germany 1996 Sell This Version
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PW 34 S.H.A.D.O — Pete Namlook Higher Intelligence Agency* & Pete Namlook Higher Intelligence Agency* & Pete Namlook - S.H.A.D.O (Album) Fax +49-69/450464 PW 34 Germany 1997 Sell This Version

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MAREKJAKUBEC

MAREKJAKUBEC

January 22, 2023
edited 3 months ago
Namlook's timeless music still requires closer examination. Wide electronica from launge, IDM, experimental techno to drum and bass, minimalistic, techno-ambient. Valuable is that there's still something appealing about his music after the years. If you lose the desire to listen to music, play one of his solo albums or some from numerous released projects under FAX label. You will find the joy of listening to music again.
leonov04

leonov04

December 11, 2020
The best of the best. Man of the legend. Its nomber 1
teknologika

teknologika

August 31, 2019
Amazing artist! Some of the best electronic music I have ever heard. May Pete rest in peace, knowing that he has left a big legacy.
ahau.bolon.101077

ahau.bolon.101077

July 27, 2019
miss you pete, the new generation sucks big time ..snif
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mxhg

mxhg

August 3, 2017
The music of Peter Kuhlmann has only recently been brought to my attention. I really like the random tracks I've heard so far. However, I always find myself jumping from one album to another unable to dive into one particular record due to the sheer size of the catalog. Is there a particularly good album (or a few) that can be recommended as "starting points" to the discography?
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mopem

mopem

January 6, 2017
edited over 6 years ago
I think only one question : why Namlook isn,t in fame hall of electronic music. This is mystery, cause it is one of the most unrated artists of 90,es - golden era of mixing ambient with house, techno and dowtempo. Respect Peter
AskeladdenBlack

AskeladdenBlack

June 6, 2016
edited over 5 years ago
I remember in the early 90ies a new Fax release was coming out every second or third day he was a dedicated & great ambassador to the scene. My only gripe with him was he wasn't a fan of vinyl.
I just a pity that he like many others aren't praised enough whilst they are alive to hear it.
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ozbeatproject

ozbeatproject

February 19, 2016
edited over 7 years ago
I heard Music Hypnotizes (Hypnotizing Mix) when i was out raving, i just had to have that tune, i subsequently searched for Pete's other tunes, he done some corkers, hope it's like the good old days where you are now.
code1193

code1193

November 5, 2015
Genius. Innovator. Deeply missed...
floatingorb

floatingorb

May 23, 2014
Your music will always live on,
rest in peace pete.
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