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.
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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Namlook* | Namlook (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/78 | Germany | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook II (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/84 | Germany | 1993 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pete Namlook | Music For Ballet (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/91 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook VI (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/92 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook V (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/90 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pete Namlook | Air 2 (Album) | Ambient World | aw 003 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook III (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/88 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Namlook* | Seasons Greetings - Autumn (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | SEA 04 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Seasons Greetings - Spring (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | SEA 02 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Laswell / Pete Namlook | Bill Laswell / Pete Namlook - Psychonavigation (Album) | Subharmonic | SD 7005-2 | US | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook VIII + IX (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/97 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook VII (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/93 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook IV (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/89 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Seasons Greetings =Winter= (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | SEA 01 | Germany | 1994 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Namlook X (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/100 | Germany | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Seasons Greetings - Summer (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | SEA 03 | Germany | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pete Namlook & Richie Hawtin | Pete Namlook & Richie Hawtin - From Within (Album) | Ambient World | aw 005 | Germany | 1995 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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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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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Namlook* | Namlook XI (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/113 | Germany | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namlook* | Atom (Album) | Fax +49-69/450464 | PK 08/107 | Germany | 1996 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
Reviews

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.

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?

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
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.
I just a pity that he like many others aren't praised enough whilst they are alive to hear it.

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.
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