Club Telex Noise Ensemble
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Club Telex Noise Ensemble was a short-lived musical side-project of the Club Telex electro night of Tampere
, Finland
, combining improvisation and experimental music
to electro music and even lounge music
. Its members were Mikko "DJ mini" Niemelä (of Polytron), pHinn
(of Kompleksi
), Antti Koivumäki and Mikko Ojanen (of Nu Science). Also Olli Sotamaa, Kaj Mäkelä and Antti Vuorio participated in Club Telex Noise Ensemble. Club Telex Noise Ensemble did only three live performances between December 2000 and April 2001; one of them as the encore of the gig of Chicks on Speed
in Tampere, March 2001. The CDR Just To Disturb You A Little Bit (June 2001) was compiled of these live performances. A remix compilation CTNERMX (March 2003) was based on these tracks, featuring such artists as Kemialliset Ystävät
, Legowelt
, Kompleksi
, Luke Eargoggle, Massaccesi
, Tuomas Rantanen
and Unidentified Sound Objects.
Delta Recordings, a label from London
, UK
, released a 4-track 12" vinyl sampler of these tracks in early 2004.
The second remix compilation, CTNERMX II, is planned for 2006, featuring such artists as Maxx Klaxon
.
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, combining improvisation and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
to electro music and even lounge music
Lounge music
Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...
. Its members were Mikko "DJ mini" Niemelä (of Polytron), pHinn
PHinn
pHinn of Tampere, Finland is the founder and Webmaster of pHinnWeb, a WWW site dedicated to Finnish electronic music, techno music, avantgarde, experimental music, rave culture and underground culture...
(of Kompleksi
Kompleksi
Kompleksi is an electro act from Tampere, Finland. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not and pHinn...
), Antti Koivumäki and Mikko Ojanen (of Nu Science). Also Olli Sotamaa, Kaj Mäkelä and Antti Vuorio participated in Club Telex Noise Ensemble. Club Telex Noise Ensemble did only three live performances between December 2000 and April 2001; one of them as the encore of the gig of Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
in Tampere, March 2001. The CDR Just To Disturb You A Little Bit (June 2001) was compiled of these live performances. A remix compilation CTNERMX (March 2003) was based on these tracks, featuring such artists as Kemialliset Ystävät
Kemialliset Ystävät
Kemialliset Ystävät is the name of a recording project of musician Jan Anderzén of Tampere, Finland. Anderzén began recording under the name in 1995 and although he has enlisted numerous musicians over the years, most Kemialliset Ystävät recordings are solo productions...
, Legowelt
Legowelt
Legowelt is a Dutch electronic musician who describes his musical style as "a hybrid form of slam jack combined with deep Chicago house, romantic ghetto technofunk and EuroHorror Soundtrack."...
, Kompleksi
Kompleksi
Kompleksi is an electro act from Tampere, Finland. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not and pHinn...
, Luke Eargoggle, Massaccesi
Massaccesi
Massaccesi is John Fanning of Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. He is a multimedia artist, utilizing performance, installation, physical art pieces, experimental sound compositions electronic music, video & more, generally using the themes of recycling/re-usage and unique concepts Massaccesi...
, Tuomas Rantanen
Tuomas Rantanen
Tuomas Rantanen from Tampere, Finland is a musician creating hard, monotonous and percussive techno music. Outside music, Tuomas Rantanen is specialized in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.-12" discography:...
and Unidentified Sound Objects.
Delta Recordings, a label from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, released a 4-track 12" vinyl sampler of these tracks in early 2004.
The second remix compilation, CTNERMX II, is planned for 2006, featuring such artists as Maxx Klaxon
Maxx Klaxon
Maxx Klaxon is an electropop artist from New York City. He has recorded cover versions of Iron Maiden's "Die With Your Boots On," Leonard Cohen's First We Take Manhattan, and "The Internationale." His 2005 debut EP Paranoid Style also features his original track "Italian Ice" and "Here For One...
.
Singles discography
- CTNERMX (with remixes from LegoweltLegoweltLegowelt is a Dutch electronic musician who describes his musical style as "a hybrid form of slam jack combined with deep Chicago house, romantic ghetto technofunk and EuroHorror Soundtrack."...
, Luke Eargoggle, 8-Bit Rockers and Andrew Duke, Delta B Recordings (UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), 12", 2004)
Albums discography
- Just To Disturb You A Little Bit (pHinnMilk Recordings, CDR, 2001)
- CTNERMX (a remix compilation by various artists, pHinnMilk Recordings, CDR, 2003)
- CTNERMX II (a remix compilation by various artists, pHinnMilk Recordings, CDR, 2006)