Markus Reuter
Encyclopedia
Markus Reuter is a German musician, composer and record producer, specialising in touch guitar playing
and loop music
. Recently he has expanded his activities by moving into instrument design.
's Guitar Craft
and learned to play the Chapman Stick
, later moving onto the Warr Guitar
. He now favours the U8 Touch Guitar, which he co-designed with Texan luthier Ed Reynolds.
Reuter has released several solo recordings and worked extensively with other musicians. He is one of the two core members of the electronic music duo Centrozoon
(alongside Bernhard Wöstheinrich), is half of the duo Tuner (with King Crimson
drummer Pat Mastelotto
) and was also a member of Europa String Choir. Reuter has collaborated with Ian Boddy
, Robert Rich
, No-Man
singer Tim Bowness
(both in and out of Centrozoon
), and producer Lee Fletcher
amongst many others.
Besides his own material, Reuter has produced records for Yoshi Hampl, UMA, Tovah, The Season Standard, Skin Diary, Lake Cisco, Chrysta Bell and The Redundant Rocker. He served as producer for the Toyah Willcox-related project This Fragile Moment
, in which he was also one of the main contributing musicians.
In early 2011 Markus Reuter has joined the trio Stick Men with Tony Levin
and Pat Mastelotto
.
Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy
Tapping
Tapping is a guitar playing technique, where a string is fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion of being pushed onto the fretboard, as opposed to the standard technique being fretted with one hand and picked with the other...
and loop music
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
. Recently he has expanded his activities by moving into instrument design.
Biography
Initially trained as a guitarist, Reuter subsequently studied Robert FrippRobert Fripp
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
's Guitar Craft
Guitar Craft
Guitar Craft was a series of guitar and personal development classes, founded and often presented by Robert Fripp, who is best known for his work with King Crimson.-Courses:GC includes three ways of developing relationships:...
and learned to play the Chapman Stick
Chapman Stick
The Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s. A member of the guitar family, the Chapman Stick usually has ten or twelve individually tuned strings and has been used on music recordings to play bass lines, melody lines, chords or textures...
, later moving onto the Warr Guitar
Warr guitar
Warr Guitars is a company that manufactures the Warr Guitar, a guitar like musical instrument developed by the company's founder, Mark Warr.-Description:The Warr Guitar resembles a standard electric guitar, albeit with a very low action and more strings...
. He now favours the U8 Touch Guitar, which he co-designed with Texan luthier Ed Reynolds.
Reuter has released several solo recordings and worked extensively with other musicians. He is one of the two core members of the electronic music duo Centrozoon
Centrozoon
centrozoon is a German electronic improvisational music group. The core members are Markus Reuter and Bernhard Wöstheinrich...
(alongside Bernhard Wöstheinrich), is half of the duo Tuner (with King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
drummer Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
) and was also a member of Europa String Choir. Reuter has collaborated with Ian Boddy
Ian Boddy
Ian Boddy is a British electronic musician and composer. In the early 1980s Boddy began experimenting at an Arts Council funded studio in Newcastle. This period resulted in 3 cassette releases on the Mirage label, which showcased Boddy's work with analogue synthesis and tape manipulation. "Images"...
, Robert Rich
Robert Rich (musician)
Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, New Age, and even IDM music.-Early life:At an early age he thought he disliked music...
, No-Man
No-Man
No-Man are a British art-pop duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson . The band has so far produced six studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes collections...
singer Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness is a singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.-Music career:...
(both in and out of Centrozoon
Centrozoon
centrozoon is a German electronic improvisational music group. The core members are Markus Reuter and Bernhard Wöstheinrich...
), and producer Lee Fletcher
Lee Fletcher (producer)
Lee Fletcher is an English record producer, arranger, musician & mastering engineer, also known for creating music-related video. His work has periodically been credited as [halo] or [halo] productions; a moniker employed for selected projects, though not in current use...
amongst many others.
Besides his own material, Reuter has produced records for Yoshi Hampl, UMA, Tovah, The Season Standard, Skin Diary, Lake Cisco, Chrysta Bell and The Redundant Rocker. He served as producer for the Toyah Willcox-related project This Fragile Moment
This Fragile Moment
This Fragile Moment is a little known album within Toyah Willcox's discography that comprises experimental songs derived largely from live-in-the-studio group improvisations...
, in which he was also one of the main contributing musicians.
In early 2011 Markus Reuter has joined the trio Stick Men with Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
and Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
.
solo recordings
- Taster (1997)
- Containment (1998)
- Digitalis (2001)
- The Longest in Terms of Being (2001)
- Older Than God (2003)
- Trepanation (2006)
- Todmorden 513 (2011)
with centrozoon
- Blast (2000 - remastered version with bonus track issued 2008)
- Sun Lounge Debris (2001)
- The Cult of: Bibbiboo (2002)
- The Scent Of Crash And BurnThe Scent Of Crash And BurnThe Scent Of Crash And Burn is a mini-album / EP by Centrozoon , featuring No-Man singer Tim Bowness as a guest vocalist; the first in a series of releases by this trio configuration which included both CD and vinyl albums, digital-releases, as well as a DVD.Selected tracks from The Scent Of Crash...
(2003) - Never Trust the Way You Are (2004)
- Angel Liquor (2006)
- Never Trust the Things They Do (2006)
- Lovefield (2007)
with Tuner
- Totem (2005, remaster 2008)
- Pole (2007)
- Müüt (2008)
- ZWAR (2009)
Markus Reuter & Ian BoddyIan BoddyIan Boddy is a British electronic musician and composer. In the early 1980s Boddy began experimenting at an Arts Council funded studio in Newcastle. This period resulted in 3 cassette releases on the Mirage label, which showcased Boddy's work with analogue synthesis and tape manipulation. "Images"...
- Distant Rituals (1999)
- Pure (2003)
- Dervish (2009)
- Unwound (2010)
Guest appearances
- Dago, Sounds for a Blue Planet (2001 - credited as performer)
- Tim Bowness, My Hotel Year (2004 - plays touch guitar on and co-wrote "The Me I Knew" and "I Once Loved You")
- Kuha, Telekineettinen Testilaboratorio (2005 - plays touch guitar)
- Star of Ash, The Thread (2008 - arranger, plays touch guitar)
- Scott McGill, Percy Jones, Ritchie DeCarlo (2010 - plays touch guitar)
- Star of Ash, Lakhesis (2010 - arranger, plays touch guitar)
- Herd of Instinct (2011 - plays touch guitar and loops on "Anamnesis" and "Possession")
Work as producer
- Show Of Exaggeration, Show Of Exaggeration (2003)
- The Redundant Rocker, Collider (2005)
- UMA, Civitas Soli (2008)
- Tovah, Escapologist (2008 - producer/arranger)
- The Season Standard, Squeeze Me Ahead Of Line (2008)
- This Fragile Moment, This Fragile MomentThis Fragile MomentThis Fragile Moment is a little known album within Toyah Willcox's discography that comprises experimental songs derived largely from live-in-the-studio group improvisations...
(2009) - The Redundant Rocker, Heart (2009)
- Yoshi Hampl, Water Dealer (2009)
- Skin Diary, Skin Diary (2010)
- Moonbound, Peak Of Eternal Light (2010 - co-producer)
- Chrysta Bell, Strange Darling (unreleased)
- Lake Cisco, Permanent Transient (2011)