Michael Lückner

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".[1][2]

History

Sunkissed, Lückner's first album under the Guitar moniker was released in 2001[3] and was "well-received".[4] Its sound drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine's album Loveless.[4][3][5]

Honeysky from 2004 was initially only released in Japan, where Lückner lived.[4][6][5]

Tokyo (2006) was inspired by the instruments Lückner encountered during his in Japan[4] and features koto and pipa guitars, two guitars of the Japanese music tradition.[6][3]

Discography

  • Computerjockeys: Computerjockeys (1999, Harvest/EMI Electrola)[7]
  • Digital Jockey: 8 Studies in Dub considering global welfare as well as international charity stamps and letters (2000)
  • Computerjockeys: Plankton (2001, Island Records/Universal)[8]
  • Guitar: Sunkissed (2001, Morr Music)[3]
  • 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)[9]
  • Guitar: The House of the Hapless Hearts (2014, Bandcamp USA)[10]

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Guitar". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Guitar". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Andrew Hill". Seattle Weekly. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Richardson, Mark (27 March 2016). "Guitar: Tokyo Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Wolf, Michael. "Zupfgeigenhansel im Kirschblütenhain". ZUENDER. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b 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.