Tom Zunk
Avant-garde Music
since 1993
Solo Works and Collaborations until 2007
I studied Ethnomusicology at Berlins Free University and Javanese GAMELAN as well as innovative new techniques for percussion instruments with Indonesian composer and musician extraordinaire Gutama Soegijo and the BANJAR GRUPPE Berlin, one of the most intriguing avant-garde Schlagwerk-Ensemble in Europe (1978-1993).
Numerous concerts at national, European and international Gamelan and Percussion festivals highlighted by our appearance at the First International Gamelan Festival during the 1986 World Exhibition EXPO in Vancouver/CAN as only orchestra being invited from Europe.
Below an image from Banjar Gruppe Berlin in Vancouver Aug 1986: I am the one on the left...
On stage with free improvised music since 1976. Own compositions since 1993.
1987-89 Music for BUTOH dance theatre with TATOEBA - theatre danse grotesque aka Yumiko Yoshioka, Minako Seki and Delta RAi in Berlin
1994 with drum n bass formation WYRDSPHERE in Brighton/UK
1995 with art rock band SALAMAND in Berlin
2002-2005 with saxophonist/flutist Geoff Leigh of Henry Cow -fame as MEN WORKING OVERHEAD
2006/7 Collaboration with Bob Rutmans STEEL CELLO ENSEMBLE
2007 with French bass player/cellist Benoît Delaune formerly of French avant-prog band La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux (La STPO) from Rennes
1997-2007 I was mastermind of GHETTO RAGA, one of Berlins most original free improvising outfits which sadly disbandoned early 2007.
Since 2000 with performer/dancer/vocalist Elke Postler as SYNTRON
I am worldwide one of the few soloists on the WATERPHONE. Since 1987 I play a prototype Waterphone built 1974 by its inventor Richard Waters.
One Hour with The Steel Cello Ensemble 2006 / 2 tracks
recorded live in Berlin at Supamolly May 26 2006 and at b-flat Jun 6 2006.
Bob Rutman - Steel Cello, Buzz Chime / Tom Zunk - Waterphone, drums / Ulf Hartwig - Steel Cello / ? - Steel Cello, vox
Steel Cello Ensemble: The Third Day live in the studio June 20 2007.
Bob Rutman - Steel Cello, Bow Chime, Buzz Chime / Toby Dammit - Symphonic Percussion / Meret Becker - Voice, Glockenspiel, Zither (plus Theremin and Singing Saw - not on these recordings!) / Tom Zunk - Waterphone, Kendang Ketipung
Below the documentary recording done by myself on the third of three recording days directly from the room onto MD with the sky window wide open, the sun shining and you can hear the birds singing on the recording.
For my NEW music go to www.myspace.com/thomaszunk
