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the Surreal Funfair

About Me

started to record own stuff in the late 80s
first solo release in 1992
side projects: voltage control : breed no.6 : chromatron : psycholab : k.davah : arafat, afraid
first live performance in 1996 .... don't like playing live that much, so concerts are only like once a year
been support act for the legendary pink dots and the dresden dolls in cologne
21 releases up to now
disography: SICK : Escape From The City Of The Llava - Hounds (anthology) (92) (C-60)
SICK : Rat Races (92) (C-46)
SICK : Pavuka (92) (C-46)
SICK : Reincarnations, Sicknesses & Suicides (93) (C-46)
K.DAVAH : Dolphins (93) (C-46)
SICK : Nothing (93) (C-46)
K.DAVAH : Spastic Actor In A Dead Man's Dream (94) (C-46)
SICK : Gift (94) (C-60)
SICK : 9 & 10 (95) (2X C-46)
SICK : Roses (95) (C-60)
SICK : Spiders In A Crock (96) (C-60 + C-46)
SICK : Catching Flies With My Eyelids 2 (96) (C-60)
SICK : Somersault Meadow (96) (C-60)
SICK : Butterfly Battlefield (98) (C-90)
SICK : Anthology No2 (98) (CD)
SICK : The Fishes Breathe The Rain (99) (CD)
THE SURREAL FUNFAIR : The Surreal Funfair (01) (CD)
PSYCHOLAB : Re-Access (03) (MCD)
CHROMATRON : Auf Dem Stand Der Letzten Dinge (03) (CD)
THE SURREAL FUNFAIR : Disco (04) (CD)
THE SURREAL FUNFAIR : 12345 (06) (CD)
THE SURREAL FUNFAIR : The Final Show (07)
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: currently offline
Band Members: just me...sascha beyer...sick
Influences: legendary pink dots, tom waits, coil, throbbing gristle, residents, brian eno
favorite songs currently: bowie's 'little bombardier' ...and 'time dance' by the legendary pink dots
all time favorite:'since yesterday' by the glasgow pretty maids
Sounds Like: poor version of the pink dots ;-) or maybe sober version of tom waits...... no, no..wait..no...it's more like a less interesting version of tuxedomoon.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new CD finished + gig with LPD in 09 '07

'The Final Show' is finished. No, it's not the last CD i'll ever release..it's just a title of one of its tracks..an adaption of Kurt Weill's 'Seeraeuber Jenny'.  It contains 11 tracks..all ...
Posted by the Surreal Funfair on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:41:00 PST

old

.... new album '12345' this year...hopefully : : : : : : : update: yes...'12345' is finally finished and will be released in 2 days on my next show. check out new song '3'...i recorded it on sunday, 4...
Posted by the Surreal Funfair on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:05:00 PST

goodbye, house 3,8

10/31/2006 my days in cologne are numbered...going to move to berlin next month - so time to say 'goodbye' to house 3,8...my flat & studio (oh.. yes...the height of the rooms is 3,8 m). worst thin...
Posted by the Surreal Funfair on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:25:00 PST