A thousand Fuegos
A Thousand Fuegos is the pseudonym of the Austrian artist Matthias Peyker (* 1982 in Villach ). His solo project published under this name indie - post-rock with elements of electronic music .
Artistic activity
Matthias Peyker studied art history from 2003 to 2007 at the University of Vienna . He then studied graphics with Gunter Damisch at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . His works have been exhibited since 2009. For his work, Peyker uses the techniques of screen printing , ink drawing , and creates collages and drawings that are based on architectural structures. According to his own statement, the basis of his artistic work are “reflections on boundary lines, so-called truths and their staging in different contexts”.
Exhibitions
- 2009: Where the pepper grows , Kroart Gallery
- 2010: Crom-X , Kroart Gallery
- 2010: 11 Kunstakt , Fellner, Wratzfeld and Partner
- 2011: Art stays 9 - Festival of Contemporary Art , Slovenia
- 2011: Koppa Koppa . Gallery at Schillerplatz
- 2011: If the hour strikes , Lower Austria Documentation Center
- 2013: Mischkulanz , Barockschlößl, Mistelbach
- 2014: Crau Krummau , Egon Schiele Art Centrum
A thousand Fuegos
| A thousand Fuegos | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Vienna , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Folk , indie rock , post rock |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.onethousandfuegos.tumblr.com |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Matthias Peyker |
| former members | |
bass |
Andreas "Fettkakao" Dvorak |
Drums, synthesizers |
Rudi Hebenstreit |
Since 2006 Peyker has been running the music project A Thousand Fuegos (German: “One Thousand Fire”). Initially on the road as a folk artist with acoustic guitar and assigned to the so-called lo-fi , his musical spectrum expanded to include elements of indie rock and post-rock. He also incorporated more and more elements of electronic music into his art. For some time, A Thousand Fuegos also appeared as a band with the accompanying musicians Andreas “Fettkakao” Dvorak (bass) and Rudi Hebenstreit (drums) before Peyker continued solo with The Treachery of Things . Peyker incorporates elements of his artistic activity in his music, he explains his concept on FM4 :
"Objects and concepts always have a certain attribution, I am interested in what happens when you withdraw this attribution and let them become something total."
His works have appeared mainly on the two independent labels, Fettkakao and Seayou Records, who are friends . He played guitar and glockenspiel for the band Vortex Rex and drew their covers.
In 2013 A Thousand Fuegos was nominated for the FM4 Award, which is presented as part of the Amadeus Austrian Music Award .
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Like Black Clouds Through Burning Eyes ( fat cocoa )
- 2008: A Thousand Fuegos (fat cocoa)
- 2012: The Treachery of Things (fat cocoa)
Singles and EPs
- 2010: Three Gorges in a Cuckoo's Egg (7``, cocoa)
- 2012: No Up and Down (single)
Splits
- 2006: Split CD-R with Liger (in-house production)
- 2011: A Thousand Fuegos / Black Fox Tropikal (Split-MC)
Web links
- Official website
- A Thousand Fuegos in the SR archive of Austrian popular music
- A Thousand Fuegos at Discogs (English)
- Article about A Thousand Fuegos at Music Information Center Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Curriculum vitae. (No longer available online.) Galerie3.com, archived from the original on August 26, 2014 ; accessed on August 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Text on Matthias Peyker. (No longer available online.) Loft8.at, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 22, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ A Thousand Fuegos - The Treachery Of Things. Music Austria, accessed on August 22, 2014 .
- ^ Christian Pausch: One thousand fires. FM4 , April 16, 2012, accessed August 22, 2014 .
- ↑ A Thousand Fuegos. Fatty cocoa, accessed August 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Andreas Gabalier and Soap & Skin nominated for Amadeus Awards. derstandard.at , February 26, 2013, accessed on August 22, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | A thousand Fuegos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peyker, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian artist and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villach |