Robin tom rink
Robin tom Rink (born January 19, 1982 in Münster ) is a German musician and poet.
history
After graduating from high school, Robin tom Rink left his hometown Münster and moved to Berlin. There he gained his first experiences as a musician and lyricist. In 2007 he moved to Paris where he wrote his first critically acclaimed album The Dilettante , which was released in June 2009. For example, Rolling Stone wrote about a "fabulous, instantly touching debut".
He then played tours and concerts with Heather Nova , Scott Matthew , Drag The River, Chris Wollard ( Hot Water Music ) and The Ship Thieves, Eleni Mandell and Nigel Harrison ( Blondie ), among others .
Robin tom Rink also writes lyrics for other bands. For example he wrote some lyrics for the album Planet Planet by the Berlin band Elyjah . This album landed at number 3 in the soundcheck of issue # 201 in Visions , and at number 2 in the postrock charts in the annual poll of issue # 202. The elaborately designed artwork for Planet Planet won silver at the 89th Annual Award of the Art Directors Club New York in the “Best Package Design” category and gold at the European Design Award 2010 in the “Packaging / CD / DVD Cover” category.
In 2010 he was invited to the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen.
At the end of 2016 his texts appeared in the ten-volume lyric series of Edition Yara from Vienna, edited by Bernadette Schiefer .
In January 2017 the album The Small Hours , which was produced by Ekimas , was released. To play on the album a. Ekki Maas, Christian Wübben (both Erdmöbel) and Peter Protschka . It was used by the music press, e.g. B. Rolling Stone or Visions , discussed positively, but also from other national media such as Stern.de , Focus and MDR Kultur .
In August 2019 he played at the invitation of the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
His music has often been compared to that of Tom Waits , Leonard Cohen or Jacques Brel .
Robin tom Rink is married and lives with his wife in Cologne.
Discography
Albums
- 2009: The Dilettante (viva hate records / cargo )
- 2009: Planet Planet (klimbim records / cargo) with Elyjah
- 2012: The Shorelines - live (solliciteur records)
- 2017: The Small Hours (makemydayrecords / indigo )
EPs
- 2006: Into the Haze
- 2010: Thoughts from the Lighthouse (blowgoldrecords / cargo)
- 2012: The Shorelines-live ep (solliciteur records)
Singles
- Sugar We are Going Down (radio)
- Whatever Evaporates (radio)
- Little One (radio / video)
- I Cannot Sleep (radio)
Compilations
- Rolling stone ; New Noises 95
- Visions ; All areas 105
Books
- 2016: Lyrics . Edition Yara, ISBN 978-3-9504308-13 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New albums | Curtis Stigers, Bic Runga, Robin Tom Rink, Joseph Haydn, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Leopold Kozeluh. (No longer available online.) Mdr.de, archived from the original on January 13, 2017 ; accessed on January 13, 2017 . 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.
- ↑ Robin tom Rink's website. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Robin tom Rink explores the "Small Hours". In: Focus online. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .
- ^ Rink, Robin tom: The Small Hours. indigo.de, accessed on January 13, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rink, robin tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munster , Germany |