S / T

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S / T is a rock duo from Frankfurt , with a very idiosyncratic mix of Krautrock , Psychedelic Rock and minimal New Wave .

Band name

s / t 'is the international abbreviation for self titled or same title and refers to sound carriers that have no title, or the band or artist name is also the album or single title. Often at the first release or an artist compilation.

The first album of the band Faust (band) is called or just s / t , Furthermore also the first albums by Ramones , Neu! or Led Zeppelin , as well as the latest work by the American progressive rock band Spock's Beard .

Strictly speaking, as a band name it would mean that the band has no name and thus bears the respective name of the publication.

history

S / T was founded in 1993 by Martin Brauner and Joachim Gaertner in Frankfurt. Quite similar musical tastes between the two led to mixing different preferences. As a duo, you are initially oriented towards similarly structured Krautrock formations such as Cluster , Harmonia or Neu! , but let psychedelic experiments flow in from the beginning. Acoustic loops, effects and nature noises are elementary components of their music to this day. Since many pieces are difficult to reproduce on stage for two people, S / T could only be seen live a good dozen times between 1993 and 2005, including 2 concerts in Texas (1999) and 3 in London .

As real workaholics , Martin (guitar, vocals) and Joachim (keyboards) devote themselves to writing and recording songs in their own home studio, as well as publishing mostly on their own Save Our Sperms label . Before it came to the first “real” release, however, a 10 inch (25 cm Ø record ) was released in 1994 on an American independent label.

In the course of the next few years, a large archive of music ideas, basic tracks and demo tracks was recorded, but only the smaller part was published until 2002. This year, S / T published << REW, a 4 CD work including a book to give an overview of 10 years of work. In the same year they made contact with Hans Joachim Irmler, producer and keyboard player of the Krautrock legend Faust (band) . The result of the collaboration was the album self titled , which was released from Faust's own Klangbad label.

In 2004 and 2005, S / T was most often seen live. So one divided u. a. Concerts in London with Edward Ka-Spel mastermind of the band Legendary Pink Dots , Ectogram from Bangor (Wales) and was present at the Open Air in Scheer in both years .

Right from the start, the band attached great importance to the design of the publications. So appeared u. a. Singles with 3-dimensional labels and covers made of ceramic , sheet metal or artificial grass.

S / T's further projects were the collaboration with members of the Texan bands Crevice and Pink Filth in 1999. The recordings made in San Antonio , Texas were released in 2001 under the name (sic!) . Martin Brauner has also been working on solo projects since the end of 2004 and has so far had 2 releases under the name Allen Smithee .

Publications

Unless otherwise noted, released on SAVE OUR SPERMS Records

  • 1993 If I Can Catch A Train 7 ″ (Roman Cabbage Records)
  • 1994 Catatonic Airkraut 10 ″ (Lone Starfighter Records, USA)
  • 1994 Q .: 7 ″
  • 1994 Kilon Bauno 7 ″
  • 1994 Make Up Wracks With Hydrogel Mama Complex MC
  • 1994 The Story Of A Long Distance Flight Or Crash 7 ″ unpublished, some test pressings
  • 1995 Shitty Titbits MC
  • 1995 The Difficult Second Album CD
  • 1997 Kilon Bauno 7 ″ (re-release from 1994)
  • 1997 Q .: 7 ″ (re-release from 1994)
  • 1997 Free Fall Exploration CDR
  • 1997 Transistorized Flashback CDR
  • 1999 In Goats We Trust - Live San Antonio , Texas '99 CDR
  • 2000 Phantasmagoric Mushroom Overflow LP (Lone Starfighter Records, USA)
  • 2001 The Boy Who Cannot Whistle 12 ″ unreleased , 3 dubplates exist
  • 2002 << REW 4-CDR-SET + BOOK
  • 2003 Twelve songs for Katrin CDR
  • 2003 Space Fidelity CD
  • 2004 Five discs of Gouda CDR
  • 2004 Self Titled CD (sound bath)
  • 2004 music: S / T CDR
  • 2004 Hi CDR
  • 2005 psss / t , CD
  • 2005 Sperm cell label 26-28 3-CD set
  • 2005 Drones Club - Live London, Oct.18th + Rehearsals 2xCDR (Promotion Give-Away)
  • 2006 Shitty Titbits 2xCDR (re-release from 1995)
  • 2006 Before Entering The Arena CDR (Promotion Give-Away)
  • 2006 v: s / t CDR
  • 2006 Glacier Music CDR (Compilation 1995 - 2005)
  • 2007 Mike DVD (Live At Scheer Festival 2004)
  • 2007 Stadtlandwurst CDR
  • 2007 Stadtlandwurst LP (Pure Pop For Now People, Germany)
  • 2007 v: s / t LP (Go To Gate Records, Norway)
  • 2007 v: s / t 2 CDR
  • 2007 Terry DVD (Live Frankfurt, Nightlife 2004)
  • 2007 4th August 2007 2xCD + DVD
  • 2008 And So On CD (Dirter Promotions, UK)
  • 2009 Gorp CDR
  • 2009 Best Before 09/29/2009 (download only album)

Split releases

  • 2004 S / T meets Hyperbubble CDR
  • 2005 Edward Ka-Spel + S / T - Gig Freebie CDR (Club Give-Away for the London Gig March 2005)
  • 2009 Andy LP (Pure Pop For Now People, Germany)
  • 2009 S / T meets Herpes Ö Deluxe LP (Pure Pop For Now People, Germany)

Projects

solo

  • 1992 Horse Badorties - ... rides again 7 ″ '' ( Get Happy !! Records ) ''
  • 2005 Allen Smithee - Under The Moniker Of Allen Smithee CDR
  • 2005 Allen Smithee - Music For A Small Niche Market CDR