The Green Man

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The Green Man (born February 21, 1967 , actually Heiner Kruse , also TGM ) is a music producer and DJ from Cologne . In addition to numerous drum and bass publications, Kruse composes music for commercials and is the author of a non-fiction book and several instructional videos on music software .

history

After a few years of DJ experience in his hometown, he began producing drum and bass tracks in his home studio in the late 1990s, which he released on his own label, Basswerk . TGM has a versatile, musical style and every now and then it is also perceived beyond the club's boundaries. B. with his hit single " Easy " (German D&B tune of the year) or his remix of the reggae piece "Illegal", which is used in the television series CSI: Miami . He uses music programs such as Reason to produce his works, but is not averse to working with synthesizers and other hardware.

Discography

Albums

  • You Decide (2001, Combination Records)
  • Sound Power (2013, Basswerk)

EPs

  • Junglegrowers EP1 (1996, Junglegrowers)
  • Infinity 2.0 (2001, Combination Records)
  • Feb 21st (2003, Combination Records)

Singles

  • Infinity (Vol.5) (1997, Basswerk), published on Basswerk 01
  • Ragtime (1998, Basswerk), B-side Knowledge by Cheetah and Basztart
  • Flow (1998, Basswerk), with Kingz , B-side Wasted Time by Basztart
  • Reincarnation (The Beginning) (1999, Basswerk), A-side Scream by Kingz and Jenz One
  • Michael Rose + Kinder Atom - Illegal (The Green Man Remix - Long Edit) / Yellow Dawn (1999, Basswerk)
  • 2nd Flight (2000, bass work) with Phoneheads , A-side radio by Cheetha
  • Chirashi (2001, bass work) with Klute, B-side vibration by Savine and Rio
  • Damn Wire / Copper To Iron (2001, bass work)
  • Infinity (2003, Oscillate Recordings), B-side Remix Infinity (Giana Brotherz Remix)
  • Truth / XXX (2003, bass work)
  • Mr. One (2003, Santorini), A-side Court Jesters Crew - Shake A Leg (Telmo A. Remix)
  • Easy (2004, Basswerk), with MCs Dragoon and Chevy , B-side Hear Dis by Subz and Matik
  • Hardcore Junglist / Slavery Planned (2006, Basswerk)
  • Chain Smoker / Silence (2006, Sound Trax)
  • The Green Man (The Green Man's Drum & Bass Rmx) / Bassball (2007, Basswerk), original by Shut Up And Dance
  • Intergalactic (2008, Sudden Def Recordings), with Amaning , B-Side On Track by Amaning
  • Leave Me Alone (2008, bass work), B-side The Green Man feat. MCs Chevy & Dragoon - Easy (Zero T Remix)
  • In Custody (2009, Basswerk), B-side Berlin ( Phace Resistance Remix)
  • Word Sound Power (My Operator) / Face The Father (2013, Basswerk)

Fonts

Instructional videos

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Extensive interview ( Memento from October 4, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) in: ouk 32, August / September 2001 (copy from the Internet Archive )