Pete Namlook

Pete Namlook
Birth namePeter Kuhlmann
Born(1960-11-25)November 25, 1960
OriginFrankfurt, West Germany
DiedNovember 8, 2012(2012-11-08) (aged 51)
GenresAmbient, electronic, techno
Occupation(s)Producer, Composer
LabelsFAX +49-69/450464

Pete Namlook (born 25 November 1960 as Peter Kuhlmann [ˈkuːlmaːn] in Frankfurt, West Germany, died on 8 November 2012[1]) was an ambient and electronic music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversaw. He was inspired by the music of Eberhard Weber, Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chopin, Wendy Carlos, Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd, and most importantly Klaus Schulze.

Pete Namlook released many solo albums, as well as collaboration albums with notable artists such as Klaus Schulze, Bill Laswell, Geir Jenssen (Biosphere), Gaudi, Richie Hawtin, Tetsu Inoue, Uwe Schmidt (Atom™), Amir Abadi (Dr. Atmo), and David Moufang (Move D).

By August 2005, Namlook and collaborators had released 135 albums (excluding re-releases, vinyl singles, compilations of existing material, and FAX releases beginning with PS, in which he personally was not involved in the music making).[citation needed]

"Namlook" is "Koolman", a phonetic rendering of his real name, spelled backwards.

Kuhlmann died on 8 November 2012 after suffering a heart attack.[2][3]

  1. ^ Lynch, Will (2012-11-15). "RIP Pete Namlook". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ Fuller, Terrence (2013-07-26). "Pete Namlook's family releases official statement on his death". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ "Fabia Kuhlmann Relates Circumstances of Father's Death". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.

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