Lukas Simonis is a Dutch

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, mainly active in

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and

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. Besides his career as a musician he's also involved with the Rotterdam-based avant garde venue

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. and runs the music lab of the venue. Simonis published a book in 1979 entitled ''Slime in the early '80s''. At the same time Simonis started his musical career in Dutch punk and experimental bands such as Demogorgon, Dull Schicksal, Morzelpronk, Trespassers W and later Aa Kismet, Vril (both with Bob Drake), Static Tics, Coolhaven and became involved with the venues The Jazz Bunker and Dodorama. Dodorama would later become the venue

. Dull Schicksal is a band active from 1984 til 1997 consisting (ao.) of Simonis, Hajo Doorn, Colin Mclure, Henk Bakker. From the mid-1990s on, Simonis started doing projects with a large series of experimental musicians such as

Pierre Bastien Pierre Bastien (born 1953 in Paris) is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder. Life and career Bastien began building mechanical-based musical instruments at an early age, using items such as metronomes, cymba ...

Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic. Life and career Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar when he was eleven or twe ...

, and

Anne La Berge Anne La Berge (born Palo Alto, California, in 1955) is a flutist, composer and improviser, currently residing in Amsterdam. Her performances bring together a virtuosic command of her instrument, use of microtonal textures and melodies, and an ar ...

. VRIL is a collaboration of

Chris Cutler Chris Cutler (born 4 January 1947) is an English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist. Best known for his work with English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Cutler was also a member and drummer of other bands, including Art Bears, ...

, Bob Drake, Lukas Simonis and Alan Jenkins. Apricot My Lady is Adam Bohman, Anne La Berge, Jonathan Bohman and Simonis. In 2006 the CD ''Collaborations'' was released on which Simonis works with Anne La Berge, Greg Malcom, Henk Bakker, Hilary Jeffery, Huib Emmer,

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Paolo Angeli Paolo Angeli (born 1970 in Olbia, Sardinia, Italy) is a guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist and instrument builder associated with traditional Sardinian music, flamenco, jazz, post-rock and experimental music. He plays his own prepared Sardin ...

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, and

Rohan Thomas Rohan may refer to: Places * Rohan, Morbihan, a French commune in Brittany * Château des Rohan (Mutzig), France * Żebbuġ, Malta, also known as Città Rohan ** De Rohan Arch, a commemorative arch in Żebbuġ * Palais Rohan, Bordeaux, France * ...

. In 2007 he made the CD ''A Sure Sign Of Something'' with Peter Stampfel, (and Nina Hitz and Alan Purves). Ornament & Crime Arkhestra consisted of

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, Han Buhrs, Harald Ingenhag, Lukas Simonis, Nadine Bal, Viola Kramer. In 2011 he did the movie sound track for the short film ''Illusies'' with G.W. Sok (ex-singer of The Ex), after which they started the band 'Zoikle'. Simonis is also working for Dutch (VPRO Radio 6, Cafe Sonore) and international (ao. Radia network) radio, producing and curating radiophonic pieces and radioplays.

Discography

* Lukas Simonis & Pierre Bastien - Mots D'Heure: Gousses, Rames, (CD) In-Poly-Sons, 2002 In-Poly-Sons * Stots, CD 2006 Z6 * Lukas Simonis - Stots, (CD), Z6 2006 * Lukas Simonis - Collaborations (w/ various artists), (CD), Herbal records, 2006 * Lukas Simonis & Takayuki Kawabata - News, (CD/LP) Z6Records, 2007 *

& Lukas Simonis - Rust Fungus, CD 2010 Z6 *

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& Lukas Simonis - Nature Stands Aside, CD/LP 2011 hellosQuare Recordings, Z6 * Zoikle (Simons, G.W. Sok and others) - Illusies 1 & 2, 7, 2011 * Lukas Simonis & Goh Lee Kwang - First Album + Bonus EP (CD) Herbal records, 2012

Aa Kismet

* Where's The Rest Of Me? (CD/LP), ADM, 1999 * What's The Use Of Crying When The Wolves Have Arrived (CD/LP/Dig) Z6, 2001

VRIL

* The Fatal Duckpond (CD) ReR Megacorp, 2009 * Effigies in Cork (CD) ReR Megacorp, 2006 * VRILfilms (DVD) Z6Records 2011

Coolhaven

* Blue Moustache (CD/LP/dig) z6 2001 * Trømblocque Phantasiën (CD/LP)

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, 2006 *

Felix Kubin Felix Kubin (born Felix Knoth; 1969 in Hamburg), is an electronic musician, composer, curator, sound and radio artist. He runs the record label Gagarin Records. Life Kubin began his musical career at the age of eight with piano and electronic ...

& Coolhaven - There Is A Garden b/w Waschzwangmama (7" Single) A-Musik 2006 * Felix Kubin & Coolhaven - Suppe fur die nacht (CD) Korm Plastics, 2007 *

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/Coolhaven - Bigmag. III POLYTOPIA - For The Quasi Crystals (12", Pic, Ltd) Drop Of Blood Records 2008

Dull Schicksal

* Eva Braun (EP) Golden Mercy 1984 * This Side Of Toilet Rug (LP)

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1985 * Your Aunt In Her Cupboard (LP) A Deaf Mute 1989 * My Tree Has As Much Branches As Roots (7") Golden Mercy 1989 * They Saved Hitler's Brain (CD, LP)

ADM Records Adm is an abbreviation for the naval rank of admiral. ADM or A.D.M. may also refer to: Business * Archer Daniels Midland, a food-processing company * Admiral Group, insurer, Cardiff, Wales, LSE symbol ADM * Agency debit memo in the travel ind ...

1990 * Neem Die Pijp Uit Je Muil, Jij Hond (CD, LP) ADM Records 1992 * Dikke Mannen (CD, LP) ADM Records 1993 * Herfstblad'ren (CD, LP) AMF - Music 1994 * Ambush (CD, LP) AMF - Music 1997

Trespasser W

* Pretty Lips Are Red (LP) Dead Man's Curve 1987 * Dummy (2xLP, Album) TW 1988 * Potemkin (LP, Album) TW 1989 * Roots & Locations (LP) ADM, TW 1991 * Fly Up In The Face Of Life (CD, Album) AMF - Music 1996 * Leaping The Chasm (CD, Album) Organic 1999 * Pretty Lips Are Red & The Ghost Of The Jivaro Warrior (CD, Album, Ltd + Box, Ltd) Mecanique Populaire 2002

Singles and EPs

* Macht Kaputt (7", EP) ADM 1989 * Kinder e.p. (10") TW 1991

Liana Flu Winks

* Sunshine Furball (CD) Z6records, 2002 * The Discombobulators (CD) Z6records, 2004 * Hay Test Grits (CD) Z6records, 2012

Other

* with

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- Hebban Olla Vogalas (CD) Pri-Ma Records 1995, * with Ornament & Crime Arkestra - Farbe Couleur, Colors (CD) AMF, 1995 * with Morzelpronk - No Light, No House (CD) 1994, Kl’mpenzorro (CD) 2000 * with

The Rosebuds The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for George Goldner's Gee Records in the 1950s.) It ...

- The Rosebud Mystery (K7) 1995 * with The Rhinestones and Kathenka - Chelsea Girl (CD) 1998 * with

and the Insect and Western Party - Beauty and the Bloodsucker (CD) Leo Records, 1999 * with; Faces - Tijdlus (DVD, 2010) * with; Apricot My Lady - Newly Refurbished And Tussock Moth (CDr/LP) esc.rec. 2009 * with; Perfect Vacuum - A Guide to the Music of the 21st Century (CD) Acid Soxx, 2009 * with; Zoikle (Simonis, G.W. Sok and others) - Illusies 1 & 2, (7”) 2011 * with; Kodi & Pausa - In one week and new toys to play (CD) Korm plastics, 2005 * with;

Peter Stampfel Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is an American fiddle player, old-time musician, and singer-songwriter. Stampfel is best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band that he founded wi ...

& the Worm All-Stars - A Sure Sign of Something (CD) Acid Soxx, 2010 * with; The Static Tics - My favorite Tics (CD) Z6records, 2011

References

External links

Homepage of Lukas Simonis

Dutch Rock Encyclopedia Entry
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonis, Lukas Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dutch guitarists Dutch male guitarists Dutch experimental musicians