Aksel Schaufler better known by his
stage name
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Superpitcher, is a German
producer
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affiliated with
Cologne's
Kompakt music label.
Background
Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's ''Total 2''
compilation album
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in 2000 with the song "Shadows". In 2001, he contributed a track to Kompakt's first Speicher 12" and released ''Heroin'', a three-track 12" with three different sounds; "Tomorrow" was later included on that year's ''
Total 3
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''. On 2002's ''
Total 4
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'' there was another track by Schaufler, an
electropop
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cover of
Brian Eno
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's "Baby's on Fire". Soon after that, Schaufler released his second 12", ''Yesterday'', which featured re-workings of the songs "Tomorrow" and "Heroin". He also made another appearance that year on Kompakt's fourth Speicher 12".
Since stepping out, Schaufler has done steady remixing work for the likes of
Dntel,
Carsten Jost and several others. In early 2004, Superpitcher released ''
Here Comes Love''. A year later, he released a
mix album for Kompakt called ''
Today''.
Superpitcher and
Michael Mayer have collaborated under the pseudonym
Supermayer
Aksel Schaufler better known by his stage name Superpitcher, is a German music producer, producer affiliated with Cologne's Kompakt music label.
Background
Superpitcher made his first appearance on Kompakt's ''Total 2'' compilation album in 2000 ...
. Their debut album, ''
Save The World Save the World may refer to:
Music
* ''Save the World'' (Geordie album), 1976
* ''Save the World'' (Yolanda Adams album), 1993
* "Save the World" (George Harrison song), 1981
* "Save the World" (Swedish House Mafia song), 2011
*"Save the World", a ...
'', was released on September the 17th 2007 in Europe and September the 25th in the USA. The duo performed under the pseudonym at the 2008
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
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and at
Copenhagen Distortion in 2009 and 2011.
Superpitcher, together with Rebolledo, is also part of the acclaimed duo the Pachanga Boys and tours extensively.
Discography
Albums
* ''Here Comes Love'' (2004)
* ''
Today'' Mix CD (2005)
* ''Kilimanjaro'' (2010)
* ''So Far So Super'' (2016)
* ''
The Golden Ravedays
''The Golden Ravedays'' is the third studio album by Aksel Schaufler under his alias of Superpitcher. It was released by his label Hippie Dance over the course of 2017, with one 12" "chapter" vinyl record released at the end of each month (barring ...
'' (2017)
Singles
* ''Softmachine'' / ''Let's Cruise'' (1999)
* ''Grounded'' / ''Dubbin' In A Smoky Room'' (as Sir Positive)
* ''Pure Luck'' (as Sir Positive) (2003)
* ''Heroin'' (2001)
* ''Yesterday'' (2002)
* ''Happiness'' (2004)
* ''
Baby's on Fire'' (2004)
* ''Say I'm Your Number One'' (2008)
Remixes
*
Phantom/Ghost – ''Nothing is written''
*
Tocotronic – ''Hi Freaks''
*
Carsten Jost – ''Krokus''
*
Lullabies In The Dark
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– ''Iridium''
*
Along The Wire – ''Lawrence''
*
The Dream of Evan and Chan
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– ''
Dntel''
External links
*
Superpitcherat
Allmusic
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*
Interview Superpitcher – Actualites Electroniques*
Interview Superpitcher – Actualites Electroniques
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Living people
German house musicians
1973 births