Thomas Andrezak (born 4 August 1962 in

Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke (Bad Kreuznach), Alte Nahebrücke, ...

), better known as Tanith, is a German DJ and producer of

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. From 1990 to 1996 he was one of the most popular German Tekkno DJs. In 1987, Andrezak changed his name and moved from

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at the beginning of the

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scene. He was the resident DJ in Berlin's first Acid House club, the

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. In January 1990, he organized his own night session, the ''Cyberspace'', at Ufo II. At that time, he also worked in the ''Mittwochsclub'' and was a resident DJ in many Tekknozid raves. Tanith was the first Tekkno DJ and is considered one of the founders of the techno culture in

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. In 1990, he wrote for the specialized magazine ''

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'', and hosted regular after hour parties at the "Exit" club located in the old Ahornblatt building, after the

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''"Walfisch"'' in Köpenicker Strasse closed. When the

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club opened in March 1991, he became a resident DJ there. He was a main guest in almost all the major raves of his time (

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, etc.). In 1992, he devoted himself to the early

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movement. His appearance at the 1994

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caused great sensation when he opened the parade on board of the "Love Truck", a parading car made with retired Russian tanks. The following year, Tanith distanced himself from the Mayday raves and Low Spirit records, because he was unhappy with the way that he was treated as an artist at the Mayday parties. He closed this stage playing in his act with the prologue of the song "Haus der Lüge" (House of Lies) from

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. In 1997, Tanith and the

label ''Timing Recordings'' released two albums, ''T-A-N-I-T-H'' and ''Still''. His

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look was a 1990s trademark in Germany. In September 2009, Tanith played at Freiheit statt Angst protest march on the car of the

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and then at the final rally.''Interview with Tanith about Techno in Chaosradio''
November 13, 2009

References

External links

Official Website
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