Flanger is:
-Atom Heart playing Rhodes, Motion Bass/ Programming
-Burnt Friedman playing Gretsch Drums, Percussion/ Programming

The „Flanger “ project was founded in 1998 by Uwe Schmidt (aka Atom Heart)and Bernd Friedmann (aka
Burnt Friedman),who have both been active in the music business since the early 1990s.The two musicians
met up to program their first album „Templates “ in Santiago de Chile in 1998.Their musical goal was to
generate their own vision of non-repetitive,organic and extremely complex music that is far removed from
the well-trodden paths of „techno “ and other established styles of so-called „contemporary music “.The
joint product „Templates “ was released the following year on the British label Ntone/Ninja Tune,together
with separate 12-inch pressings of several tracks.The success of this debut album convinced „Flanger “
to immediately commence the production of a second LP,which was recorded,once again in Santiago de
Chile,in March 1999.Entitled „Midnight Sound “,this follow-up album was released on Ntone/Ninja Tune
in November 2000.The release of „Midnight Sound “ prompted Uwe Schmidt and Bernd Friedmann,who
are renowned for their very special shows,to consider the idea of live „Flanger “ presentations.They are
currently planning a series of appearances that will take them to Brazil,among other places.„Flanger “ will
be accompanied on-stage by Jacki Liebezeit,the drummer of the legendary „Can “ formation.

Bernd Friedmann
Biography
1965 born in Coburg,Germany
1979 first recordings with low-tech equipment
1984 studies of fine arts in Kassel,Germany
1990 first official releases
1994 studies at Kunsthochschule fuer Medien in Cologne,Germany
90-00 production of soundtracks and commercial sounddesign
94-00 intensive production of music and live performances
2000 founding of label "Nonplace"

Uwe Schmidt
Biography
1968:born in Frankfurt/Main,Germany
1979:first recordings with low-tech equipment
1985:first musical activities as drummer and programmer
1986:co-founding the "n.g.medien"cassette label
1988:first recordings and production for the "Lassigue Bendthaus"project
1990:first official releases
1991:mainly 12inch releases and collaborations with various frankfurt djs
1992:first international releases in England,Benelux,Spain,France and U.S.A..Top 40 chart entry in
Belgium.
1994:founding the "Rather Interesting"label in order to create an independent outlet for electronic exploration.
"Rather Interesting"releases cds (collaborations and own productions)on a monthly basis.Collaborations with
musicians such as Tetsu Inoue (New York),Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra,Japan),Victor Sol
(Barcelona)and Dandy Jack (Frankfurt/Santiago)
1997:moving from Frankfurt/M.to Santiago de Chile
1998:diverse releases in Europe,Japan and U.S.A.Further collaboration with ex-Yello Magic Orchestra member
Haruomi Hosono (recordings in Santiago)for his label "Daisy World"(Tokyo)
1999:release of "Pop Artificielle"cd containing 10 Coverversions of rock/pop classics,which causes big resonance
worldwide
2000:release of "El Baile Aleman"(the german dance):Kraftwerk classics transformed into latin-american
standards.Parallel release of this album in Europe (Multicolor Records),U.S.A.(Emperor Norton Records)und
Japan (Akashic Records),followed by it ’s release in Hong Kong,Australia and New Zealand.Worldwide press
resonance:The New York Times,New York Post,NZZ,Frankfurter Allgemeine,Der Spiegel,Prinz,Musik,
NME,The Face,etc..Both singles „Tour de France “and „Showroom Dummies “are charting the „official
german club charts “(DCC)on positions 16 and 8.