Pete Namlook, astonishingly industrious ambient producer and boss of the FAX +49-69/450464 label, passed away earlier this week, aged 51.
Long-running Irish electronic radio show The Chillage Idiots have assembled a comprehensive selection of material from the Namlook archives. Each of the twenty tracks featured is plucked from a different year in FAX’s history, with the presenters offering some helpful analysis of Namlook’s achievements in the gaps. Among the many tracks on display include collaborations with Move D, Uwe Schmidt (as Dr. Atmo and Atom Heart), Mixmaster Morris and Bill Laswell.
Considering how impossibly vast Namlook’s recorded legacy is – we’re talking 130+ solo and collaborative releases here – the mix serves both as a helpful primer and a heartfelt tribute. Click here to download or, alternatively, stream the show below.
Tracklisting:
01 – Silence (Pete Namlook and Dr. Atmo): “Omid/Hope” [Silence I] 1992
02 – Dreamfish (Pete Namlook and Mixmaster Morris): “School Of Fish” [Dreamfish] 1993
03 – Namlook III (Pete Namlook): “Intruder 9” [Aliens In My Suitcase] 1994
04 – Koolfang (Pete Namlook and Move D): “Counter” [Jambient] 1995
05 – Electronic Music Center: “Vocal Atoms (AC Study)” [Zentrum Fur Elektronische Musik] 1996
06 -S.H.A.D.O (Higher Intelligence Agency and Pete Namlook): “Intruder Detector” [S.H.A.D.O] 1997
07 – Jet Chamber (Atom Heart and Pete Namlook): “Zappel Jazz” [Jet Chamber IV] 1998
08 – The Dark Side Of The Moog (Pete Namlook and Klaus Schulze): “Careful With The AKS, Peter – Part VII” [The Dark Side Of The Moog VIII] 1999
09 – The Fires Of Ork (Pete Namlook and Geir Jenssen): “In Heaven” [The Fires Of Ork 2] 200
10 – Virtual Vices (Pete Namlook and Wolfram Spyra): “Oscillation 3” [Virtual Vices III] 2001
11 – Psychonavigation (Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell): “Life Eternal” [Psychonavigation 5] 2002
12 – pp.nmlk (Pete Namlook and Jochem Paap): “cbrg n srfc” [pp.nmlk] 2004
13 – Pete Namlook and New Composers: “Russian Spring – Part IX” [Russian Spring] 2005
14 – Air (Pete Namlook) featuring Tying Tiffany and G.Cerri: “State Of Mind” [Air V] 2006
15 – 2350 Broadway (Pete Namlook and Tetsu Inoue): “Sustained Energy” [2350 Broadway 4] 2007
16 – Namlook XXI (Pete Namlook): “Living The Dream” [Subconcious Worlds] 2008
17 – Namlook.Le Mar (Pete Namlook and Gabriel Le Mar): “In Time” [Namlook.Le Mar] 200
18 – Namlook XXV (Pete Namlook): “Permutation – Part V” [Permutations] 2010
19 – Namlook.Montana (Pete Namlook and Lorenzo Montana): “Labyrinth XVI” [Labyrinth 2] 2011
20 – Namlook XXVII (Pete Namlook): “Feierabend” [Music For Urban Meditation IV] 2012
21 – Move D.Namlook XXVI (Pete Namlook and Move D): “Do You Have Any Messages?” [There!] 2008
