GD LUXXE

Electro

Vienna, Austria

the gd luxxe history

1988: first release on austrias GIG records under the name of "HYPE". it was hommage to new order and pet shop boys. and it was a mega flop. GIG records (home of FALCO by the way) never release another "hype" record.

had those very 80ies influenced tracks ready that didnt fit on any techno label. i played those tracks to Ed and GD LUXXE was born. i released the album SUBMISSION and two 12" eps on breakin..

soon after i recieved an offer from detroits INTERDIMENSIONAL TRANSMISSIONS label to release an album there. label-founder BMG already released a track by pulsinger & tunakan on his label. he also liked what i did and soon after the 12" vinyl "THE 20TH DOOR" was released. a full length album called "THE 21ST DOOR" was released in summer 2003. it also featured the very rare collectors item "CORROSION/PAIN" - a limited 7 inch disc with 2 cover versions: This Corrosion (Sisters of Mercy) and Pain & Love (T. Rex)

at about the same time i got in touch with SUCTION RECORDS from canada. i did a track together with label-founder JASON AMM which appeared on a suction compilation called SNOW ROBOTS. soon after we agreed to release the GD LUXXE mini album VENDETTA.

i ve been doing tracks and remixes for detroits legendary ERSATZ AUDIO - label too since the mid 90ties. meeting LE CAR in vienna and later ADULT. was like meeting someone for the first time but having the feeling that you know him since ages. the full length album "BETWEEN ZERO AND ETERNITY" has been released in summer 2004 and clearly points to a new direction for GD LUXXE. moving away from those 80ties influences to a more futuristic kind of simple rock-music.

with the album MAKE, which was released ob TIGERBEAT 6 in autum 2005, i tried to get even more away from my gothic and techno roots. MAKE was an experiment. i tried how far i can go with staying an electronic music artist but creating rock n roll tunes at the same time. thanks to the wonderful piece of software called "live" i was able to record all those songs again on guitar but transform them into something new. MAKE is also released on my own label angelika koehlermann for austria and germany

in january 2005 i also had the chance to write the score for a movie called "TEENAGE WASTELAND" for the first time. a very interessting and cool experience.

im also working as a producer. i enjoy being involved in the process of editing music which is not created by me. gives me the possibility to see things from a different angle and to learn from the people im working with.

so far i produced records for acts like CHICKS ON SPEED, ELECTRONICAT, TED MINSKY, austrian electropop duo SKIZZE , female singer ZEEBEE and the guys from BUNNY LAKE.

something else that i also enjoy doing a lot is contributing my voice to different artists. it started a long time ago when i was involved in a remix for one of my all time heroes WIRE, where i sang a cover of their hit "the drill".

after that i did vocals for spanish electro rockers "citizen".

i was very pleased when i was asked by the legendary itaian new wave group N.O.I.A to join them for their project "raymond barry". they wrote the music and i did the lyrics and vocals.

another highlight was doing a remix project together with alek stark, where i had the honor of doing a cover of a MARC ALMOND track. sometimes dreams do come true..

in early 2006 my vocal contributions could also be heard on an ep by FRANZ & SHAPE, called "destionation / location", out on relish records.

future projects im working on is an album together with DIDI BRUCKMAYR, an outstanding artist and performer from austria, a project together with G.RIZO, and of course new material for another GD LUXXE album.

at the moment im doing the mixing and engineering for a new album by MEDIENGRUPPE TELEKOMMANDER and new tracks for TUJIKO NORIKO.

march 2006