Señor Coconut

Señor Coconut is an alias of prolific electronic music producer and DJ Uwe Schmidt (aka AtomTM, Atom Heart). In 1996, Schmidt moved to Santiago, Chile, to explore Latin music, quickly adopting the intentionally ridiculous Señor Coconut moniker and releasing the album 'El Gran Baile'. His next release, in 2000, was 'El Baile Alemán', featuring Kraftwerk classics reworked with Latin instrumentation and rhythm. The LP was intended as a salute to and a parody of Kraftwerk, as evidenced by the intro to 'Autobahn', which features the sound of a car that won't start.

The 'El Baile Alemán' album followed the successful 1999 release of 'Pop Artificielle,' Schmidt's final album as Lassigue Bendthaus (aka LB), featuring electronic cover versions of hits from previous decades.

Other Señor Coconut releases include “Yellow Fever” (2006), containing cover versions of Yellow Magic Orchestra, with guest musicians including original members of the Japanese electronic music pioneers.

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Links to Peel
Always keen on unusual cover versions, Peel was quick to feature 12” singles of Señor Coconut's lighthearted Latin takes on Kraftwerk classics in summer 2000, ahead of the release of the 'El Baile Alemán' album.

Around the same time, he also played tracks from Uwe Schmidt's earlier electronic collection of covers, 'Pop Artificielle,' put out under the name LB.

Festive Fifty Entries

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Sessions

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Other Shows Played

 * Senor Coconut


 * 14 June 2000: Tour de France (12") Multicolor
 * 26 July 2000: Trans Europe Express (12”) Emperor Norton
 * 26 July 2000: Trans Europe Express (12”) Emperor Norton
 * 27 July 2000: Autobahn (12") Multicolor
 * 10 August 2000: Tour De France' (12") Multicolor
 * 20 August 2000 (BBC World Service): Tour De France (CD Single) Multicolor


 * LB


 * 29 June 2000: Jealous Guy (LP - Pop Artificielle) Output
 * 03 August 2000: Superbad (LP - Pop Artificielle) Output