Señor Coconut is an alias of prolific electronic music producer and DJ Uwe Schmidt (born 27 August 1968), also known as Atom™, Atom Heart, or Señor Coconut, who is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. In the nineties, Schmidt moved to Chile and developed part of his career there, adopting the alias Señor Coconut. 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'. The next LP, in 2000, was 'El Baile Alemán', featuring Kraftwerk classics reworked with Latin instrumentation and rhythm. The collection 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.
'El Baile Alemán' 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 revamped interpretations of songs by Yellow Magic Orchestra, with guest musicians including original members of the Japanese electronic music pioneers.
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Links to Peel[]
Señor coconut - trans europe express
Peel played some of Uwe Schmidt's aliases on his radio programmes in the 90's and 00's.
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, perhaps unaware 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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Other Shows Played[]
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- 15 May 1992: Gatt (12" - Percussion Overdose) Pod Communication
- 23 May 1992: 'Gatt (12 inch-Percussion Overdose)' (Pod Communication)
- 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
Lassigue Bendthaus - Superbad (soul substitute)-0
- 29 June 2000: Jealous Guy (LP - Pop Artificielle) Output
- 03 August 2000: Superbad (LP - Pop Artificielle) Output