
Rechenzentrum (German for Data Centre) is an IDM electronic band from Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1997 by DJ Marc Weiser and Irish video artist Lillevän Pobjoy. The film composer and sound designer Christian Conrad joined as a pure studio member and was mainly responsible for the sound of the first three studio albums. He left the project in 2004. The group made its first appearance at the Documenta 1997 festival in Kassel. In 2008, the video artist Lillevän Pobjoy also left the project, which, according to Marc Weiser's homepage, has since been called Rechenzentrum 2.0.
Links to Peel[]
Peel nominated their self titled album, 'Rechenzentrum', as one of his favourite albums for May 2000 (Peel's Record Box) and also chose their follow up, 'The John Peel Session' (interestingly, none of the titles in that album matches the session tracks recorded in August 2000), as one of his favourites for July 2001 (Peel's Record Box). He also nominated their single, 'Landschaft Nach Der Schlacht', as one of his favorites for June 2001 (Peel's Record Box).
Sessions[]
RECHENZENTRUM John Peel 1st August 2000
1. Recorded: 2000-08-01. First Broadcast: 18 January 2001
- Aufbruch / Unterwegs / Noch Dabei / Wieder Unterwegs / Strecke / Kurz Vor Dem Ziel / Ankunft Bei Nacht
Other Shows Played[]
- 2000
- 03 May 2000: 'Remix (2xLP-Rechenzentrum)' (Kitty-Yo)
- 10 May 2000: Submarine (LP - Rechenzentrum) Kitty-Yo
- 16 May 2000: Submarine (LP - Rechenzentrum) Kitty-Yo
- 09 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Uecker Randow (LP - Rechenzentrum) Kitty-Yo
- 2001
- 19 June 2001: Ort (EP - Landschaft Nach Der Schlacht) Shitkatapult After a minute or so John decides it's at the wrong speed
- 20 June 2001: Ort (EP - Landschaft Nach Der Schlacht) Shitkatapult
- 27 June 2001: Strategie Der Steine (EP - Landschaft Nach Der Schlacht) Shitkatapult
- 28 June 2001 (Radio Eins): Untitled
- 24 July 2001: Vlotho Exter (LP – The John Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 25 July 2001: Ahab (LP – The John Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 26 July 2001: Treptow (album - The John Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 07 August 2001: Norden (LP - The Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 23 August 2001 (Radio Eins): Vlotho Exter (LP - The Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- August 2001 (FSK): Norden (CD - The John Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 13 September 2001 (Radio Eins): 'Norden (2xLP-The John Peel Session)' (Kitty-Yo)
- 27 September 2001 (Radio Eins): Ahab (album - The John Peel Session) Kitty-Yo
- 04 October 2001: 'Norden (2xLP-The John Peel Session)' (Kitty-Yo)
- 2003
- 25 March 2003 (vs. Tarwater): Treptow Teenage Demon
- 03 April 2003 (Radio Eins): Treptow Teenage Demon (Sonar 2002 Sampler)
- 24 June 2003 (Vs Column One): Art 2 Dance (LP- The Cozmick Suckers Volume Black and White)' (Shitkatapult)
- 26 June 2003 (Radio Eins) (vs. Column One): Art 2 Dance
- 04 July 2003 (BBC World Service) (vs. Column One): Art 2 Dance
- 18 September 2003: 'Projecktor' (LP - Director's Cut) (Mille Plateau)
- 25 September 2003: Lye (LP - Director's Cut) Mille Plateaux
- 02 October 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Projecktor' (LP - Director's Cut) (Mille Plateau)
- 09 October 2003 (Radio Eins): Lye (LP - Director's Cut) Mille Plateaux
- 2004
- 14 January 2004: Lye (LP - Director's Cut) Mille Plateaux