Rüdiger Lorenz (September 1, 1941 – January 31, 2000) was a German pharmacist and synthesist known for his large collection of analog synthesizers and his prolific output of albums featuring them.
History
Lorenz began his musical education with 5 years of piano lessons as a child, followed by playing guitar in local beat-bands in the '60s. He became interested in electronic music when listening to records using the
Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a modular synthesizer developed by the American engineer Robert Moog. Moog debuted it in 1964, and Moog's company R. A. Moog Co. (later known as Moog Music) produced numerous models from 1965 to 1981, and again from 20 ...
at the end of the 1960s. In 1972, he built his first
Wersi
Wersi is a German manufacturer of electronic organs, keyboards and pianos (named after the communes of Werlau and Simmern in Rhineland-Palatinate). They were used by organists such as Franz Lambert and the late Klaus Wunderlich.
Wersi's curren ...
organ, followed by various amplifiers and effects boxes. In 1977, he constructed his first synthesizer from an
Elektor Formant kit. By the time of his death Lorenz's collection included 38 synthesizers, including three large self-built modular ones. In an interview with SYN fanzine he said his favorite instruments were Korg Polysix, Roland TR-808 and Roland Vocoder.
He was one of the pioneers of the
DIY movement, not only building his own synthesizers and effects but creating and distributing his own music label, Syncord Records.
After his death, the copyright was transferred to his son Tim Lorenz who is DJ (Superdefekt/sdfkt.) and, just like his father, produces synthesizer-based electronic music. Furthermore, he has been part of the Liveband since 2005.
Discography
*1981 ''Queen of Saba'' (cassette)
*1982 ''Silver Steps'' (cassette)
*1982 ''Wonderflower'' (cassette)
*1983 ''Invisible Voices'' (LP)
*1983 ''Earthrise'' (compilation)
*1983 ''International Friendship'' (compilation with several other artists)(LP)
*1984 ''Southland'' (LP)
*1985 ''The last secret of Poseidon'' (LP)
*1987 ''Angaria'' (LP)
*1988 ''Morning of the world'' (LP)
*1990 ''Fata Morgana''
*1992 ''Pazifica''
*1992 ''Atoll''
*1993 ''Coral Sea''
*1993 ''Distant Blue'' (compilation with Stefan Reinert, Wilfried Müller, Michael Rauch)
*1994 ''Sibiria''
*1995 ''Taklamakan''
*1996 ''Congo''
*1997 ''Ozeana''
*1997 ''Personal Spirits 2'' (compilation)
*1998 ''Tropica''
*2015 ''The Syntape Years 1981-1983'' (compilation)
Tracks appear on
*1984 ''On-slaught No.5''
*1991 ''Syntonic Waves''
*1992 ''Syntonic Waves, Vol.2''
*1993 ''Syntonic Waves, Vol.3''
*1993 ''Tontraeger Fuer Synapsen Massage 01-02''
*1994 ''Syntonic Waves, Vol.4''
*1995 ''Syntonic Waves, Vol.5''
*1995 ''Schwingungen Radio Auf CD Nr. 7''
*1995 ''TFSM 01''
*1996 ''Syntonic Waves, Vol.6''
*1996 ''Mysterious Neighbour - The Mars Project Vol. II''
*1998 ''Schwingungen Radio Auf CD Nr. 40''
*1999 ''Schwingungen Radio Auf CD Nr. 45''
*2009 ''Electrounique Vol. 5''
References
External links
Official website
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German pharmacists
1941 births
2000 deaths