Beat Solèr, (born 8 July 1971) better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a Swiss

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of electronic music.

Career

Seelenluft is Beat Soler from

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. He has been playing music since he was seven. He made a number of records in the 2000s. He signed up with Klein Records and released his first record ''The Rise and Fall of Silvercity Bob'' in 2000. Silvercity Bob is an imaginary trumpet player and the album relies heavily on Beat Soler's collection of 1950s

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records. The ''Synchronschwimmer'' EP was released, in 2001, as a soundtrack for Acapulco 11, a

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team. Seelenluft recorded his next album ''Out of the Woods'' in Los Angeles, over a couple of months in 2002. The single "Manila" featured Michael Smith, a 12-year-old boy from

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singing lead vocals was released in the UK by Back Yard Recordings. Influential

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disc jockey

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declared it was an 'essential new tune'. The track has been featured on more than 60 compilations.
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in March 2004. Seelenluft's third album ''The Way We Go'' for Klein Records, his fourth overall, was issued in 2004 and was preceded by the track "I Can See Clearly Now". A remix by Tiga was featured on the

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. Contributing few remixes of his own, Seelenluft's work appeared on projects by diverse artists such as electronic music duo Tipsy, dance-pop singer Almamy or alternative rock band Mauracher among others. He also composed a piece for the Tonhalle Orchestra of Zürich and worked on various film soundtracks. An association with

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started in 2007. Leading to the release of Seelenluft's ''Birds And Plants And Rocks And Things'' LP on

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's label in June 2008.
"Comme Dans Un Rêve" from the album was featured in the Fall/Winter 2008/9 Haute Couture Fashion Show for

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Discography

Albums

* ''Bellatrax'' (1997), Hypnotic * ''The Rise and Fall of Silvercity Bob'' (2000), Klein Records * ''Out of the Woods'' (2002), Klein Records * ''Way We Go'' (2004), Klein Records * ''Birds and Plants and Rocks and Things'' (2008), International DeeJay Gigolo Records

EPs

* ''Synchronswimmer'' (2001), Klein Records

Singles

* "Manila" (2002), Klein Records / Back Yard Recordings * "L.A. Woman" (2003), Klein Records * "I Can See Clearly Now" (2004), Klein Records * "You Came Along" (2004), Klein Records * "Horse with No Name" (2007), International DeeJay Gigolo Records

Remixes

* Shirley Bassey - "Moonraker" (1998), Hypnotic Records * Tipsy - "Something Tropical" (2002), Asphodel * Sinner DC - "Piano J" (2002), Polaris Records * Mauracher - "Noonee" (2003), Fabrique Records * I N Fused - "Paranoid" (2003), Art Brut * Ethan - "In My Heart" (2005), Back Yard Recordings * Moonbootica - "June" (2005), Moonbootique Recordings * Tim & Puma Mimi - "Namida" (2006), Alpinechic * Almamy - "Like You Do" (2008), ModyWorks * Electric Blanket - "My Eyes My Heart" (2008), Wankdorf Recordings

References

External links

Seelenluft home page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seelenluft 1971 births Living people Club DJs Remixers Swiss DJs Electronic dance music DJs