Marco Niemerski, known professionally as Tensnake (born 1975), is a German DJ and producer from

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best known for his 2010 track " Coma Cat", which appeared on at least 15 compilations that year. "Coma Cat" reached number 85 on the

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, number 11 on the

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and number 17 on the

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Musical career

Tensnake emerged in the mid-2000s with a disco-influenced style and rose to critical acclaim by the end of the decade. He is most widely known for his popular 2010 song " Coma Cat". Born in Hamburg in 1975, Marco grew up listening to disco, soul, boogie, funk and 80s pop. As he grew older he went through a brief Mod phase before finding and embracing more dancefloor-inspired influences from

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to Junior Boys Own, Romanthony to Masters of Work. After starting the Mirau label with friends in 2005, Marco's first record was "Around The House". He made his commercial recording debut on the Mirau label with his ''Restless'' EP in 2006, which he followed up with ''I Say Mista'' in 2007. In addition, he released EPs on the labels Players Paradise (''Dust'', 2007), Radius Records (''Fried Egg'', 2007), and Endless Flight (''Keep Believin’'', 2008). Tensnake's first taste of critical acclaim came with the release of "In the End (I Want You to Cry)" EP on the label Running Back in 2009. The EP was voted number one on djhistory.com's end-of-the-year list, and was the main driver behind Tensnake's breakthrough success. The release of "Coma Cat" in 2010 was the defining moment of his career to date. The track entered four charts published by the

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, including number 85 on the

. His debut album, ''Glow'', was released in 2014. Talking about the album's lead single "58BPM" featuring Fiora, Tensnake commented “I wanted to make a statement with the first single and surprise people.” ''Glow'' features collaborations with Fiora,

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, Jamie Liddell,

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, Jeremy Glenn, Gabriel Stebbing (Nightworks) as well as Nile Rodgers. In 2013 Tensnake launched his own label called True Romance. The label has put out releases from artists such as Alan Dixon, T.U.R.F, Sunrise Highway, Dagfest, Phil Gerus, Tiger & Woods, Gerd Janson, Tuff City Kids, ILO and MAXI MERAKI. Tensnake has put out several of his own releases on the label as well, including "Hello?", "Machines," "Freundchen," and "Desire." In recent years, Tensnake has made notable festival performances at

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(2016),

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(2016), Panorama Festival (2016), CRSSD Festival (2017), Splash House (2017), EDC Japan (2018), and

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(2019). After a two-year hiatus, Tensnake returned in November 2019 with "Rules" featuring Chenai, the first release from True Romance and its new partnership with Armada's Electronic Elements imprint. In January 2020, he followed with the release of "Automatic" featuring Fiora, which was announced as the first official single from his sophomore album ''L.A.'' On March 27th 2020, Tensnake released the "Automatic" remixes EP, featuring mixes from Gerd Janson,

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, and a club mix of his own. On May 8th 2020, he released the second single from ''L.A.'', "Somebody Else" featuring Boy Matthews. On July 10th 2020, he released a new single, "Strange Without You", featuring Sony/ATV vocalist and songwriter Daramola. On August 14th 2020, he released another single, "Make You Mine". Tensnake's second studio album, ''L.A.'', was released on October 16th 2020. The album "tells the story of Niemerski's time spent living in the city of angels, ranging from euphoric days enjoying the city's party scene to bittersweet emotions from ending a six-year relationship." Tensnake eventually left

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and returned to Hamburg, Germany.

Discography

Albums

* '' Glow'' (2014) * ''L.A.'' (2020)

Compilations

* Tensnake - ''In the House'' (2010)

EPs and singles

* "Toshi's Battle" 2006 * "Around The House" 2006 * "Look To The Sky" 2007 * "I Say Mista" 2007 * "Dust" 2007 * "White Dog" 2007 * "Show Me" 2007 * "Seconds of Gwernd" 2007 * "Hanselstadt" 2007 * "Can You Feel It" 2009 * "The Then Unknown" 2009 * "Holding Back (My Love)" 2009 * "In The End (I Want to Cry)" 2009 * "Get It Right" 2010 * "Need Your Lovin" 2010 * " Coma Cat" 2010 (UK #85) * "You Know I Know It" 2011 * "Something About You" 2011 * "Congolal" 2011 * "Around The House" 2012 * "Mainline" 2013 * "58 BPM / See Right Through" 2013 * "Bliss" 2013 * "Keep On Talking" 2015 * "Desire" 2016 * "Freundchen" 2016 * "Cielo" 2017 * "Machines" 2017 * "Hello?" 2017 * "Rules" featuring Chenai 2019 * "Automatic" featuring Fiora 2020 * "Somebody Else" featuring Boy Matthews 2020 * "Strange Without You" featuring Daramola 2020 * "Make You Mine" 2020 *"Antibodies" featuring Cara Melin 2020

Remixes

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– ‘FM’ (Tensnake Remix) (Domino) 2007 * Camaro's Gang – ‘Fuerza Major’ (Tensnake Remix) (Radius Records) 2007 * Paulo Olarte – ‘Oscuro Claro’ (Tensnake Remix) (Fresh Fish) 2007 * The Embassy – ‘Lurking’ (Lurking With A Tensnake Remix) (Permanent Vacation) (2008) * Sally Shapiro – ‘I'll Be By Your Side’ (Tensnake Remix) (Permanent Vacation) 2008 * Alexander Robotnick - ’Disco Sick’ (Tensnake Remix) (Endless Flight) 2008 * Ajello – ‘Moody Bang’ (Tensnake Remix) (Rebirth) 2009 * Toby Tobias – ‘In Your Eyes’ (Tensnake Remix) (Rekids) 2009 *

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- Battle Hymn For Children (Tensnake Remix) (Boys Noize Records) 2009 * The Swiss – ‘Manthem’ (Tensnake Remix) (Modular Recordings) 2009 * Polargeist – ‘Home From The Can’ (Tensnake Remix) (Bang Gang) 2009 * Mano Le Tough – ‘Eurodancer’ (Dances For Euros) (Tensnake Remix) (Mirau) 2010 *

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– ‘I Need A Dollar’ (Tensnake Remix) (Vertigo, Universal Music Group, Stones Throw Records) 2010 * Azari & III - ’Reckless With Your Love’ (Tensnake Remix) (Permanent Vacation) 2010 *

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– ‘Any Which Way’ (Tensnake Remix) (Polydor) 2010 *

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– ‘Alive’ (Tensnake Remix) (Mute) 2010 *

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- Ritual Union (Tensnake Remix) 2011 *

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- Hurting (Tensnake Remix) 2011 *

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- 'National Anthem' (Tensnake Remix) 2012 * Lauer - Trainmann (Tensnake Remixes) 2012 *

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- Every Night I Say A Prayer (Tensnake Remix) 2012 * Mark Knight - Nothing Matters (Tensnake Remix) 2012 * Pet Shop Boys - Thursday (Tensnake Remix) (X2) 2013 *

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- Hey Now (Tensnake Remix) 2014 *

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- I Got U (Tensnake Remix) 2014 * Psychemagik - Black Noir Schwarz (Tensnake Remix) 2014 *

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- Gone (Tensnake Remix) 2015 *

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- Starchild ft. POLICA (Tensnake Remix) 2017 * Tuff City Kids - Tell Me (Tensnake Remix) 2017 * Falco - Hoch wie nie (Tensnake's Sutje Remix) 2017 * Xinobi - Far Away Place (Tensnake Remix) 2018 *

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- Sylvia Says (Tensnake Remix and Tensnake Extended Remix) 2018 *

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- Standing In The Middle Of The Field (Tensnake Remix) 2018 *

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- Stronger ft. Ben Duffy (Tensnake Remix) 2018 * Monkey Safari - Odyssey (Tensnake Remix) 2018 * Milo Greene - Move (Tensnake Remix) 2018 *

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- Count To Five (Tensnake Remix) 2018 * Lorenz Rhode - And I Said (Tensnake Remix) 2018 *

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- Melodie (Tensnake Remix) 2018 *

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- Looking (Tensnake Remix) - 2019 *Budakid - No Strings Attached (Tensnake Remix) - 2019 *

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- Make Your Move (Tensnake Remix) - 2019 * Foals - Sunday (Tensnake Remix) - 2019 * Kasper Bjorke - Seabird (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *Boston Bun & Dombresky - Stronger (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *

- Nightcrawler (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *

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ft. Boy Matthews - Details (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 * Dua Lipa -

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(Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *

ft. The Palms - Same Blood (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *

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- Giants (Tensnake Remix) - 2020 *In Deep We Trust - Ba:sen (Tensnake Remix) - 2021 * R Plus - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Tensnake Remix) - 2021 *Mila Smith - Liars & Fakes (Tensnake Remix) - 2021 *DRAMA - Don't Hold Back (Tensnake Remix) - 2021 *Anti Up - Sensational (Tensnake Remix) - 2021

Appearances

* Radio 1 Essential Mix (16/02/2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tensnake Living people Club DJs House musicians German house musicians German techno musicians German DJs German dance musicians DJs from Hamburg 1975 births Electronic dance music DJs