Peter Frohmader is one of most interesting and not ordinary persons of our time. Composer, multi-instrumentalist musician, an artist, Peter is one of key figures in modern musical culture. He is considered to be the experimenter-workaholic, the author of tens solo projects and numerous collaboration works with Richard Pinhas, Michael Fuchs-Gambock, Andreas Merz, Iva Bittova, Chris Karrer, Kanaan and Russian composer Artemiy Artemiev. His musical career started in the beginning of 70-s when he began playing with such collectives as "Apha Centauri" (avant-garde music), "Electronic Delusion" (electronic experimental music), "Kanaan" (jazz-rock/electronic music). In 1979 Peter Frohmader launched his own two projects - "CIA" (hard-rock music) and "Nekropolis" (experimental music). His LP debut "Musik Aus Dem Schattenreich" ("Music from the Darkness") was quite an extraordinary work that combined the aesthetic of rock music and sound experiments. Its sound reminded early "Cluster" releases, esoteric "Amon Duul II" and legendary "King Crimson" recordings. "Nekropolis" underwent various changes in the group-stuff but Frohmader always remained the permanent leader of the project. Sometimes he also released his own solo works under "Nekropolis" label. The name that had already became known world-wide. The certain communications with German "underground" movement (which representatives scooping their inspiration in Christensen's and Murneau's cult films) are traced in Peter Frohmader's activity. Peter's music is mystically gloomy, chaotic and avalanche. His stylistics, a manner of presentation of sound material, wielding of the instrument, performing techniques bewitched the listener. You can like or dislike his music but it will never leave you indifferent and all that was created by Frohmader for to-day or will be created in future always will be interesting for the fans of serious art. Music of this very talented German composer will take a worthy place in history tables of modern musical culture.

Discography

Solo

2003

Nekropolis 23. Vol. I - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 011)

2003

Anubis Dance - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 010)

2003

Eismeer - (CD, Musea Gazul GA 8664 AR)

2001

Nekropolis II - (1982/2001 CD, Spalax 14573)

2001

Cultes des Goules - (1985/2001 CD, Spalax 14572)

2001

2001 - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 009)

1998

Music Aus Dem Schattenreich - (CD, Ohrweschl Records OW 042)

1997

The Awakening (LIVE'79) - (CD, Ohrweschl Records OW 035)

1995

Gates - (CD, Atonal Records ACD 12761)
Homunculus. Parts I-IV + Ritual - (Double CD, Multimood Records MRC 020)
Nekropolis Live (25-27.07.83) + 2 bonus tracks (14.01.83)- (CD, Ohrweschl Records OW 033)
Ritual - (CD, Multimood MRC-020)

1994

Advanced Alchemy of Music - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 007)
Cycle of Eternity - (CD, Cuneiform Records Rune 059)
Stringed Works ("Wintermusic LP" + 2 bonus tracks (82-83) - (CD, Multimood Records MRC 006)
Nekropolis Live - (CD, CD, Ohrweschl Records OW 033)

1992

Attenti Al Treno - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 005)

1991

3rd Millenium's Choice. Vol. II - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 004)
Armorika - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 003)

1990

3rd Millenium's Choice. Vol. I - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 002)
Macrocosm - (CD, Cuneiform Records Rune 023)

1989

Miniatures - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 001)
Arcana Coelestia - (LP/CD, Multimood Records MRC-007)

1988

Homunculus. Vol. II - LP
Through Time & Mystery-Ending - (2LP, Nekropolis Records 220174)
Spheres - (MC, Nekropolis Records NC-7)

1987

Wintermusic - (MLP, Multimood Records MRC-004)
Homunculus. Vol. I - (LP, Nekropolis Records 220173)

1986

Ritual - (LP, Multimood Records MRC-001)
Jules Verne Cycle - (MC, Auricle AMC 018)

1985

Cultes des Goules - (LP, Nekropolis Records 20172)
Orakel/Tiefe - (MC, Auricle AMC 011)

1984

Musik Fur Dich - (LP+7", Hasch Platten Records KIF 006/7)
The Forgotten Enemy - (MLP, Hasch Platten Records KIF 008)

1983

Nekropolis Live (25-27.07.83) - (LP, Schneeball Records 1037)
Two Compositions - (10", Nekropolis Records 220171)

1982

Nekropolis II - (LP, Hasch Platten Records KIF 002)

1981

Nekropolis I - LP
Musik Aus Dem Schattenreich - (LP, Nekropolis RP 10122)
Nekropolis'81 IV - (MC, Nekropolis Records NC-4)
Nekropolis'81 III - (MC, Nekropolis Records NC-3)
Nekropolis'81 II - (MC, Nekropolis Records NC-2)
Nekropolis'81 I - (MC, Nekropolis Records NC-1)

Collaboration CDs

With Artemiy Artemiev

2002

Transfiguration - (CD, Electroshock Records ELCD 021)

2000

Space Icon - (CD, Electroshock Records ELCD 015)

With Michael Fuchs-Gambock

2000

Das Ist Alles - (CD, Nekropolis Records NCD 008)

With Kanaan

2000

Live 1975 - (CD, Green Tree Records GTR 082)

With Richard Pinhas:

1999

Fossil Culture - (CD, Cuneiform Records Rune 123)

WEBSITE: http://www.frohmader-nekropolis.de