Christian Kleine (born 8 December 1974, in LindauChristian Kleine at morrmusic.de, access date 30 November 2012) is a German musician.
Career Kleine grew up at the Bodensee and with 10 years age started to study classical trumpet.Christian Kleine Biography at christiankleine.com, access date 30 November 2012 He later learned to play electric bass, drums and guitar.Kellman, Andy "Christian Kleine Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014 Influenced by new wave music, post-punk and later by electronic music, Kleine started with DJing at the age of 17.
In 1995 Kleine moved to Berlin, where he produced his own electronic music. In 1997 he met radio DJ Thaddeus Herrmann and both founded the project Herrmann & Kleine. The duo released the album Our Noise in 2002 as well as two EPs.
Kleine's solo debut album Beyond Repair was released in 2001 on the City Centre Offices label.Kellman, Andy "Beyond Repair Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014 The Valis EP followed in 2002 on Morr Music.Kellman, Andy "Valis Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2014Cooper, Paul (2002) "Christian Kleine Valis", Pitchfork Media, 2 April 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2014 He later collaborated with Arovane for a split EP and co-produced Arovane's second album Tides.
His second full-length solo album, Real Ghosts, was released in 2004, back on City Centre Offices.Kellman, Andy "Real Ghosts Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014"Christian Kleine Real Ghosts", tinymixtapes. Retrieved 7 June 2014
Discography
Albums 2001: Beyond Repair (City Centre Offices) 2004: Real Ghosts (City Centre Offices) 2010: Illusion (Self release at boomkat.com) 2013: Shipbuilding (Self release at Bandcamp) 2016: Coreal (Self release at Bandcamp) 2017: Stokes (Self release at Bandcamp) 2018: Electronic Music From The Lost World 1998-2001 (a strangely isolated place) 2019: Strange Holiday Pt1 & 2 (Self release at Bandcamp) 2020: Touch & Fuse (a strangely isolated place)
EPs 2000: Minus Time / Quadriga (City Centre Offices) 2002: Valis (Morr Music) 2002: Firn EP (City Centre Offices) 2022: Island ep1 & Island ep2 (Self release at Bandcamp)
Split Releases 2000: Yeer / Disper with Arovane (Awkward Silence)
References
External links
Official site