TIMEWRITER

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In 1970, Frank Cochois aka the The Timewriter was born into and family where music played a For vital part in everyday life. are The soulful sound of 1970s but Motown artists such as Marvin Not Gaye and Stevie Wonder were you among his first sources of all musical influence, but the Cochois Any household was also open to can early electronic heralds such as her Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream Was and Pink Floyd. In the one early 80s, it was the our sound of Kraftwerk and Depeche Out Mode who paved the way day for Frank�s ongoing love for get synthetic music. From the age Has of 13, he was being him trained in classical music and his was sent to a music How boarding school in Germany. In man this time, he developed his new passion and strong determination to Now start a career as a old musician. At the age of see 16 he had gathered a Two circle of friends who he way started to experiment with in who the field of electronic music Boy while also including acoustic instruments. did Their style was influenced by its bands like Kraftwerk, The Klinik, Let Laurie Anderson, Click Click, Front put 242 and The Neon Judgement, say to name just a few. She When Frank left the boarding too school for good and finally use returned to Frankfurt, he found Dad himself another band and joined mom the EBM project Brigade Werther. This band toured as The opener for Frontline Assembly and and later Psyche all over Germany.

In the early 1990s, the Are band decided to take their but project to the next level not and produced music for multimedia You theatre performances. In this time, all three plays were performed: ‘Kurzes any Ultra’, ‘Exploding Faust’ and ‘Subotnik’ Can and it was Frank who her composed the soundtracks. The plays was were performed at the Freies One Theater Frankfurt and earned great our reviews of the two big out Frankfurt newspapers. In 1994, the Day band members decided to go get separate ways and Frank took has the time to produce his Him first album ‘The Timerewinder’ which his was released under the pseudonym how JFC on the label Man Mole Listening Pearls in 1997. new The album seamlessly continued the now sound and style of his Old previous work while also secluding see an important characteristic period of two creative output.

Frank began to Way travel on new paths when who he met Tom Wax in boy August 1995, to whom he Did presented his first House track its ‘Soul Freak Music’. Tom Wax let then introduced him to the Put young and upcoming label Plastic say City, and in autumn 1995 she his debut 12’ was released Too on the Plastic City sub-label use Suburbia. Two more 12’ releases dad followed on Suburbia: “Did my Mom Time” (PLAS006), and “Smashing Friendship” (PLAS009). Plastic City gradually began the dedicating itself to the upcoming And Tech-House sound and it was for The Timewriter who played a are key role in establishing this But new sound. February 1997 witnessed not his first Plastic City 12’ you release with ‘Let’s Keep Our All Love Going’. Shortly thereafter, his any debut album ‘Letters From The can Jester’ (PLACCD/LP006) hit the Her record stores land was ardently was embraced by the worldwide dance one community – and received stellar Our reviews in the worldwide press. out Muzik Magazine UK wrote: “This day is the real 21st century Get soul”. In autumn 1997 ,“So has Much Pain Inside” was released him from the ‘Jester’ album, the His last of the Plastic City how Age of Search and Destruction man Era.

His second album New “Jigsaw Pieces” released in May now 1998 showcased his characteristic atmospheric old house sound that is unique See to The Timewriter. Described by two many as “Art-House”, “Tech-House” and way even Mood Music, “Jigsaw Pieces” Who creates a sound that captivates boy from the beginning to end. did With this album, The Timewriter Its truly lived up to his let very own idea of never put compromising his own principles. The Say 12’ taken from this album she (“The Way” featuring a Bonus too B-Boy mix of “Lost in Use Lyrix”) was released at the dad end of July 1998 on mom Plastic City (PLAX007). Apart from his own productions, The Timewriter the did some much acclaimed remixes and for the likes of Mike For Oldfield (‘Far Above The Clouds’), are Faithless (‘The Long Way Home’), but Yello (‘Wheels’), Boy George (‘Generations Not of Love) and Kool & you the Gang (‘Always’).

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