Christian Fennesz - Definition and Overview

Christian Fennesz (born December 25, 1962) is an Austrian experimental musician.

Fennesz has ties with the Vienna based record label Mego. He is known for his electric guitar soundscapes, often altered through laptop computer manipulation. He has also worked alongside Peter Rehberg and Jim O'Rourke in the improvisional trio Fenn O'Berg, and with David Sylvian who sang on his album Venice and for whom he composed several songs for his album Blemish.

Discography

• Hotel Paral.lel (1997)
• Instrument EP (1997)
• Il Libro Mio EP (1998)
• Plays (1999)
• Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51' 08" (2000)
• Live at Revolver, Melbourne (2000)
• Endless Summer (2001)
• Field Recordings: 1995-2002 (2002)
• Live in Japan (2003)
• Venice (2004)

with Fenn O'Berg:

• The Magic Sound of Fenn O'Berg (1999)
• The Return of Fenn O'Berg (2002)

motion picture soundtracks:

• Beyond the Ocean (USA, 1999)
• Gelbe Kirschen (Austria, 2000)
• Blue Moon (Austria, 2002)

Links

• official website (http://www.fennesz.com/)
• Mego artists > Fennesz (http://www.mego.at/fennesz.html)
• biography (http://www.mica.at/person/person_detail.asp?clr=5&iID=51620) (German)