Combineharvester World Headquarters

18.8.2010
Météo Jazz Festival
Combineharvester will be joining Klangklinik onstage for three sets playing the guitar and maybe also uttering the odd groan or whine. Klangklinik promises to ease your pain, so bring buckets of.

11.07.2010
River Sound Studio VII
I've recorded some songs in an empty room in my house. They're available digital and on cassette through River Sound Studio.

Also I've contributet to the Summer Hits cassette also released and compiled by River Sound Studio. I had summer in mind when I dug out the casiotone. The result goes like this:

28.05.2010
Coming up: tour plus two new releases
Heading out for some shows in July together with my mate Doomenfels, check tourdates below.
Just in time for the tour will be ready the cassette release on Riversound Studios. Very limited and available on the road. Later on this year we'll be celbrating the release of «Some Ditty, A Mountain II», more info on that later.

08.12.2009
Bad Bonn compilation
Bad Bonn – yes the best venue in fucking nowhere land is putting out a compilation. According to the Three-Four record label all songs are previously unreleased or rare. The cover is designed by Jad Fair and the 12" features a track by Combineharvester and also of such illustrious names as Sonic Youth, Bonnie «Prince» Billy, Sunn O))), Carla Bazoulich and BulBul to name a few.

24.08.2009
Damo Suzuki
Combineharvester together with friends of Klangklinik and Papiro will be acting as a «sound carrier» for Damo Suzuki. The 100% improvised show will take place on Fri 2nd October at Oxx in Zofingen. Also on the bill is the one-man-band and commissioner of jew's harps Antenna Tony Monorail.

11.07.2009
Back home
The Tour was a blast. Next to playing music the most exciting bit was to meet so many lovely people. Thanks to you all.
There's a tour diary up here and you can read a very nice review of the show in Kiel.

20.06.2009
1000's o' km, and colourful bags
Thousands of kilometres ahead, four or so countries and playing two different sets — but that's nothing with those new fancy bags that have just come in. Pick 'em up at the summer shows and give lonesome Combineharvester some company.

06.06.2009
New Video, Tour coming up
Combineharvester will be playing a couple of shows across Europe, end of June. Starting in Vienna this will take us all the way to Norway and back. Looking forward to the northern nights.
Combineharvester will be travelling alone. No band this time.

Here's a video I made the other day:

21.01.2009
The best of 2008
Now that's a nice start into a new year. Nick Joyce is quite responsible for this.

21.12.2008
Combineharvester / I Was A King Split 7"
It's a raw piece of vinyl. Beautifully designed, screen-printed and folded by Roy Home Prod. A raw diamond that is not to be polished. Two sides.
One belongs to our friend from the North, Frode Stromstad aka I Was A King with «Step Aside» being a fine pop tune. And the other one belongs to Combineharvester — and Julie "maniaminza" Zimmer who sings a lot of LALALA's — and their fantasy of bringing «Knifes To Nipples».
This 7" is limited to only 300 pieces, so get one soon.

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

17.07.2008
Lo-Fi Dogma #25
Here's something you might want to spend your next 20 minutes with. The people of Lo-Fi Dogma have invited me to record a song for their compilation. That's what I did. The song's a 15 minute drone in A (I think…) called SOME DITTY, A MOUNTAIN.
I originaly wrote it to play at the memorial show for my friend San Fadyl last summer. It has since then only been performed live once. What you hear is the last of two takes we recorded that day.
You can listen to the song by following this link to the Lofi Dogma website Lofi Dogma website. There's also a making of right here.

25.06.2008
Reviews
There has been more talk about the album. You can look up the reviews here:
Loop Zeitung | Weltwoche | Intro | Vice | Trespass

06.06.2008
Thanks for the good times
So we managed the April/May tour alright. Thanks again to J&L Defer for being part of the party. Thanks also to everyone who helped with the tour and also of course everyone who came out to the shows!
We're working on the next tour which is scheduled to hit the road around mid November.

08.05.2008
«Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like» album out now
The new album is out now! Get it from us right here or if you're in Switzerland and want to use your credit card you can by it via cede.ch.

20.- SFR incl p+p
13.- EURO incl p+p

02.04.2008
Free track & not quite free apparel
«Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like» will be out in May. We will have it with us on tour though where you can pick up your copy. Also you can download a track for free here: Despise You
We also have a bunch of new t-shirts, designed by Julie Zimmer aka maniaminza.

26.03.2008
New band, new video
Last minute shows are being added to the tour, rehearsals are going well. We're getting excited to hit the road very soon. Speaking of "we" and "rehearsals". Combineharvester is happy to announce that Anita Rufer and Gabriele De Mario will be joining Combineharvester on Bass, Keys, Vocals, Guitars and Drums for the April Tour and the show at Bad Bonn Kilbi.
You might have seen them on stage before under the flags of J&L Defer or Disco Doom.

Also be free to watch the new Combineharvester video. The song is called «Beautiful Day» and will be on the up-coming album «Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like» which will be out in May on A Tree In A Field Records.

26.02.2008
Bad Bonn Kilbi 2008
Combineharvester has just been confirmed to play Bad Bonn Kilbi on May 31st.

03.09.2007
Some shows with Bombee+
A couple of shows coming up. One in Basel and some more around eastern germany.
You are very welcome to witness theres events beginning of october.

07.05.2007
Jesus on Pottwal #2
The Jesus song now available on Pottwal compilation #2. Coverdesign by the mighty Sparkplugs! Contributions by but not limited to: James Légères, Zatokrev, Heidi Happy, Thee Irma & Louise, Roy and the devils motorcycle.

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

12.7.2006
Norge OK! Caff/Flick
Had a great time in Norway. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows even though Football was on the telly alomost all the time. Many thanks also to Frode for setting this whole thing up! Also:
New compilation out on Caff/Flick record label featuring Combineharvester and many more bands. A great eclectic selection of fine music. More infos here: Caff/Flick

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

15.5.2006
Germany, Norway, I Was A King
Two shows in Berlin and one in Hamburg end of may.
I Was A King aka Frode Stromstad is teaming up with San Fadyl of the Ladybug Transistor and Combineharvester for a couple of shows in Norway in July.
We're going to be paying I Was A King songs but also some of San's and mine.
Details in the live section - as usual.

14.10.2005
Italy
New shows added. Come and see us in Switzerland and Italy.
...if you like

Upcoming shows:

26.08.2010
Playing in Klangklinik
Météo Jazz Festival | Mulhouse | F

28.08.2010
Houseparty | Zetzwil | CH

19.09.2010
Solo Songs
White Rabbit | Freiburg | D

Past shows:

16.07.2010
Solo Songs
Raumerweiterungshalle | Berlin | D
w/ Doomenfels | My Sister Grenadine

15.07.2010
Solo Songs
Trilke | Hildesheim | D
w/ Doomenfels | My Sister Grenadine

14.07.2010
Solo Songs
Mobile Blues Club | Hamburg | D
w/ Doomenfels | My Sister Grenadine

13.07.2010
Solo Songs
Mme Claude | Berlin | D
w/ Doomenfels

11.07.2010
Solo Songs
Waldfrieden | Leipzig | D
w/ Doomenfels

10.07.2010
Solo Songs
Aaltra | Chemnitz | D
w/ Doomenfels

09.07.2010
Solo Songs
Hasenschaukel | Hamburg | D
w/ Doomenfels

08.07.2010
Solo Songs
Prinz Willy | Kiel | D
w/ Doomenfels

06.07.2010
Solo Songs
Denklerblock | Würzburg | D
w/ Doomenfels | Karo

05.07.2010
Solo Songs
Echt Optimal Plattenladen | München | D
w/ Doomenfels | The Dead Western

04.07.2010
Solo Songs
Cöxpon Ambient Café | Budapest | HU
w/ Doomenfels

03.07.2010
Solo Songs
Atelier 52 | Wien | Austria
w/ Doomenfels

01.07.2010
Solo Songs
Rhiz | Wien | Austria
w/ Doomenfels | Zea

05.06.2010
Solo Songs
Coq D'Or | Olten | CH
w/ Doomenfels, My Sister Grenadine

02.06.2010
Solo Songs
Friends Bar | Basel | CH

05.02.2010
performing Some Ditty, a Mountain
Kraftwerk Winterthur | CH
w/ John Sars

30.11.2009
Solo Drones
Mme Claude | Berlin | D
w/ Boat Sounds

06.11.2009
Sounds Like A Movie II | Sedel | Luzern | CH

02.11.2009
Solo Drones
Bosch Bar | Zürich | CH
w/ Action Beat

08.10.2009
Solo Songs
Plattfon/Stampa | Basel | CH
w/ Paper Hats

02.10.2009
Damo Suzuki-Combineharvester-Papiro-Klangklinik Supergroup | OXX | Zofingen | CH
w/ Antenna Tony Monorail

07.08.2009
Solo Acoustic
Capri Bar | Eröffnung Ausländer Cafe | Basel | CH

10.07.2009
Solo Srones
White Trash | Berlin | D
w/ TV Buddhas

09.07.2009
Solo songs
Schokoladen | Berlin | D
w/ Gray Bird, Sorry Gilberto

07.07.2009
Solo songs
Prinz Willy | Kiel | D

05.07.2009
Solo songs | Cafe Mono | Oslo | NOR
w/ Great Lakes

03.07.2009
Solo drones | Vise Festival | Egersund | NOR

28.06.2009
Solo drones
Hafenklang | Hamburg | D
w/ Ef

26.06.2009
Solo drones
Túzraktér | Budapest | HU

25.06.2009
Solo songs
House Party | Vienna | A

22.05.2009
Solo drones
Hohlstrasse | Zürich | CH
w/ Talibam!

10.04.2009
Solo acoustic
Off Bar | Basel | CH
w/ Antenna Tony Monorail | Papiro DJ-Set

22.03.2009
Solo acoustic
Cafe Hammer | Basel | CH
w/ Bombee+

13.03.2009
Live soundtrack to David Lynch short-films
Sedel | Luzern | CH

28.02.2009
Solo drones
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH
w/ Next Life

27.02.2009
Solo drones
Bad Bonn | Düdingen | CH
w/ Next Life

18.12.2008
La Catrina | Zürich | CH

15.11.2008
Plan B | Luzern | CH

03.10.2008
Fri-Son | Friburg | CH

27.09.2008
Pärkli Jam | Schützenmattpark | Basel | CH
«The Day After» video premiere

31.05.2008
Bad Bonn Kilbi | Düdingen | CH

03.05.2008
Kalki | Zürich | CH
w/ Baboon

26.04.2008
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH

11.04.2008
Ilvers Music Club | Erfurt | D

10.04.2008
MuK | Giessen | D
w/ A Whisper In The Noise | Köppernjugend

09.04.2008
Öttinger Villa | Darmstadt | D
w/ My Favorite Mixtape

08.04.2008
Noch Besser Leben | Leipzig | D

07.04.2008
Noch Besser Leben | Leipzig | D

06.04.2008
Astra Stube | Hamburg | D

05.04.2008
AK44 | Giessen | D
w/ Tephra | Dfens

04.04.2008
Cafe Exzess | Frankfurt | D

03.04.2008
White Rabbit | Freiburg | D

01.04.2008
Rote Fabrik | Zürich | CH
w/ 22 Pistepirko

01.03.2008
House Party | Laufen | CH

18.01.2008
Museumsnacht Kunstraum Riehen | Riehen | CH

31.10.2007
Bar 59 | Luzern | CH
w/ Marygold

07.10.2007
Noch Besser Leben | Leipzig | D
w/ Bombee+

06.10.2007
Delicate | Chemnitz | D
w/ Bombee+

05.10.2007
Alster | Jena | D
w/ Bombee+

01.10.2007
Mörsbergerstrasse | Basel | CH
w/ Bombee+

29.6.2007
Hill Chill Open Air | Riehen | CH

07.7.2007
In memory of San Fadyl
Rote Fabrik | Zürich | CH
w/ Disco Doom | Sports Guitar | Stella

25.8.2006
Oettinger Villa | Darmstadt | D
w/ Lisa Freieck

09.07.06
Cafe Mono | Oslo | NOR
w/ The Ladybug Transistor | Great Lakes

08.07.06
Visefestival | Egersund | NOR
w/ The Ladybug Transistor
Ya Ya Herman Düne
Professor Pez

04.07.06
Camelon | Bergen | NOR
w/ The Ladybug Transistor
Great Lakes
Professor Pez

03.07.06
Checkpoint Charlie | Stavager | NOR
w/ The Ladybug Transistor

04.06.06
Hasenschaukel | Hamburg | D
w/ The Rivulets

03.06.06
Cafe Post | Berlin | D
w/ Kitty Solaris
Chromatic Tuners

02.06.06
Supamolly | Berlin | D
w/ Bolz'n

01.06.06
Café Unplugged | Berlin | D

31.05.06
Schokoladen | Berlin | D
w/ Dufus

19.01.06
Ziegel Au Lac | Zürich | CH
w/ Biggles

14.01.06
Voltabar | Basel | CH
w/ Deane Hutton
Lem Phago

03.12.05
Werkstatt | Chur | CH
w/ Deane Hutton
Pets

02.12.05
La Capella | Genova | IT
w/ Deane Hutton

30.11.05
Covo | Bologna | IT
w/ Deane Hutton
Swearing At Motorists

12.03.05
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH
w/ Schorf

20.11.04
Freemuzik | Brescia | IT
w/ Fuck

19.11.04
Milk Club | Genova | IT
w/ Fuck
Denize

18.11.04
Dachstock | Bern | CH
w/ Fuck

17.11.04
Manufaktur | Schorndorf | D
w/ Fuck

16.11.04
Öttinger Villa | Darmstadt | D
w/ Fuck

26.03.04
Raumbar | Solothurn | CH
w/ And Me
Denner Clan

16.03.04
Bad Bonn | Düdingen | CH
w/ Fuck

15.03.04
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH
w/ Fuck

22.05.03
NT Areal | Basel | CH
w/ Guz and the Averells

02.12.02
Boa Bar | Luzern | CH
w/ Something Like Elvis

10.11.02
Parterre | Basel | CH
w/ Man

18.09.02
Bad Bonn | Düdingen | CH
w/ Mc Lusky

08.12.02
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH
w/ Honey Fro Petzi

30.04.02
Hirscheneck | Basel | CH
w/ Lois
Balders Ross

24.03.01
BScene | NTAreal | Basel | CH
w/ Plastix

20.05.00
JKF 2000 | Basel | CH

??.07.00
Tatty Bogles Club | London | UK

??.06.00
Antikaserne | Basel | CH
w/ Lois
Famara

??.??.99
Sprungbrett Sommercasino | Basel | CH

??.??.99
Paradieso | Reinach | CH


Albums & EPs
20.- SFR incl p+p 13.- EURO incl p+p	Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like 1. To The Uninspired 2. Despise You ↓ 3. Average Lifespan 4. Thank You 5. Don't Move 6. The Sad Actress 7. Picking On You 8. Eat Up 9. Fishes 10. The Day After 11. Beautiful Day 12. A Very Inapropriate Thing To Do 13. You'll Understand Bonus: The Day After Shortfilm by Bettina Hägeli A Tree In A Field Records TREE021 Enhanced CD

17.- SFR incl. p+p 11.- EURO incl. p+p	Retrospection 1 Everything is nice 2 Get up 3 I think i'm being watched ↓ 4 See clear now 5 Sleepwalker 6 Headache 7 My girl 8 The Man ↓ 9 Grow up 10 Weird Feelings ↓ 11 Good bye Bonus: Weird Feelings Video Clip by H.P. Giuliani A Tree In A Field Records TREE001 Enhanced CD

Download for free	C4S 1 Blue sky↓ 2 For ever↓ 3 Thank you ↓ 4 I.W.K.Y.C.Y.N.E.W.T.Y.F.B. ↓ Download all tracks as .zip file ↓. This is a free release. A Tree In A Field Records TREE003 Mini CD-R

Singles & Compilations

18.- SFR incl. p+p
12.- EURO incl. p+p

Does Your Cat Know My Dog - Bad Bonn Compilation
A1 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Love Comes To Me (live)
A2 Your Fault - I'm Washing Your Feet...
A3 Pierre Omer - Lullaby
A4 Joe Galen - Gold Smatter
A5 Carla Bozulich and Ches Smith - Elements Ascending
B1 Sunn O))) - Isengard (Chopped & Screwed)
B2 Sum Of R - Not Every Chamber Has A Door
B3 Bulbul + Boris Hauf - [ab]end
B4 combineharvester - Shallow Is Just Enough
B5 Sonic Youth - No Way (power cut version)

Three:Four Records TFR004 Vinyl 12"

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

Combineharvester - I Was A King Split
Combineharvester-side: Knifes To Nipples
I Was A King-side: Step Aside

A Tree In A Field Records TREE023 Vinyl 7"

Lofi Dogma # 25
Some Ditty, A Mountain

LofiDogma # 25 Webstream

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

Caff/Flic # 1
1 FTSE100 - Hail Hegemony (Midi)
2 Moat - Earth On Fire
3 Munch Munch - Grrrrrrrrl
4 Cleckhuddersfax - Kiss The Tide
5 Woman - Vexed
6 Combineharvester - You'll Understand
7 Lucky Dragons - Katy Did
8 Yeborobo - Awkward Station Awkward Circus
9 Knowth - Forever Here
10 Leopard Leg - Hunter! Hunter!
11 Petrified - Walls Of Terrorism
12 Shimmy Rivers And And Canal - Fear Of Smell (Trad)
13 Tap Tap - Here Cometh
14 Jesus Licks - Eternally Lonely
15 Minifer - Wafwafwaf
16 Luftkluster / Luftfluks - We Pulled The Roots
17 Lucky Dragons - Katie

Caff/Flick CAFF001 CD

12.- SFR incl. p+p
7.- EURO incl p+p

Pottwal Platten # 2
1 Mosaic - Simon Shoot
2 The Come n' Go - The Fight
3 Thee Irma & Louise - Wasp in a Jar
4 Marygold - Nothing Else
5 Beautiful Leopard - Same Old Things
6 Dirk Dollar - Der Dolch im Fusse des Kapitals
7 James Légère - The Warrior
8 Combineharvester - Jesus
9 Zatokrev - Bury the Ashes
10 Ad' Absurdum - Small Stone
11 Preef - Western Saloon
12 Duara - Skeletor Loves Battlecat
13 Fort Wendy - Hi Jack
14 Berserk for Tea Time - Spark
15 Heidi Happy - Back Together
16 Overdrive Amp Explosion - Home
17 Lysergic Sunshine - The Mirror
18 The Big Bang Boogie - Golden Days
19 Psychotron II - I Know Where The Evil Lies
20 Roy And The Devils Motorcycle - Blue House

Pottwal Platten POTT002 CD

Video

Beautiful Day

The making of Lofi Dogma #25

Reviews

Vice:

*******

Loop, Nino Kühnis:

… legt McNeill ein Dutzend kurzweilig-bizarre Skizzen an die in der Mehrzahl an knorriges Baumgeäst im Winter erinnern. «Am I confusing you?», haucht McNeill im letzten Song der Platte. Ja. Und aber auch: Nein. Denn wer in dieser Platte einen freund findet, findet einen Freund fürs Leben.

Weltwoche, Albert Kuhn:

«Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like» — mäh den Rasen, schlitz Kehlen auf, so Sachen: nach üblichen Massstäben ein schwieriges Album zwischen Rock, Folk, Noise und Elektronik. Nach psychologischen oder Gefühlsmassstäben aber eine völlig plausible Sache.

Auf Abwegen, Zippo:

Combineharvester kombiniert in seiner Musik Elemente aus Wave, Math-Rock, Experimentalkram und Indie. Nie ist der Verlauf eines Lieds vorherzusehen, immer kann sich um einen sehr kurzen Text ein langes Musikstück herum gruppieren oder eine kleine Lesung eingefangen werden.

Kieler Nachrichten, Jörg Meyer;

«Fishes are good at swimming upstream.» So gegen den Strom bewegen sich alle Songs von Combineharvester. Manche sind gerade mal 30 Sekunden kurz — musikalische Haikus als «Hülle» für Texte, die als miniaturisierte Einfälle wie ein fernes Wetterleuchten aufblitzen.

Trespass, Monthy:

Combineharvester's «Mow Grass, Slit Throats, The Like» ist eindeutig etwas für musikalische Borderliner.

Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, Urs Grether:

Eine kleine, feine Superband


Bio & press-pics etc
	View and download Bio & «Mow Grass…» fact-sheet in english or german language

	View and download hig-res press-pic. Picture taken and kindly made available by Donata Ettlin.

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