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Thomas Leer

Posted:
Tue May 03, 2005 10:15 pm
by neworder
Can anybody tell me anything about him?
Been reading that he was an early 80's electronic pioneer. Can't remember ever hearing anything at the time.
Is he worth checking out?

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 12:26 am
by Scourge
Well, one thing he did was work with Claudia Brucken (ex-Propaganda) as Act, putting out the album Laughter, Tears and Rage and a lot of singles. Very good stuff.
Solo, he's kind of a tape head, using tapes for experimental music.
You can visit his

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 12:36 am
by neworder
[quote][i]Originally posted by Scourge[/i]
<br>Well, one thing he did was work with Claudia Brucken (ex-Propaganda) as Act, putting out the

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 1:44 am
by Scourge
[quote][i]Originally posted by neworder[/i]
Cheers[8D] I think I remember a track by Act called Snobbery and Decay.
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Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 3:43 am
by ru480s2
"International" was the only song, I heard from him, that was played on the radio.

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 4:13 am
by Ollie Stench
He and Robert Rental put out an album together called "The Bridge" on Industrial Records. Really good atmospheric moody stuff made with a guitar and 2 EDP Wasp synthesizers.

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 4:38 am
by Abercrombie-Ai
"Heartbeat" as awsome.

Posted:
Wed May 04, 2005 5:58 am
by fiftypercent
I had not heard of Thomas Leer before Simon (Torchomatic) posted an mp3 on his (sadly missed) website.
The track was from his only full length solo LP "The Scale of Ten" which was released in 1984. Unavailable for many years, it was re-released on CD l