| Tanith | |
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Tanith after a show in the Inside-Club at Marktleugast |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Andrezak |
| Born | August 4, 1962 |
| Genres | Techno music, Acid House, Electro House, Breakbeat |
| Occupations | DJ, producer, remixer |
| Instruments | Turntables, sampler |
| Years active | 1987- |
| Labels | Low Spirit Timing Recording |
| Website | www.tanith.org |
Thomas Andrezak[1] (born August 4, 1962 in Bad Kreuznach), better known as Tanith, is a German DJ and producer of electronic dance music. From 1990 to 1996 he was one of the most popular German Tekkno DJ (not to be confused with techno music).
In 1987, Andrezak changed his name and moved from Wiesbaden to Berlin, in the beginning of the Acid House scene. Then he was the resident DJ in the first Acid House club there, the Ufo.[2] In January 1990, at the Ufo II, he organized his own night session, the Cyberspace. At that time, he also worked in the Mittwochsclub and was resident DJ in many Tekknozid’s raves. Tanith was the first Tekkno DJ and is considered one of the founders of the tekkno culture in Germany.[3]
In 1990, he wrote for the specialized magazine Front Page, and he hosted regular after hours parties at the "Exit" club located in the old Ahornblatt building, after the Afterhour club "Walfisch" in the Köpenicker Strasse closed.
When the Tresor club open in March 1991, he become a resident DJ there. He was a main guest in almost all the major raves of his time (Mayday, Nature One, Tribal Gathering, etc.). In 1992, he devoted to the early breakbeat movement.[4] His appearance at the 1994 Love Parade caused great sensation when he opened the parade aboard the "Love Truck", a parading car made with retired Russian tanks.
The following year, Tanith distanced from the Mayday raves and Low Spirit records, because he was unhappy with the way that he was treated as an artist at the Mayday parties. He closed this stage playing in his act the prologue of the song "Haus der Lüge" (House of Lies) from Einstürzende Neubauten.[5]
In 1997, Tanith and the breakbeat label Timing Recordings released two albums, T-A-N-I-T-H and Still.[6] His camouflage look was a 90s trademark in Germany.
In September 2009, Tanith played in the demonstration of Freiheit statt Angst on the car of the Pirate Party of Germany, and then at the final rally.[7]