N.U. Unruh

N. U. Unruh

N. U. Unruh with one of his special built instruments (live with Einstürzende Neubauten, 2000)
Background information
Birth name Andrew Chudy
Born (1957-06-09) June 9, 1957
Origin New York City, U.S.
Years active 1980s - present
Associated acts Einstürzende Neubauten, Bombus
Website myspace.com/nuunruh

N. U. Unruh (born Andrew Chudy on June 9, 1957, in New York City, U.S.) is a German musician, experimental percussionist, and instruments inventor, probably best known for his work with German music group Einstürzende Neubauten.

Biography

In 1980, N. U. Unruh was a co-founder of the famous German band Einstürzende Neubauten, together with his school friend Blixa Bargeld. For over 30 years, both are the long-time band members. N. U. Unruh usually plays on self-constructed percussion and drum instruments.

In 2000, Unruh released his first and only solo album, Euphorie im Zeitalter der digitalen Informationsübertragung[1] ("Euphoria in the era of digital data transfer").

He is also a member of the band Bombus (not be confused with the Swedish band of the same name), which describes itself as "electronic dance music combined with drummers, performers, and DJs".

In 2004 Unruh released his "12 Ambiences Airshow" DVD.

Eponymy: Unruhdinium,[2] a dinophyte taxon

Discography

Einstürzende Neubauten
See Einstürzende Neubauten discography
Solo discography

References

  1. Euphorie Im Zeitalter Der Digitalen Informationsübertragung at Discogs
  2. Gottschling, M.; Žerdoner Čalasan, A.; Kretschmann, J.; Gu, H. (2017). "Two new generic names for dinophytes harbouring a diatom as an endosymbiont, Blixaea and Unruhdinium (Kryptoperidiniaceae, Peridiniales)". Phytotaxa. 306 (4): 296–297. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.306.4.6.


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