Thees Uhlmann
Thees Uhlmann & Band | |
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Rock'n'roll, indie rock | |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Grand Hotel van Cleef, Hidden Pony |
Members | Thees Uhlmann Nikolai Potthoff Markus Perner Nitzan Hoffmann Hubert Steiner Martin Kelly |
Website | www |
Thees Uhlmann (born April 16, 1974 in
1987-2011: Tomte, various projects
Singer-songwriter Thees Uhlmann helped form the Hamburg-based band Tomte in the late-eighties under a different name. The band spent most of the nineties recording demo songs and EPs, releasing their debut record in 1998. They did not receive major chart success until 2006's Buchstaben über der Stadt.
In 1999, he accompanied the
2011-2013: Debut solo album
In the summer of 2011, striking out as a solo act for the first time since the incarnation of his rock band Tomte, Uhlmann featured on rapper Casper's 2011 album XOXO. One month later, his debut album was released. The record was composed almost entirely on the piano as opposed to his signature acoustic guitar. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Uhlmann stated that after a major performance with his band, each member went their own way to work on different projects: "It [the album] would certainly sell better if I could say that there were terrible fights, and then in six years there will be some a reunion special, but it wasn't like that. All of us had a lot going on in our lives at this time."[1] The album, which also features Casper, was released to critical acclaim and chart success in Germany, peaking at #4 and remaining on the charts for two months. The album achieved minor success in Austria, where it broke the Top 20, but did not manage to chart in Switzerland.[2] Uhlmann toured throughout 2011 to support the album.[3]
2013-present: #2, Touring
In 2013, Uhlmann began playing new material that would end up comprising his second solo record. In an interview with
Discography
The official discography, including his work with Tomte, consists of nine studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen singles and seventeen music videos.
Thees Uhlmann discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 1 |
Singles | 2 |
Albums
Year | Album details | Chart peaks | Certifications ( sales thresholds )
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GER
[10] |
AUT [11] | |||||||||||||
2011 | Thees Uhlmann
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4 | 16 | |||||||||||
2013 | #2
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2 | 5 | |||||||||||
2019 | Junkies und Scientologen
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2 | 22 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Singles
Year | Title | Album | chart peaks | ||
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GER
[10] | |||||
2011 | "To Mate & To Die Salmons Swim Upstream"
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Thees Uhlmann (Special Edition) | — | ||
"Zum Laichen und Sterben ziehen die Lachse den Fluss hinauf"
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Thees Uhlmann | 52 | |||
"& Jay-Z singt uns ein Lied" (featuring Casper)
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— | ||||
2012 | "Das Mädchen von Kasse 2"
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— | |||
2013 | "Am 7. März"
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#2 | — | ||
"Zugvögel"
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#2 | — |
Published works
- Uhlmann, Thees (2000). Die Tocotronic-Tourtagebücher : Wir könnten Freunde werden [The Tocotronic Tour Diaries : we could become friends] (in German) (1st ed.). OCLC 52517307.
- Uhlmann, Thees (2015). Sophia, der Tod und ich [Sophia, Death and I] (1st ed.). ISBN 978-3-462047-93-6.
References
- ^ Fuß, Brigit (29 Aug 2011). "Thees Uhlmann im Interview: Solo für Thees". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Thees Uhlmann". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Setlists: Thees Uhlmann". Setlist.FM.
- ^ Uhlmann, Thees. "Thees Uhlmann über seinen Auftritt und das Album "#2"". Der Spiegel.
- ^ "Thees Uhlmann - #2". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ Bremmer, Pascal. "Immer der gleiche Kampf". Platten Tests.
- ^ Uhlmann, Thees. "Am 07. März". Grand Hotel Van Cleef. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ Langemann, Simon. "#2 von Thees Uhlmann". Laut.
- ^ Uhlmann, Thees. "Thees Uhlmann Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Thees Uhlmann". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Donots". Austriancharts. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
- "Musiker Thees Uhlmann: 'Pädagogik-Seminare waren schrecklich'" [Musician Thees Uhlmann: 'Pedagogy seminars were awful']. Unispiegel (in German). recorded by Jan Hauser. )