{{Short description|German electronic composer (1958–2022)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Peter Frohmader | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|5|9|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|5|2|1958|5|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | instrument = | genre = Electronic music | occupation = Musician, Painter | years_active = 1971–2022 | label = Nekropolis<br />Cuneiform | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.frohmader-nekropolis.de/ Official Site] }}
'''Peter Frohmader''' (9 May 1958 – 2 May 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Groove] E-News 1282 6th May 2022 |url=https://www.grooveunlimited.nl/latest-news/e-news-1282 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516152349/https://www.grooveunlimited.nl/latest-news/e-news-1282 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |website=Groove Unlimited}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2023}} was a German electronic composer, musician and visual artist.<ref>{{cite web |last=Munnshe |first=Jorge |title=The Oneiric Prospections of Peter Frohmader |url=http://www.amazings.com/articles/article0068.html |access-date=June 10, 2012 |website=amazings.com |publisher=}}</ref>{{User-generated inline|date=December 2023}} He was also known by the pseudonym '''Nekropolis''', a name under which he released several early works.<ref name="cosmiceggbook">{{cite book |first1=Alan |last1=Freeman |first2=Steve |last2=Freeman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aoInAQAAIAAJ |title=The Crack in the Cosmic Egg |publisher=Audion |date=1996 |page=89 |isbn=9780952950608 |access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref> Taking cues from Carl Orff, Magma, Glenn Branca, and Black Sabbath, Frohmader was recognized for his nightmarish and gothic compositions and as an important figure on the European progressive electronic scene.<ref name="Newsoundsbook">{{cite book |first=John |last=Schaefer |url=https://archive.org/details/newsoundslistene00sch_8qb |url-access=registration |title=New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music |publisher=Harper & Row |date=May 27, 1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newsoundslistene00sch_8qb/page/259 259] |access-date=September 22, 2014}}</ref>
==Biography== Peter Frohmader was born on 9 May 1958 in Munich, Germany, and began listening to electronic music such as Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel when he was twelve years old.<ref name="wiremag95">{{cite magazine |first=C. |last=Parker |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mts4AQAAIAAJ |title=Peter Frohmader |magazine=The Wire |publisher=C. Parker |date=1995 |volume=137-142 |page=16 |access-date=September 23, 2014}}</ref> He quickly began composing music of his own and started several bands such as Alpha Centauri, an avant-garde band; Electronic Delusion, a Tangerine Dream-inspired electronic band; and Kanaan, which was an electronic music outfit with jazz rock leanings.<ref name=ultimathule>[http://ultimathulerecords.com/frohmaderpeterhistory.html "Peter Frohmader: History", ''Ultima Thule Records'']. Retrieved 14 May 2022</ref>
In 1979 he formed a rock band, CIA, and began working as Nekropolis on more experimental projects.<ref name=ultimathule/> Some of his music was performed on industrial and domestic tools, as well as on self-made instruments and electronic media. His influence was noted by bands such as The Sisters of Mercy, Throbbing Gristle, and Deine Lakaien, and he became better known in Japan, the U.S. and Britain than in Germany. His music was "characterized by a fondness for the nightmarish and the fantastic".<ref name="daniel">{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Munich: "Godfather of Gothic" Peter Frohmader died |url=https://allnewspress.com/munich-godfather-of-gothic-peter-frohmader-died-munich/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=All News Press}}</ref>
He died on 2 May 2022, at the age of 63.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kehrle |first=Klaus |title=Peter Frohmader Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-frohmader-mn0000320963 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
==Discography== {{main|Peter Frohmader discography}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.frohmader-nekropolis.de/}}
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