{{Short description|German DJ and musician}} {{redirect|General Base|the chemical meaning|general acid-base catalysis}} [[File:Red 5 - 2023203133153 2023-07-22 Sunshine Live - Die 90er Live on Stage - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0012 - B70I3462.jpg|thumb|Kukula at Sunshine Live - Die 90er Live on Stage Sommeredition (2023)]] '''Thomas Kukula''' (born 1965 in [[Düsseldorf]]) is a German [[DJ]], [[Eurodance]] musician and music producer, that released music under monikers such as '''General Base''', '''Candy Beat''', '''T.H.K.''' and '''Red 5'''.
== Life and career == Kukula started working as a DJ in 1986 in his hometown Düsseldorf. Two years later he became resident DJ in the [[Tarm Center]] in [[Bochum]]. Soon he started to produce his own music. His first project was General Base.
The first General Base single ''Mein Gott, es ist voller Sterne'' was released in 1991. In 1992 he released his debut album ''First'' and the singles ''Back Again'', ''Apache'' (a cover version of ''[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]'' by [[The Shadows]] from 1960), ''In Trance'', ''Bidi, Bidi - Do You Wanna Dance'', ''Marilyn Monroe'' and ''Poison''.
The album ''First'' entered the German [[Media Control Charts]] in 1993 and reached number 82. The single ''Poison'' also became a hit, mainly due to the vocals of [[Claudja Barry]].
Besides he also released as ''Candy Beat'' and ''T.H.K.'' Other projects were not that successful. In 1998 Kukula started his new project ''Red 5'' and entered the German charts with the hit ''Da Beat Goes''. He later changed the name to ''DJ Red 5''. The follow-up singles ''I Love You Stop...!'', ''For This World'' and ''Lift Me Up'' also entered the German charts.
Kukula also remixed tracks by [[Moby]], [[Bass Bumpers]], [[Maxx (band)|Maxx]], [[The Good Men (group)|The Good Men]], [[ATB (DJ)|Sequential One]], Sheeva and United DJs.
He is living and working in [[Oberhausen]].
== Discography == === Albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''First'' | * Released: 1993 * Label: Roughmix | 83 |}
===Charting singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Year ! colspan="1" | Chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/7SdJALi | title=General Base ARIA history complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 12 August 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "In Trance" |rowspan="2" | 1993 | 152 |rowspan="3" | ''First'' |- ! scope="row"| "Apache" | 101 |- ! scope="row"| "Poison" | 1994 | 127 |- |}
== External links == * [http://www.djred5.de Official website djred5.de]
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