Martin Brandlmayr

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Martin Brandlmayr at a NOW Jazz-concert with Polwechsel at Club W71, Weikersheim

Martin Brandlmayr is an Austrian percussionist, drummer, composer and electronic artist.

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He is widely recognized for his work in a variety of so-called "post-rock" bands, namely Radian, Trapist, and Autistic Daughters, [1] among others. Critic Brian Olewnick has called Brandlmayr's work "extraordinarily precise". [2]

Among others, Brandlmayr has recorded or performed with John Tilbury, Fennesz, Chad Taylor, and Otomo Yoshihide.

He was artist in residence 2002 at Podewil, Berlin. He now lives in Vienna, Austria and is an active member of Polwechsel. [3]

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  1. "Boston's KFW visits Auckland". Scoop . 21 April 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. Ratliff, Ben (14 January 2007). "If You're Going to London, Nashville or San Francisco". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. Ratliff, Ben (13 January 2008). "Easy Slogans, Twinkly Funk and One Busy String". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 April 2011.