WATERPHONE, HAND DRUMS (Javanese Kendang Ketipung), TRAVERSE FLUTE, vocals,
ROLAND S-50 sampling keyboard
also 1993: SCHLAGZEUG-ORGEL-INTEGRAL: YAMAHA combo ORGAN with Leslie amp and big modified acoustic noname DRUMS played simultaneously 1996-2000: MOOG Prodigy, MOOG Concertmate, MELLOTRON M-400, TrapKAT digital drum controller with ROLAND sound module, KORG DDD-1 and ALESIS digital drum machines, KORG SQD-1 midi recorder and analogue devices 1999-2002: STEINBERG Cubasis audio software
on myspace with various past* and present projects in 8 more profiles:
My teacher, Indonesian composer and musician extraordinaire, Gutama Soegijo
British hand drummer Glen Sweeney with the THIRD EAR BAND
the Canterbury Scene and
the Rock-In-Opposition Movement
György Ligeti
George Antheil
Olivier Messiaen
Sounds Like
Selected solo works and collabs since 1993
NOTE:
All albums are UNRELEASED!
DisCOVERy 1996-97 / 11 tracks
With SALAMAND 1995 / 11 tracks
Duets 1995 / 4 tracks
Nineteenninetythree 1993 / 8 tracks
SOL 2000 / 4 tracks
SOL_1.Synfonie was composed 2000 with Cubasis and is Tom..s most ambitious work for computer music. Recorded live on stage on two occasions: at Postfuhramt Festival Berlin June 2000 (tracks 1 and 4) and at Bahnhof Gusow July 2000 (tracks 2+3). Cubasis was edited live on stage! Haltestellen/Loops are basis for improvisations on Kendang (1+4) and Waterphone (2+3). Total length 48 minutes.
This big composition features long excerpts from compositions by my teacher Gutama Soegijo written for new gamelan percussion ensemble in the 1980s. The first movement also contains a humble cover version of Soft Machine..s Noisette.
I studied Ethnomusicology at Berlins Free University and Javanese GAMELAN as well as innovative new techniques for percussion instruments with Indonesian composer and musician extraordinaire Gutama Soegijo and the BANJAR GRUPPE Berlin, one of the most intriguing avant-garde Schlagwerk-Ensemble in Europe (1978-1994).
Numerous concerts at national, European and international Gamelan and Percussion festivals highlighted by our appearance at the First International Gamelan Festival during the 1986 World Exhibition EXPO in Vancouver/CAN as only orchestra being invited from Europe.
Below an image from Banjar Gruppe Berlin in Vancouver Aug 1986: I am the one on the left...
On stage with free improvised music since 1976. Own compositions since 1993.
1987-89 Music for BUTOH dance theatre with TATOEBA - theatre danse grotesque aka Yumiko Yoshioka, Minako Seki and Delta RAi in Berlin
1994 with drum n bass formation WYRDSPHERE in Brighton/UK
1995 with art rock band SALAMAND in Berlin
2002-2005 with saxophonist/flutist Geoff Leigh of Henry Cow -fame as MEN WORKING OVERHEAD
2006/7 Collaboration with Bob Rutmans STEEL CELLO ENSEMBLE
2007 with French bass player/cellist Benoît Delaune formerly of French avant-prog band La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux (La STPO) from Rennes
1997-2007 I was mastermind of GHETTO RAGA, one of Berlins most original free improvising outfits which sadly disbandoned early 2007.
Since 2000 with performer/dancer/vocalist Elke Postler as SYNTRON
I am worldwide one of the few soloists on the WATERPHONE. Since 1987 I play a prototype Waterphone built 1974 by its inventor Richard Waters.
One Hour with The Steel Cello Ensemble 2006 / 2 tracks
recorded live in Berlin at Supamolly May 26 2006 and at b-flat Jun 6 2006.
Bob Rutman - Steel Cello, Buzz Chime / Tom Zunk - Waterphone, drums / Ulf Hartwig - Steel Cello / Jeff Funt - Steel Cello, vox
Steel Cello Ensemble: The Third Day live in the studio June 20 2007. Bob Rutman - Steel Cello, Bow Chime, Buzz Chime / Toby Dammit - Symphonic Percussion / Meret Becker - Voice, Glockenspiel, Zither (plus Theremin and Singing Saw - not on these recordings!) / Tom Zunk - Waterphone, Kendang Ketipung
Below the documentary recording done by myself on the third of three recording days directly from the room onto MD with the sky window wide open, the sun shining and you can hear the birds singing on the recording.
Hi Tom! Thanks for the adding. We knew about you thanks to the new album by October Equus. We're really impressed of your versatility and open-minded spirit. Very interesting tracks you have there. Maybe you will enjoy our last release (will be ready next february). Take a listen if you can. All the best!
Hi big Tom, just to say that our second album 'CHARYBDIS' is now released by the russian label R.A.I.G.: http://www.raig.ru Remember that we have a couple of interesting matters to talk... All the best! / OE
Hi Tom. Thanks for the request. Ángel told me you were working together on the next October Equus CD... I'm quite curious to listen to that colaboration.... Abraços. Henry
Greetings Tom!
Nice to meet you here. I'm very impressed by your projects and especially pleased to know about your contribution to the OCTOBER EQUUS forthcoming album.
Hope we can continue our contact in future. Cheers!
Igor / RAIG
Dear Tom: I've received your waterphone solos, that are absolutely phantasmagoric, really beautiful sounds. The piece goes to other dimension with your contribution, many thanks! / Ángel
