Fragmentropy

German project T is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Thomas Thielen, formerly of the German band Scythe, but now with a solo career that has been ongoing ever since he released his first album using the 'T' moniker in 2002. Thomas plays all the instruments, does the vocals, lyrics, engineering, producing and recording. "Fragmentropy" is his fifth full-length production, released in 2015 by Progressive Promotion Records. "Fragmentropy" comes across as a fairly eclectic and demanding production, arguably with a foundation inside modern day neo-progressive rock and post-rock, but made with an approach that makes it hard to categorize inside any of those stylistic contexts easily…

Known simply as "T", German multi-instrumentalist Thomas Thielen has been recording music as a one-man act since his time with the short-lived progressive rock act Scythe ended, and 2013's Psychoanorexia marks the project's fourth full-length album since its 2002 debut. Thielen's music can best be described as neo-progressive rock, albeit a rather unconventional approach to the style. Imagine a more experimental version of Brave-era Marillion, and you're halfway there - Psychoanorexia is a very atmospheric and ambient listen, but it still is 'busy' enough to scratch that prog itch. Although it only contains four tracks, Psychoanorexia clocks in at over an hour, as three of the songs here are around the twenty minute mark.

"Anti-Matter Poetry" may not be a creation that will inspire those in search of the new Yes or Genesis, but if you appreciate an artist using and utilizing modern stylistic details and taking cues from the current scene and applying them in an art rock setting this effort from German one man band T should be right up your alley. A fine and at times breathtaking album within this specific musical universe.

Known simply as "T", German multi-instrumentalist Thomas Thielen has been recording music as a one-man act since his time with the short-lived progressive rock act Scythe ended. This doesn't sound like a solo album, but much more like a group work, and one soon quickly moves away from the feel that this is the work of just one man to confronting the bleakness and darkness of this album. He is bringing in musical themes and influences such as modern Marillion, IQ, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel and Geoff Mann.

German project T is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Thomas Thielen, formerly of the German band Scythe, but now with a solo career that has been ongoing ever since he released his first album using the 'T' moniker in 2002. Thomas plays all the instruments, does the vocals, lyrics, engineering, producing and recording. The music is a mix between Steve Hogart-era MarillIon, No-Man, Pink Floyd and Radiohead. Some songs could've been taken from a Scyythe album but the most of them are too experimental for that band.

GEP are really happy to announce to be working with t (aka Thomas Thielen) on his new album Solipsystemology.The best movie you ll hear this year! - Rolling Stone.The mastermind of avant-garde pop - Musikexpress.Described by Germany's Eclipsed magazine as One of the 10 most important musicians of recent years , multi-instrumentalist t is, for the first time ever, taking to the road to present his latest album Solipsystemology , including an appearance at the prestigious Night of the Prog festival in Lorelei. The live band includes guitarist Jan Steiger, drummer Thomas Nubaum, bassist Yenz Strutz and keyboard player Dominik Httermann. Thomas Thielen: Solipsystemology is the third layer to the fractal narration that started with (first album) Fragmentropy where a postmodern Pygmalion fails to write his dream into life. Second album Epistrophobia asks why this writing failed. Now Solipsystemology explores the motives that made him write - and its consequences. It's a breath-taking puzzle full of clues to follow: in the music, the lyrics, the artwork, and even the acoustics at play.

Epistrophobia takes off where Fragmentropy landed: Chapters 4 to 6 are offered here. t dives in even deeper into the abysses and fears of the individual admidst populism, neocapitalism, digital anonymity… in a nutshell: in modern life. This album sounds like a synopsis of all t albums so far and surely is his most balanced and most melodic approach so far – which doesn’t mean that the manifold versality for which t has always been known or the sparkling affluence of ideas has ceased just one bit. Certainly his best work so far!