Holger Hiller

Holger Hiller (born 26 December 1956) is a German musician who studied art at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg, where he met Walter Thielsch and Thomas Fehlmann and recorded first works with them. With Fehlmann he later founded the band Palais Schaumburg in 1980, of which he was the singer. At the same time his solo career began. Hiller was one of the first musicians in Europe to use the sampler as his main or sole instrument.
From 1984 on he lived in London, eventually working as producer for Mute Records. In 1988 he recorded Ohi Ho Bang Bang with video artist Akiko Hada. The video shows Hiller and Karl Bonnie creating different sounds from every item in a room, from those sounds the song is made by means of cutting, whereas every sound is still in sync with the video footage of its creation. This transfer of sampling techniques from music to video might have been pioneering, only 10 years later it got popular with Timber by Coldcut who used custom-made software to create it.
Since 2003 Hiller lives in Berlin, working as an English language teacher.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel was a supporter of the works of Palais Schaumburg, which Hiller was a member of and when he started his solo career, he continued playing his material, including a session for his programme in 1987. However, after 1991, it seems Peel lost interest in Hiller's work and rarely played any new material from the artist.
== Sessions ==
1. Recorded: 1987-03-08. Broadcast: 25 March 1987. Repeated: 13 April 1987
*Holger Hiller / Tiny Little Cloud / 48 Kissen / Warm Glas
== Other Shows Played ==
;Holger Hiller
*thumb|330x330px02 July 1980: Ein Ganz Normaler Kuss (7" EP) Warning
*05 July 1980 (BFBS): Ein Ganz Normaler Kuß (7" EP) Warning
*11 February 1984 (BFBS): Blass Schlafen Rabe... (LP - Ein Bündel Fäulnis In Der Grube) Ata Tak WR 20
*11 February 1984 (BFBS): Liebe Beamtinnen Und Beamte (LP - Ein Bündel Fäulnis In Der Grube) Ata Tak WR 20
*13 February 1984: Chemische Und Physikalische Entdeckungen (LP - Ein Bündel Fäulnis In Der Grube) Ata Tak
*18 February 1984 (BFBS): Chemische Und Physikalische Entdeckungen (LP - Ein Bündel Fäulnis In Der Grube) Cherry Red BRED 59
*18 February 1984 (BFBS): Mütter Der Fröhlichkeit (LP - Ein Bündel Fäulnis In Der Grube) Cherry Red BRED 59
*31 March 1984 (BFBS): Jonny (12")
*14 December 1984 (BFBS): We Don't Write Anything On Paper Or So (LP - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*28 December 1984 (BFBS): Warm Glass (LP - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*01 December 1986: We Don't Write Anything On Paper Or So (LP - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*09 December 1986: We Don't Write Anything On Paper Or So (LP - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*05 January 1987: Tiny Little Cloud (LP - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*21 January 1987 (Radio Bremen): We Don't Write Anything On Paper Or So (album - Oben Im Eck) Mute
*24 March 1987: Whippets (12") Mute
*28 September 1991: Sur La Tête (album - As Is) Mute STUMM 60
*29 September 1991: Sing Songs (album - As Is) Mute STUMM 60
*06 October 1991: Neighbours (album - As Is) Mute STUMM 60
*07 October 1991 (Ö3): Abacus (album - As Is) Mute STUMM 60
*11 October 1991 (BFBS): 'You (album - As Is) Mute STUMM 60
;Träneninvasion (Holger Hiller & Michael Kemner)
*07 May 1980: Sentimental (7" - Träneninvasion) Welt-Rekord
*10 May 1980 (BFBS): Sentimental (7") Welt-Rekord
;Hát Với Quê Hương (Holger Hiller & Ralf Hertwig & Walter Thielsch)
*31 October 1982 (BFBS): Hát Với Quê Hương (12") Zickzack
*08 December 1982: Hát Với Quê Hương (12") Zickzack
*02 May 1984 (BFBS): Saigon Đep Lắm (12") Zickzack
== External Links ==
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