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Toby Hrycek-Robinson | |
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Birth name | Toby Robinson |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
Genres | avant-garde, experimental, Krautrock |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer, engineer |
Years active | 1970 to present |
Toby Hrycek-Robinson is a British producer, composer, and recording engineer from London, UK.
Hrycek-Robinson began his career in Germany where he spent time as a sound engineer working for Karlheinz Stockhausen and Péter Eötvös in Cologne's Westdeutscher Rundfunk Studios. [1] By the early 1970s he had moved to Dieter Dierks' studio, where he recorded with a number of krautrock bands, including work on CAN’s Landed album in 1975. [2]
During this period he used spare studio time to experiment with visiting musicians, often working under pseudonyms such as "The Mad Twiddler" or "Genius P. Orridge". [3] He also teamed up with Fluxus artist Robin Page, creating the mythological Pyramid label to release the tracks under names such as Cozmic Corridors and Golem. [4] Much of this material was eventually released on the Virgin and Psi-Fi Labels from 1996. [5]
After returning to Britain, he opened Moat Studios in London and worked with a wide range of avant garde and rock musicians including The Monochrome Set, Acid Mothers Temple, Rhys Chatham, Bellowhead, David Sylvian, and Gong. [6] He also engineered a series of recordings with Derek Bailey from the mid-1990s until Bailey’s death in 2015. [7]
Apart from his work with musicians, Hrycek-Robinson has composed the themes and incidental music for television, including a number of audio plays for Big Finish Productions. [8]
Hrycek-Robinson served as producer or engineer on the following records: [6]