Jono Podmore (Kumo)
(London, United Kingdom)
Jono Podmore aka Kumo – professor of the practice of popular music at the prestigious Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany – is best known latterly for his tireless work curating and managing the archives of Krautrock pioneers Can. In this respect, his masterstroke to date has been assembling the essential The Lost Tapes boxset; which distilled, edited and spliced together reels and reels of Can’s studio outtakes, film scores and live recordings into a labyrinthine yet accessible package that adjoins the band’s already illustrious catalogue with well-crafted cohesiveness.
Podmore has been no slouch with his own musical projects, working under his Kumo alias across multiple releases, performances and installations that have included collaborations with the likes of Irmin Schmidt, B.J. Cole, Burnt Friedman and Jose Padilla; his ongoing Horrorshow multimedia venture brings together live soundtracks and short films.
His established group Metamono finds new life in vintage analogue and hand made electronics, including the lyrical strains of Podmore’s theremin. Metamono released their second album album Creative Listening in February this year, and continue with live performances, installations and film projects across Europe, including Secrets of Nature – Sounds Unseen: live electronic for silent British film.
More info
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- METAMONO – Creative Listening
Instrumentarium Records IMT005 2016 - METAMONO – With The Compliments of Nuclear Physics
Instrumentarium Records IMT004 2014 - CAN – The Lost Tapes
Spoon Records SPOON55 2012 - IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO – Flies Guys and Choirs
Spoon Records DVD SPOON CD49 2008
Sound installation in 5.1 and stereo sound complete with the specially commissioned full length film by Kumo, Sandra Podmore and Kate Shipp. - IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO – Axolotl Eyes
Spoon Records SPOONCD48 2008 - IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO – Masters Of Confusion
Spoon Records SPOONCD45 2001 - KUMO – 1+1=1
Spoon Records SPOONCD46 2000 - KUMO – Kaminari
Psychomat PSYLP1 1997
EPs and Singles:
- KUMO – East End Tales
Specimen Records SPEC006 2016 - METAMONO – Warszawa/Shafty 7″
Instrumentarium Records IMT003 2013 - CYCLOPEAN
Spoon Records SPOON 56 2013 - METAMONO – Parcel Post EP 10″
Instrumentarium Records IMT001 2012 - METAMONO – Tape EP – 10″
Ho Hum Records HOHUM017 2011 - KUMO – Metapolis EP
White Label Records 2007 Available exclusively on iTunes - KUMO AND FRIENDS EP
Electric Tones Records e-tones009 2003 - KUMO – Armed Response
Psychomat PSY1 1997 - KUMO – 7 Buckets
Psychomat PSY2 1997 - KUMO – Together
Psychomat PSY3 1997 - KUMO – No Need
Autoi ep01 1996
Cassette only:
- METAMONO – Bambino Lives
- METAMONO – Band Theory EP
- METAMONO – The Enemy Above
- METAMONO – C15H14O6
Remixes:
- REEBOP KWAKU BAAH – Masimbabele KUMO remix
- THE DAMAGE MANUAL – Expand – Irmin Schmidt & Kumo remix
Limited Edition Invisible Records UI 1107 2005 - BJ COLE & KUMO – East of Eden
from the album TROUBLE IN PARADISE Cooking Vinyl COOKCD312 2004 - CLUB OFF CHAOS with KUMO – Croissant
Electric Tones records e-tones001 2000 - SUNSHIP – Sun within the Sun KUMO remix
Filter Comm. FILT 0013 1997 - SPECIAL PROJECTS – Code of the Goddam streets KUMO remix
Filter Comm. FILT 0015 1997 - STRANGER – Partly Cloudy KUMO light shower remix
Plink Plonk records PLK 33 1997 - D*NOTE – Garden of Earthly Delights KUMO Remix
Ministry of Sound- Late Night Sessions Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. SOMCD 4 1996 - A.P.E – Striplight KUMO in Dub mix
Dorado records DORO 39 1995 - BLUE GOOSE – Spirals KUMO Pacific Dub
Plink Plonk records PLK 016t 1994
Compilations:
- IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO – Banging the door
TRIBUTE: A TRIBUTE TO PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. Underground Inc. UIN1112 2005 - KUMO – Iron Eye
….ECLIPSE OF THE MOON AND FALLING STAR Fi Sci Records FSC001 1999 - KUMO – ACTA X
MINIMALISM: MORE OR LESS Law & Auder Records LA5 CD 1998 - KUMO – Before the End
SPACEWARS 01 Plink Plonk records PLK LP3 1996 - KUMO – Kromotron
PARASOLS 02 Plink Plonk records PLKQ LP6 1997