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
www.psychomat.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kumo/117998291562597
https://www.facebook.com/pages/metamono/260397416580

Releases:

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