About Solanaceae Tau

Solanaceae Tau is a German experimental industrial / power electronics / musique concrète / sound collage / avant-punk band and art project with anarcho attitude from Frankfurt. Founded in middle of the 80s by Andreas Kirchner (aka Fenryr) and B. Katmaina. They combined anarcho-leftwing orientated lyrics with cold electronic beats, pulsating sounds, female vocals and tape collages. After "Outdoor Expressions" from 1990, Jason Fretz occasional guitar player, who appeared before only on few tracks, became third full-time member and made guitar impro-noise one of dominants of the project. In same period sound of the band started shifting into more ebm / acid techno / leftfield area. In 1995 B. Katmaina left and three years later after "Club Des Haschischins" Nicci Harrington replaced her, Fenryr (Andreas Kirchnerand) also became Axaxaxs. Solanaceae Tau is active in the DIY underground and releasing music on own label Nihilistick Noise since 1986.