june 23
nebelgrenze (reprise)
polska
my grandpa's parlour
breeze
lemon slice moon
nordland
dust storm
crystal violet
phone call from tuvalu
the fish cup
helsinki (we're fully booked)
june 24
the most remote island in the world
little drop of poison
ghosts
first blue
happy-go-lucky beguine


music & lyrics: thomas schärer

except "little drop of poison": brennan/waits
andreas tschopp plays trombone on "the most remote island in the world"
"polska" vinyl noise: michi scherrer

ca. 2003-2009


23 places to hide

kuroneko
lampion I
kushiro tango
lampion II
ginza lights
night wind

primo amore
stella rhumba
sävel rakkauden
disco fox
cruel summer
siks oon mä suruinen
je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais

belka
happy ending

music & lyrics by thomas schärer vs the happy-go-lucky orchestra
except "ginza lights" (二人の銀座) (the ventures/makoto kawaguchi), variation
"night wind" (旅の夜風) (tadashi manjome)
"sävel rakkauden" (henri salvador)
"cruel summer" (jolly & swain)
"siks oon mä suruinen" (music: toivo kärki, lyrics: kerttu mustonen)
"je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" (serge gainsbourg)
sample from 人の気も知らないで (tu ne sais pas aimer), 淡谷のり子

1 - 6 may 2012 / may 2011 - jan 2013

Japanese for spring

harvest 1
machine room
můra
harvest 2
no reason
1939
harvest 3
train song
můra (reprise)
fine	
le temps de l'amour

music & lyrics by thomas schärer except
"le temps de l'amour" (music: jacques dutronc, lyrics: lucien morisse & andré salvet)
"yet it all seems limitless" is a quote from "the sheltering sky" (paul bowles)
flute & bass clarinet: matthias tschopp

oct 2011 - feb 2012


Harvest

polaris

haunting*
elephant’s graveyard*
pure blue*
sleeping on the axe
haunting II*
you don’t own me
don’t tell (run)
sea’s end*
night train
polaris*
bonjour tristesse

* with petri parkkali                                        

music & lyrics: thomas schärer
except *: parkkali/schärer
"you don't own me": madara/white
"bonjour tristesse": auric/laurent                                                                                                                          
„whatever your dream was...“ quote: „brief encounter“ (1945)                                                                                     
„i had the strangest feeling...“ excerpt: „alice adams“ (1935)

september 2012


Polaris

belka

tomorrow all will be covered with snow. dress warm enough. pale. rumba. firewood
virvatuli. white dog. morgental. deborah kerr as a norwegian fisher woman


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recorded in winterthur & in zurich, oct 2012 - june 2013, music & lyrics: thomas schärer     
violin: eurydice devergranne, 2nd voice: konstandina sotiropoulos, setup at phonetia: bebi jegen

                                                                                                                                                                        


Belka

Capri By Night

Keleti Pu

Maritim

Maritim (Intro)

Autoscooter Murder

Kollisionskurs zur Erde

Lilith & Polly

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi

Bossa Criminale

One Hundred Years

23 places to hide

june 23
nebelgrenze (reprise)
polska
my grandpa's parlour
breeze
lemon slice moon
nordland
dust storm
crystal violet
phone call from tuvalu
the fish cup
helsinki (we're fully booked)
june 24
the most remote island in the world
little drop of poison
ghosts
first blue
happy-go-lucky beguine


music & lyrics: thomas schärer

except "little drop of poison": brennan/waits
andreas tschopp plays trombone on the "the most remote island in the world"
michi scherrer samples old vinyl noise on "polska"

recorded ca. 2003-2009


Breeze

June 23

Little drop of poison

My grandpa's parlour

Nebelgrenze (reprise)

Polska

kuroneko
lampion I
kushiro tango
lampion II
ginza lights
night wind

happy endings
primo amore
stella rhumba
sävel rakkauden
disco fox
cruel summer
siks oon mä suruinen
je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais

green stones

music & lyrics by thomas schärer vs the happy-go-lucky orchestra
"night wind" (旅の夜風) (tadashi manjome)
"ginza lights" (二人の銀座) (the ventures/makoto kawaguchi), variation
sample from 人の気も知らないで (tu ne sais pas aimer), 淡谷のり子
"sävel rakkauden" (henri salvador)
"cruel summer" (jolly & swain)
"siks' oon mä suruinen" (music: toivo kärki, lyrics: kerttu mustonen)

may 2012 / may 2011 - jan 2013

Kuroneko

Ginza Lights

Kushiro Tango

Lampion I

Lampion II

harvest 1
machine room
můra
harvest 2
no reason
1939
harvest 3
train song
můra (reprise)
fine	
le temps de l'amour

music & lyrics by thomas schärer except
"le temps de l'amour" (music: jacques dutronc, lyrics: lucien morisse & andré salvet)
"yet it all seems limitless" is a quote from "the sheltering sky" (paul bowles)
flute & bass clarniet: matthias tschopp

oct 2011 - feb 2012


Fine

Harvest I

Harvest II

Le temps de l'amour

Machine room

Můra

No reason

polaris

haunting*
elephant’s graveyard*
pure blue*
sleeping on the axe
haunting II*
you don’t own me
don’t tell (run)
sea’s end*
night train
polaris*

bonjour tristesse

* with petri parkkali                                        

music & lyrics: t. except * parkkali/schärer
6: madara/white
11: auric/laurent                                                                                                                          
„whatever your dream was...“: quote from „brief encounter“ (1945)                                                                                             „i had the strangest feeling...“: excerpt from „alice adams“ (1935)


september 2012


Elephant's Graveyard (with Zoomonk)

Haunting (with Zoomonk)

Haunting II (with Zoomonk)

Pure Blue (with Zoomonk)

Sleeping on the axe

You Don't Own Me

Firewood

Dress Warm Enough

Pale

Tomorrow All Will Be Covered With Snow

Rumba

Staubfänger is Thomas Schärer from Zurich, Switzerland

7 sets (albums/ep's): Belka, Polaris, Japanese for spring, Harvest, Blink, Ribbons & 23 places to hide

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