Hans Reichel
Born in Hagen in 1949, Hans Reichel was a composer, improviser, and experimental luthier among the most radical of the 20th century. A central figure of the German avant-garde alongside Peter Brötzmann and Peter Kowald, he redefined the language of the guitar through self-built instruments and entirely new techniques. Inventor of the Daxophone, he released his body of work primarily on FMP. He passed away in Wuppertal in 2011.
Born in Hagen in 1949, Hans Reichel was a composer, improviser, and experimental luthier among the most radical of the 20th century. A central figure of the German avant-garde alongside Peter Brötzmann and Peter Kowald, he redefined the language of the guitar through self-built instruments and entirely new techniques. Inventor of the Daxophone, he released his body of work primarily on FMP. He passed away in Wuppertal in 2011.
