Artist
M. Finnkrieg & Thomas Sutter
Experimental industrial collaborative project documenting Berlin's underground noise and dark ambient scenes through cassette releases in the late 1980s.
About
M. Finnkrieg & Thomas Sutter represent a collaborative project within the experimental and industrial underground music scene, primarily documented through their work on the Regicide Bureau label during the late 1980s. Their output, characterized by the "Berlin Diary" series of cassette releases, reflects the aesthetic preoccupations of the European industrial and noise underground during this period. The Berlin Diary volumes, including "Excellent Gate" (Volume 5) and "A Measure of Our Fragility" (Volume 6), suggest an engagement with dark ambient, experimental, and possibly field recording-based approaches to sound composition. The project's association with Regicide Bureau, an independent label known for releasing avant-garde and underground material, indicates their participation in the broader DIY ethos and experimental networks of 1980s Berlin and the European underground. The cassette-based release strategy was typical of the era's independent experimental music distribution, emphasizing limited availability and subcultural circulation over mainstream accessibility.