THOMAS FEINER

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Thomas Feiner is one of my favourite singer/songwriters. A hugely talented and thoughtful fellow, Thomas and I became drinking buddies through my frequent trips to Sweden. It is with great pleasure that Thomas has become an honorary member of THE oTHErs, the loose band of THE THE collaborators, and contributed a beautiful version of This is The Day to The End Of The Day album project. In fact I prefer Thomas' version to my own. He has placed the song on tranquillisers and injected it with the most beautiful melancholy.

Born 1968 outside Gothenburg on the Swedish west coast. Parents of Russian and Polish origin. Thomas started taking trumpet classes in public music school at the age of 10, playing in various youth orchestras throughout the school years. This gradually gave way to less formal musical experiments as synthesizers started to become accessible. During and after the mid-teen years came the first attempts at forming bands and recording music with younger brother among others. Started singing for lack of other volunteers. Demos and some scattered gigs amounting to nothing substantial.

1989 saw the formation of what eventually evolved into the band Anywhen. As various members came and left over the following years, a core crystallized with Thomas Feiner on vocals, Mikael Andersson Tigerstršm on bass, Kalle Thorslund drums, and Jan Sandahl guitar. The band gave some few rare concerts and put out three full length albums: "As We Know It" in 1993 on Gothenburg label "Roligan". "Anywhen" in 1996 on Roligan and German label Clearspot 1997, and "The Opiates" in 2001 on Clearspot.

The release of the self-produced "The Opiates" was a venture into more brooding moods and melancholic soundscapes, as opposed to previous albums. The band more or less dissolved itself in the process. Priorities shifted among many of the members, ultimately distancing some from the project. Feiner gradually started adding more songs of his own, in the end bringing the entire project home. The record was completed in 2000, with Kalle Thorslund as assistant producer.

In 2003 Feiner was commissioned to score the soundtrack of German movie "Love in Thoughts" (Was nŸtzt die Liebe in Gedanken, X-filme 2004), which also featured his song "For Now" in the end credits.

Feiner is currently connected to David Sylvian's label Samadhisound, and in 2007 this led to Feiner's appearance on Steve Jansen's "Slope", where he performs on the track "Sow the Salt".

Thomas Feiner currently resides in Gothenburg and is working on his first solo-album.