Konrad Becker

Born: 1959-01-09

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Konrad Becker (born January 9, 1959 in Vienna) is a hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer, director of the Institute for New Culture Technologies-t0 and initiator of Public Netbase and World-Information.Org As an actor Konrad Becker is most famously know for his role as Böckstiegel in Wolfgang Petersen's anti-war drama Das Boot (1981). As a musician Konrad Becker created Monoton, the crucial Austrian electronic music act providing distinguished soundscapes. The Wire magazine singled out Monoton’s record "Monotonprodukt07" as one of the 100 most important records of the 20th century. Konrad Becker has recently focused on notebook live jamming with minimalist rigor. At the borderline between sound art, psychoacoustics and contemporary dance practices, Konrad Becker's project has crossed a variety of genres over the years and has gone through various mutations and side projects. Starting with meta-mathematical and performative multimedia installations, from industrial ambience noise to audio software art and a dance context in the early rave scene he also developed theatrical productions.


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Das Boot

as Bockstiegel
Released: 1981-09-17

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the...

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Exit... But No Panic

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

A guy having sex with a woman on a rooftop – just to get her coffee-machine.

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Kassbach - Ein Portrait

as Son
Released: 1979-03-30

Viennese vegetable merchant Karl Kassbach becomes a member of a right-wing extremist...

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