DIETER MEIER

SOLO & VOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS

July/Aug 1978 Swiss 7" Dieter Meier: Cry for Fame

    Cry for Fame 2.12 [Meier]/
    The Hook 2.03 [Meier/Gautschi] (Periphery Perfume, PP 00178)
'Cry for Fame' is included on the Swiss CD 'Swiss Rock & Pop Anthology - Wave'
http://swissmusic.swissinfo.org/eng/swissmusic.html?siteSect=135&sid=1540228

July/Aug 1978 Swiss 7" Fresh Color: No Chance

    No Chance 2.14/The Source (Periphery Perfume, PP 00278)
Dieter sings on the A-side.

mid-Nov 1978 Swiss 7" Dieter Meier: Jim for Tango

    Jim for Tango 2.36 [Meier/Moore]/
    Madman [Meier/Moore] 3.39 (Periphery Perfume, PP 00378)
13 Oct 1981 German various artists soundtrack 7" Joy Ryder: Sehnsucht nach Allem
    Sehnsucht nach Allem 3.10/Princess Lala 3.56 (Mercury/Phonogram, 6005 168)
1 Nov 1981 German various artists soundtrack LP JETZT UND ALLES
Nov/Dec 1983 Swiss soundtrack 7" Carlos Perón: The Black Spider
    The Black Spider/Who Has Done It (label: Polygram Switzerland)
Dieter sings on the B-side. Released around the premiere of the film "Die Schwarze Spinne" in Bern, to which Carlos Perón had made the soundtrack.

1985 Swiss LP UNKNOWNMIX: LOOPS

Dieter contributed lyrics and vocals. REC REC Shop & Mailorder still has some copies of this LP for sale (20 CHF plus postage).

1988 LP/CD CARLOS PERÓN: IMPERSONATOR II

Dieter contributed lyrics and vocals to the track 'Happy New Year'.

1989 UK interview picture LP INTERVIEW DISC

    [Interview with Dieter] (Baktabak Records, BAK 2132)
14 Sep 1992 CD/LP CARLOS PERÓN: IMPERSONATOR 3 - CRIS DE PLAISIR
Dieter contributed lyrics and vocals to the track 'Kong Fu Pogor'.

12 Oct 1992 CD/LP THE GRID: 456

Dieter contributed lyrics and vocals to the song 'Ice Machine'.

March ca 1993 CD-Maxi You Know Who: Andy

  1. Andy (radio version) 4.04
  2. Quiet Evening 4.30
  3. Andy (extended version) 6.04 (Austrian/UK CD-maxi: EMI 863007-2)
  1. Andy Radio Remix 4.04 [remix and additional production by Peter Rauhofer]
  2. Andy Celebrity Club Mix 7.25 [remix and additional production by Peter Rauhofer]
  3. Andy Marylin's Dub Mix 5.25 [remix and additional production by Peter Rauhofer]
  4. Andy Original Radio Mix 4.05 (Austrian remix CD-maxi: EMI 863011-2)
Dieter sings backing vocals on 'Andy'.

21 Feb 1996 promo CDM Carl Crash: Crash Dance

  1. Crash Dance (A Day in April) 7.10
  2. Crash Dance (A Day in June) 4.26
  3. Crash Dance (Carl's Time) 6.01
  4. Crash Dance (Stachanov Special) 3.45 (Crash Records, CC 001)
Music by Martin Kloiber, lyrics and vocals by Dieter Meier. A promotional single for Dieter's ReWatch company. It lists a fifth version (Chill in Movement) but only contains four.

5 June 1998 Swiss various artists art exhibition CD FREIE SICHT AUFS MITTELMEER

Sold at Kunsthaus Zurich 5 June - 30 Aug 1998 and at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt am Main 6 Oct - 22 Nov 1998. To order a copy, please email Thomas Rosemann at rose@kunsthaus.ch. The price is 19 CHF (Swiss Francs) plus postage.

8 May 2000 CD BLANK & JONES: DJ CULTURE

Sep 2001 US CD APE QUARTET: PLEASE WHERE DO WE LIVE?
Dieter guest sings on this track only. www.apequartet.com

22 April 2002 CD X-PRESS 2: MUZIKIZUM

Dieter sings on and wrote the lyrics for this track.

16 Aug 2002 Swiss CDM Com & Com feat. Dieter Meier: Side by Side

  1. Side by Side (Radio edit) 4.00
  2. Side by Side (GIO's R&B Mix) 4.38
  3. Side by Side (Dusted Mix) 4.10
  4. Side by Side (Karaoke) 4.00
  5. Side by Side (video clip) (Max Music, MXM 020821-2)
Dieter sings a part ('rap') on this single.

9 Sep 2002 UK CDM/12" X-Press 2: I Want You Back

  1. I Want You Back (Radio Edit) 3.11
  2. I Want You Back (Original) 6.12
  3. Lazy (featuring David Byrne) (Freeform Five Remix) 10.27 (CD-maxi: SKINT Records UK, SKINT81CD)
    I Want You Back (Original) 6.12//
    I Want You Back (Medicine8 Mix)/I Want You Back (Medicine8 Dub) (12": SKINT81)

    I Want You Back (X-Press 2's 7th Movement Mix)/
    Lazy (featuring David Byrne) (Freeform Five Remix) 10.27 (12": SKINT81X)

5 Dec 2002 limited live CDS Dieter Meier: Jahr und Tag
  1. Jahr und Tag 3.25
  2. The Mission 3.58 (En Soie Records, ER-1202)
Music, lyrics, vocals and guitar by Dieter Meier. Recorded live at Kunsthaus Zurich September 27, 2002. Only 300 copies were made, most were handed out at a party on 5 Dec, but a very limited amount still exist and should be available directly from the En Soie shop at Strehlgasse 26 in Zurich, together with a handmade silk scarf designed by Dieter himself.

15 Dec 2003 US CD OHALLORAN: SO MUCH MORE

    08. Your Life 5.03 (French introduction by Dieter)
    11. Hard Rain 6.33 (Vocals and lyrics by Dieter) (Boy Genius Records...78)
http://www.boygeniusrecords.com

13 Jan 2006 Swiss CD ES DACH ÜBER EM CHOPF

Dieter speaks original film lyrics on these two tracks. The CD includes newly recorded melodies from old black and white Swiss films. Label is www.faze.ch

25 July 2006 CD LUNATICA: THE EDGE OF INFINITY

    01. Introduction (intro speech by Dieter Meier) (Frontiers Records)
Released 25 July in Japan, 11 August in Switzerland, 25 August worldwide. www.lunatica.ch

24 Aug 2006 German book + DVD HERMES BABY

The book contains a collection of Dieter's essays. Published by Ammann Verlag Zurich. Book is in German and has a DVD with Dieter reading some texts and being interviewed.

2 June 2007 German book DIETER MEIER: LA CONQUÊTE DE L'INUTILE - WERKE 1969 - 2007

An art book showing Dieter's art exhibitions and photos. Published by www.benteliverlag.ch (see also www.tinguely.ch).

Copyright (c) 1999-04-23 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2007-08-14.

Thanks to Barry Ditchburn for info on the very rare Sehnsucht nach Allem single, and to Raphael Ackermann for giving me the release date for it. Thanks to Jonathan Kamm for telling me about Dieter's contribution to Carlos Peron's Impersonator 3 CD, the Andy 'Remixed' CD and the Ape Quartet CD.

[Back to main Yello Page]