Peter Thomas

Widely acknowledged as Germany's leading trailblazer in electro-lounge, Peter Thomas merged John Barry's taut spy-string tension with the upbeat rhythms of Carnaby Street go-go and classic lounge textures throughout his scores for assorted 1960s German science-fiction series, among them Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol) and Der Bann von dem Sinister (The Spell of the Sinister One). His Sound Orchestra launched the path of another prominent producer, Giorgio Moroder. After extended disregard through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Thomas gained fresh notice by the close of the decade. Bungalow Records and City Slang jointly released a Raumpatrouille compilation in 1996, prompting Pulp to sample one selection as the title track for their 1997 album This Is Hardcore. The year 1998 saw two Thomas anthologies surface: the wide-ranging Tanzmusik and 100% Cotton, the latter drawing on his soundtrack work for the Jerry Cotton film series (the German counterpart to James Bond). Early 1999 then delivered the anticipated remix set Warp Back to Earth.