I, who always had a weakness for excentric people, would like to introduce to you a german export that is to my mind one of THE founders of the new wave scene. You might already know him from your childhood´s nightmares, if you were one of those kids being afraid of clowns.

Klaus Sperber alias Klaus Nomi used to be a confectioner trying to gain ground in the German opera as a singer. Moving to the East Village of New York in the seventies, it took a while till he got David Bowie’s attention. Because of his unique style mashing opera singing with New Wave sounds and his excentric outfits, Nomi got the chance to feature Bowie in a nightshow as his backgroundsinger which was one of the first steps to achieve the public attention.

After dropping some LPs in the following years, Nomi died much too early, not even having reached a part of the attention, he should have earned. But before this post ends up in a melodramatic obituary, enjoy the following video and better watch out for the documentary “The Nomi Song” to get a closer look at Nomi’s life by your own.

Mediafire: Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse
Mediafire: Klaus Nomi - After The Fall