A Thousand Fuegos

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A Thousand Fuegos is the pseudonym of Austrian artist Matthias Peyker, born in 1982 in Villach, Carinthia. Peyker began his music project in 2006, initially as a folk artist using the acoustic guitar and associated with the Lo-Fi movement. Over time, he expanded his musical range to include indie post-rock with electronic elements, all while maintaining a close connection to the visual arts.

Matthias Peyker has released several albums and EPs, including:

Albums
2007: Like Black Clouds Through Burning Eyes (Fettkakao)
2008: A Thousand Fuegos (Fettkakao)
2012: The Treachery of Things (Fettkakao)

Singles and EPs
2010: Three Gorges in a Cuckoo’s Egg (7’’, Fettkakao)
2012: No Up and Down (Single)

In 2013, he was nominated for the FM4-Award.

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