Both musicians were educated at the prestigious Conservatory of Vienna, Austria. They began playing together in Jazz clubs and live music venues in Vienna in the mid-80's and
Playing exotic venues all over the world they garnered international reputations as cutting-edge performers and ultra-skilled musicians.
They toured as sidemen for various famous Austrian artists in the 90's including Papermoon, The Hallucination Company and Falco.
Thomas Lang and Conrad Schrenk's debut collaboration was 1993's self titled album 'Save the Robots' album, followed by 'CSX' in 1999.
In December 2012 Thomas Lang and Conrad Schrenk released another full-length album: 'Yumaflex'.
Yumaflex is an acclaimed avant-garde, progressive instrumental collaboration between Austrian virtuoso drummer Thomas Lang and experimental guitarist Conrad Schrenk.
Though originally tracked around 2005, the 11-track record was officially mastered and distributed worldwide via Muso Entertainment in late 2012.
The Musical Style & Sound
The album is a fusion of complex progressive music. It blends technical virtuosity with dense, electronic-tinged production. The 11 tracks shift radically between different genres like aggressive Rock & Fusion, World Music Rhythms and Electronic & Blues.
History & Background
Lang and Schrenk have a deep creative partnership that dates back to the 1990s Austrian music scene. They served together as live touring sidemen for major European artists, most notably the pop icon Falco, as well as the groups Papermoon and The Hallucination Company. Before Yumaflex, they co-founded the 1993 experimental project Save the Robots, releasing a self-titled album that set the groundwork for their complex rhythmic chemistry.
Album Lineup & Personnel
While Lang and Schrenk shared equal songwriting responsibilities and tracked the primary instruments, they recruited several guest musicians to fill out the arrangements:
