Thomas Kukula

Thomas Kukula (born 1965 in Düsseldorf) is a German DJ, Eurodance musician and music producer, that released music under monikers such as General Base, Candy Beat, T.H.K. and Red 5.

Life and career

Kukula started working as a DJ in 1986 in his hometown Düsseldorf. Two years later he became resident DJ in the Tarm Center in Bochum. Soon he started to produce his own music. His first project was General Base.

The first General Base single Mein Gott, es ist voller Sterne was released in 1991. In 1992 he released his debut album First and the singles Back Again, Apache (a cover version of Apache by The Shadows from 1960), In Trance, Bidi, Bidi - Do You Wanna Dance, Marilyn Monroe and Poison.

The album First entered the German Media Control Charts in 1993 and reached number 82.^[1] The single Poison also became a hit, mainly due to the vocals of Claudja Barry.

Besides he also released as Candy Beat and T.H.K. Other projects were not that successful. In 1998 Kukula started his new project Red 5 and entered the German charts with the hit Da Beat Goes. He later changed the name to DJ Red 5. The follow-up singles I Love You Stop...! and Lift Me Up also entered the German charts.

Kukula also remixed tracks by Moby, Bass Bumpers, Maxx, The Good Men, Sequential One, Sheeva and United DJs.

He is living and working in Oberhausen.

Discography

Albums

• 1992: General Base - First
• 1994: General Base - First (inkl. Poison mit Claudja Barry, Apache & Base of Love)
• 1998: Red 5 - Forces

Singles

1991: General Base - Mein Gott, es ist voller Sterne 1992: General Base - Back Again 1992: General Base - In Trance 1992: General Base - Poison (Instrumental) 1992: General Base - Peace 1992: General Base - First 1992: General Base - Marilyn Monroe 1992: General Base - Bidi, Bidi - Do You Wanna Dance 1993: General Base - Poison (feat. Claudja Barry) 1993: General Base - Base of Love 1993: General Base - Deep Down 1993: General Base - Apache 1994: General Base - Base of Love 1994: General Base - Base of Love - Remixes 1995: General Base - I See You 1996: General Base - My House 1997: General Base - On & On 1992: Candy Beat - Sax´y 1992: Candy Beat - Universe 1992: Candy Beat - Feel Alright 1992: T.H.K. - France 1992: T.H.K. - Sweet Extasy 1993: T.H.K. - Feel so Good

1995: T.H.K. - So Big 1995: T.H.K. - Something 1995: T.H.K. - Wonderful so Big 1996: T.H.K. - Alright Everybody 1996: T.H.K. - Fluffy Clouds 1992: Mystify - I Can´t Wait 1992: Mystify - Come to the Party 1992: Mystify - You Get Down 1993: Space Corp. 1 - Deep in Your Soul 1996: DUG - Rhythm & Drums 1997: Red 5 - I Love You... Stop! 1997: White Moon - Lost Words 1998: Red 5 - Lift Me Up 1998: Red 5 - Deeper Love 1998: Red 5 - Da Beat Goes 1998: Red 5 - Fiesta Fiesta 1998: Red 5 - Gimme Luv 2000: DJ Red 5 - Que Pasa 2001: DJ Red 5 - Rhythm & Drums 2001 ft. DJs@Work 2003: DJ Red 5 - Da Beat Goes - Reanimated 2010: DJ Red 5 - Da Beat Goes - 2010 2011: General Base - Poison 2K11

External links

• Official website djred5.de
• Thomas Kukula discography at Discogs

References

1. "Charts.de: General Base (Albums)" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-01-14.