DJ and producer Tomcraft dies aged 49
nme.comA post shared by Tomcraft (@tomcraftofc)Brückner, who came from Munich, Germany, has been credited as a significant contributor to the trance and progressive trance scenes of the ’90s and early ’00s.
His singles, ‘Prosac’, ‘Overdose’, and ‘The Mission’ were released to acclaim, but it was ‘Loneliness’ that he was best known for.
The track was released in 2002, and eventually topped the UK Singles charts in May 2003.Last year, ‘Loneliness’ saw renewed popularity after it was featured on the Saltburn soundtrack.Brückner released four albums during his career: ‘All I Got’ (2001), ‘MUC’ (2003), ‘HyperSexyConscious’ (2006), and ‘For the Queen’ (2007).
Following the success of ‘Loneliness’, he performed in front of 1.3 million people at Berlin’s Love Parade in 2003. Throughout his career played shows across the world, performing to crowds in Brazil, Japan, and South Africa.In 2005, he launched Craft Music, a record label that released underground music in the techno, electro and house scenes.
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