Thees Uhlmann , born April 16, 1974 (age 39) in Hemmoor , Lower Saxony , is a German musician and author. He is a founding member of the indie-pop band Tomte and also writes for the magazines Intro , Visions , Spex and Musikexpress .In 1999 he accompanied the indie-rock band Tocotronic on their KOOK ...