两人组合Naomi，1996年，Bernd和Nico巧遇在去同一个音乐工作室的车站上，接着他们发现他们喜欢同一本书、同一种饮料，有相似的音乐品位，更巧的是他们在汉堡的居住地只相隔两条街，这么多巧合足以让他们合伙，两人一拍即合，开始共同创作。之后一直做些小样，也打碟。1999年寄了他们的小样到Mole Listening Pearls，之后顺利签约。They first meet on the road while hitch-hiking, discover a mutual adoration for the same songwriters, are carrying the exact same books in their bags, and are living a mere two streets apart in Hamburg. Two months later, they are sharing a rehearsal room above the dubious garage of an elderly car mechanic, start writing songs together and fiddle with their first electronic ideas. A true story. They still like to call their studio "the garage", except that the garage is now in Berlin. Bernd Lechler and Nico Tobias were rooted in Hamburgs independent music scene before they moved to Berlin. In 2000, Naomi’s first 12inch release sees the light of day - instrumental tracks packed with quirky samples, peculiar beats and the occasional guitar. Soon they take a turn towards melancholic pop songs tinged in electronic colours, a tendency which first surfaces in their debut LP "Everyone Loves You", still one of the most loved albums of the Chill Out/Trip Hop/Downbeat era. Amnesty international use Naomi's song "Gone" for their TV and cinema campaign featuring Franka Potente. Pop influences and song structures become even more manifest on Naomi's second album "Pappelallee" (2004) which also contains the small radio hit "King Kong Is Not Dead". Meanwhile, their tracks can be found on more than 70 compilations worldwide. Aquarium (2006), Naomi's latest album is what Lechler and Tobias call their first real pop record. Few samples were used, instead they recorded guitars and electronic pianos live, reduced their arrangements until only the essence remained. Now "Tweak", a collection of new tracks and alternative versions allows a different view on Naomi's approach on arrangement and production.