more than 2 months, no new post ... why?
can I do not really say it is probably a mixture of lack of time, lack of drive and similar Influences.
But today I am writing after a long absence at last have something.
topic today, the two bands and Tomte Kettcar which I will summarize mainly because of the friendship between the two bands in a post.
Let's start with Tomte to:
Tomte is founded in 1988 as "Warpigs," the band members were still at school. Beginning of the 90 notified you are in "Tomte Tummetott" to the name is the title of the book's title is a children's book author Astrid Lindgren of Sweden. In the name and after some changes, the band recorded first demos, which remained unpublished. From 1994 there was then the Tummetott simplicity's sake. At that time, and also on the first EP titled "Blink muffle" of 1996 was the sound of the band is still relatively punk, but the first indie-pop ambitions were heard.
In 1998, then the first album, which was delivered today Kettcar singer Marcus Wiebusch (since we have the first connection of the bands) produced. Soon after shock and Max Schroeder (now also known as "The Hound Marie" is known, together with Olli Schulz I greatly admired band Olli Schulz der Hund Marie ) joined the band.
1999, the Tomte-singer Thees Uhlmann Tocotronic as a roadie on tour, the different impressions of this tour were by him first on the Internet and later in book form under the title "We could be friends," published.
founded in 2000 For the second album the band the label "Hotel van Cleef" which was later extended with little Kettcar for "Grand Hotel van Cleef".
won since Tomte zunehmde a success story, which culminated with a fourth place in the German album charts for the latest album "letter of the city" in 2006.
This year will likely still appear a new album.
also plays the band this year at 5.7. the "outside and for free" festival culture Rhine in Bonn where I will of course be present.
We now come to Kettcar:
Kettcar was formed in 2001 from members of the punk bands "... But Alive" and "Rantanplan" where the sound of the respective bands was probably too punky. In the first year was an EP released on their own, for the first album in 2002 they founded then as already mentioned it then the "Grand Hotel van Cleef". In 2005 he published the second album, the third will follow in a few weeks (and will most likely be located on the first day in my possession ;-)). Kettcar play a concert in Cologne this week, probably because I will also be present.
The sound of the Bands:
Both bands play punk-influenced by, the German Indie-Pop/-Rock. Because of it, and of course because of the origin of the bands they are considered the major bands for the seen by many "revival" of the Hamburg School (remember: indie scene in Hamburg in the 90's here so often mentioned, see Blumfeld , Huah! , The stars , Tocotronic ) considered. Especially Tomte are strongly influenced by these bands.
mp3s:
Tomte - Me But My Mother
Kettcar - I thank the Academy
Kettcar - More
Kettcar considered - mainly faith
Links:
Grand Hotel van Cleef
Tomte:
- Homepage
- MySpace
- Indiepedia
Kettcar:
- Homepage
- MySpace
- Indiepedia
