Falling racing pigeons

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Falling racing pigeons
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General information
origin Hanover , Germany
Genre (s) Fun punk
founding 1983, 2013
resolution 1997
Website www.abstuerzendebrieftauben.de
Founding members
Konrad Kittner († 2006)
Vocals, guitar, drums
 Mirco "Micro" Bogumil
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar, drums
 Mirco "Micro" Bogumil
Vocals, guitar, drums
 "Norm Anderspunk"
former members
Vocals, guitar, bass , drums
 Konrad Kittner († 2006)
Vocals, drums
 Oliver Rosthal (from 1993)
Vocals, guitar, drums
 Oliver Sauerland (also: Jonny Bockmist)

The Falling Carrier Pigeons are a punk band from Hanover .

history

The band was founded in 1983 and consisted of Konrad Kittner ( vocals , guitar, drums ) and Mirco "Micro" Bogumil (born July 16, 1967 in Hanover; vocals, guitar, drums). Stylistically they can be assigned to fun punk , the band name is an obvious corruption of the name of the industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten . The carrier pigeons became known throughout Germany through tours and numerous reports in the magazine Bravo . At their concerts, they often changed instruments and encouraged concert-goers to stage diving . In Hape Kerkeling's film No Pardon (1993) they played two punk cable carriers in a guest role .

In 1993 Oliver Rosthal (vocals, drums) joined the band as the third man, and so Konrad and Micro were able to use both guitar and electric bass . In 1997 the band officially broke up, but got back together again in 2002 to perform one last time with the original line- up at the 30th anniversary festival of the UJZ Glocksee in Hanover.

On May 11, 2006, founding member Konrad Carls (née Kittner) died of cardiac arrest at the age of 44. His grave is in the Engesohder cemetery in Hanover. In 2009, as a summary of the band's history, the double DVD 25 Years Are Enough was released , initiated by Konrad Carls and on which he still played a major role. The DVD contains Punkrockrente, the last joint studio recording by the duo, which was made shortly before Carls' death.

After the band broke up, Mirco “Micro” Bogumil played with Scarring Face and until the end of 2008 as a guitarist with Smelly Caps . In mid-2013 he reactivated the crashing carrier pigeons. New band members were the bassist Tim and the drummer Oliver Sauerland (both from Okli Polki and No ass bueno ). The first concerts took place in June 2013 in Peine and in August in the Bad Musiktheater near Hanover. Since the end of 2013, Micro and Olli have been playing together again.

On March 16, 2016, the band released Never Again Pegida, the first new song in 23 years. On September 23, 2016, the album Doofgesagt Leben longer was released . In the FanBox there is a CD version of the first demo cassette Ein Blödman rarely comes alone with a new edition of the coloring book that was included at the time.

Bogumil announced on October 24, 2017 on the band's Facebook page "due to differing views on the future of the pigeons" the separation from drummer Sauerland. The press reported the band's breakup that same day. According to a Facebook post on February 18, 2018, the band has found themselves together again with a new line-up with Norm Anderspunk as a new partner of Micro Bogumil and is planning new concerts, which include a. with the Christmas tour “The doves never sound sweeter” get a continuation.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
In the sign of the stupid
  DE 39 05.03.1990 (11 weeks)
The last one closes the door
  DE 43 03/04/1991 (10 weeks)
War and games
  DE 84 05/10/1993 (4 weeks)
Stupid people live longer
  DE 16 09/30/2016 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1984: A jerk rarely comes alone (Demo) (MC)
  • 1986: We'll manage that (LP / CD)
  • 1987: We Break Together !!! (LP)
  • 1988: Please excuse me (LP)
  • 1989: In the sign of the stupid (LP / CD / MC)
  • 1990: The last one closes the door (LP / CD / MC)
  • 1992: Out of Control (Live) (LP / CD / MC)
  • 1993: War & Games (LP / CD / MC)
  • 1994: Who turned the clock ...? (CD / MC)
  • 2016: Stupid people live longer / A dumbass seldom comes alone (CD version) (LP / CD)

tribute

  • 1994: ... Is it really that late? (CD)

From every CD sold, DM 5 went  to Aids-Hilfe Hamburg eV . The carrier pigeons of bands such as Razzia , Slime , Rubbermaids , Heiter bis Wolkig and many other bands are covered on the CD .

Singles

  • 1985: Unbelievable (7 ″)
  • 1989: horror returns (12 ″)
  • 1989: Twist as "Swelling Wallets" (12 ″ / MCD)
  • 1990: In the lido (7 ″ / 12 ″ / MCD)
  • 1991: Konrad K. (7 ″ / 12 ″ / MCD)
  • 1992: A moo, a muh, a Tatärätä (7 ″ / MCD)
  • 1993: War in the Cities (7 ″) (cover of the band Klischee)
  • 1993: Pa-Pa-Paderborn (7 ″ / MCD)
  • 1993: Frank II (split with the crossover group Krombacher MC ) (SCD)
  • 1994: The Carousel (MCD)
  • 1994: A Boxer's Heart (MCD)
  • 2016: Frauke shut up (7 ″)

Sampler contributions

  • 1989: "Die Kuh" on "We wait for the Lindenstrasse" (Vielklang) (cover of the "Mini Pigs")
  • 1991: "You need it" at the "Festival of the Volx Music"
  • 1995: "Frau Meier" on "Jung Kaputt Spart Retirement Homes - Hannover Punk 78–84" (Nasty Vinyl)
  • 2003: "EMI" on "Berenstark X Sampler"
  • 2004: "Tanzen" on "Berenstark XI Sampler"

Video albums

  • 1992: Out of Control (VHS)
  • 2009: 25 years is enough (double DVD)

literature

  • Matthias Blazek: The Lower Saxony Band Compendium 1963-2003 - Data and facts from 100 rock groups from Lower Saxony. Celle 2006, ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0 , p. 157.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ laut.de biography
  2. ↑ a b Falling carrier pigeons are back , music magazine Rockszene.de, September 14, 2013
  3. ↑ a b Falling carrier pigeons , Interview with Micro, Ox-Fanzine # 85, August / September 2009
  4. ↑ Udo Gröbbels: Falling carrier pigeons: 25 years are enough , review in Rocktimes , July 28, 2009
  5. ↑ Interview with Micro, Olli & Tim , UglyPunk.de, accessed on June 19, 2013
  6. ↑ Clear political statement: Falling carrier pigeons with a new single , rockszene.de, March 17, 2016
  7. ↑ Never again Pegida on YouTube .
  8. ↑ Falling carrier pigeons, announcement of the separation. Retrieved October 28, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Falling carrier pigeons dissolve. In: neuepresse.de . October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Chart sources: [1]

Web links

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