Albino (rapper)

Albino at a public appearance in Frankfurt

Albino (born December 17, 1974 in Lübeck ; bourgeois Matthias Albrecht ) is a German rapper who, in addition to his music career, also appears as an activist in the animal rights movement . So far he has released five solo and five collaboration albums. Since the mid-2000s, his musical work has increasingly attracted the attention of internal media, most recently in 2018 in connection with the political protests surrounding the Hambach Forest.

music

Career

In 1996 he recorded his first song in Lübeck , which deals with the Lübeck arson attack , in the Heidelberg Piemont Studios. In 1998 he released his first CD with the EP Lyrischer Resistance , his debut album “Covered Up & Veiled” was released in 2000. To date, six solo albums, five collab albums, three EPs and a vinyl maxi have been released. Musically he is known for his preference for classical and often melancholic samples . His musical role models include Advanced Chemistry and IAM . In January 2018, a joint album with Master Al Deus Ex Machina was released . On February 29, 2020, Albino's sixth solo album Boom Bap was released. Revolution. One .

style

Stylistically, Albino's lyrics can be assigned to Conscious Rap . Musically, albino is a representative of the boom bap . Albino describes his music as authentic and progressive . While his texts were initially mainly politically influenced, personal influences were later processed in them. In addition, he often refers to Rudi Dutschke in his texts .

The lyrics are often about animal rights and speciesism ( no rights , no peace , incomprehensible , now is enough ), but socially critical and ecological topics are also repeatedly dealt with ( crime scene Bonn , suicide , therefore , winter dream ). Self-reflection is also in many ways the subject ( Good Feeling? , To all , Outlaw , The calm before the storm ).

Commitment to animal rights

Albino has been a vegetarian since 1993 and a vegan since 1999 . In 1999 he wrote with no rights for the first time a play that deals with animal rights. In 2000 his involvement in the animal rights scene began. He was a founding member of the meanwhile disbanded "TiBIK" (Tierbefreiungsinitiative Kiel) , an animal rights group based in Kiel . He also often supports animal rights demonstrations with music. Albino appeared in the media in the context of the discussion about the human-animal relationship in the Arte broadcast Tracks in 2006 and was named and quoted in the cover story of Stern (04/2011).

Discography

Albums

• 2000: Covered up & Veiled
• 2002: outlawed
• 2006: survival training
• 2012: Natura Libera
• 2013: Elsewhere
• 2020: Boom Bap. Revolution. One.

Collab albums

• 2005: Echolot (with Nesti under the name Syndikat )
• 2008: 88 Is Great (with Mad Cap under the name Plan 88 )
• 2010: Right now (with Callya )
• 2015: Planet of the Classes (with Holger Burner )
• 2018: Deus Ex Macina (with Master Al )

EPs

• 1998: Lyrical Resistance
• 2005: no peace
• 2010: Walking attempts (online EP)

Singles

• 1999 Heartcore
• 2003: § 129 (with Mad Cap , only as maxi CD)
• 2011 The Wind blows / Rebelshit (Online single with Callya)

Web links

Commons : Albino (Rapper)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage
• Rapper Albino and his incredibly emotional work, fight for animal rights that bring tears to your eyes! on StreetFame.org
• Albino on MySpace

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Interview with Black Mosquito ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB)
2. ↑ +++ Kool Savas announces solo album +++ Newsticker . In: BACKSPIN WEB #allesbackspin . October 10, 2018 ( backspin.de [accessed October 15, 2018]).
3. ↑ Interview with peta2.de ( Memento from December 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ [1]
5. ↑ [2]
6. ↑ No Peace Lyrics ( Memento from August 9, 2016 in the web archive archive.today )
7. ↑ ^{a b} TIRM! Edition 02/2006 ( Memento of April 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcg8Ze-8twE
9. ↑ Stern No. 4, January 20, 2011; Article: "Happy without meat"
10. ^ Walking attempts ( Memento from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ An album with impact! ( Memento from June 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ Video & double single ( Memento from November 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )