Alea (band)
| Alea | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1984 as Chaplin , 2009 |
| resolution | 2003 |
| Website | www.alea-musik.de |
| Founding members | |
| Andreas Philipzen | |
| Peter Philipzen | |
| Matthias Philipzen | |
Bass (keyboard) |
Carsten Hormes |
| Burkhard Eilebrecht | |
| Franz Loke | |
| Current occupation | |
| Andreas Philipzen | |
| Peter Philipzen | |
| Matthias Philipzen | |
| Carsten Hormes | |
Alea is a German band that plays melancholy - Chansonese pop music .
history
Alea was founded in 1984 by the three brothers Andreas, Peter, Matthias Philipzen and Carsten Hormes. She first published songs in English under the name "Chaplin". The name was changed to "Alea" in 1990. Since then, the band has only been writing songs in German.
In 2001 and 2010 they took part in the songs on a summer evening , their song Erste Flieder was published on the anniversary CD in 2011.
Discography
- Albums
- Chaplin Songs (1987; ARIS / 1998; CHK Musikverlag), in English
- Bunter Atem (1994; Roof Music / 1999; CHK Musikverlag), unplugged
- Seven days long (1998; BMG / Arista)
- Liedernacht (2001; CHK Musikverlag), WDR live recording
- Plastic Flowers (2010; Plastic Flowers Music Publishing), 11 new studio versions
Awards
- 1986: Winner of the State Rock Festival NRW
- 1987: Winner of the Federal Rock Festival
- 1999: New German Chanson Audience Award
- 2001: Young song poets of the Bavarian radio
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of November 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Alea at Allmusic (English)
- Website of the percussionist Matthias Philipzen
- Website of the guitarist Peter Philipzen
- Profile at the booking agency Lautstrom