Bringmann & Kopetzki
Bringmann & Kopetzki is a comic artist , graphic artist and artist duo from Kassel and Berlin , consisting of Karl Valentin Kopetzki (born December 21, 1969 in Berlin) and Jens Bringmann (born November 18, 1970 in Kassel).
The often rather unusual comic - style , which was introduced in 2004 by the music video for Toktok feat. Nena as well as through the comic series Hotze in the music magazine Groove and the comics in the magazine Raveline .
They are also considered to be co-initiators of the Stammheim Techno Club in Kassel, for which they also designed the advertising and comics at the time. In keeping with this, they drew the mascot Ravelinde aka Stammheim Linde as an advertising medium, which was regularly featured on the club's flyers.
Hotze
Hotze is the main character in the comic series by the two cartoonists named after him. In the sometimes bizarre stories he is confronted with various problems of the techno scene. The one- and two-page stories in the series have been an integral part of the music magazine Groove since 1997.
Hotze is a DJ and works in a record store. At the end of the first album, he and his friends bought a former small company. There they live together in a shared apartment and also run a record and clothes shop. Eventually they open a club there called Pussy Galore . His friend Udo works with Hotze in the record store. Krause usually wears sunglasses and is particularly noticeable for his sayings. Since a previous Love Parade event, Kralle has had a stiff hand due to excessive speed consumption. Lily is the daughter of wealthy parents studying graphic design. She has had relationships with many men throughout history. Bea runs the clothing tattoo piercing shop with a weakness for esotericism.
Bringmann & Kopetzki have now released six albums:
- Hotze - For a handful of parties (Thomas Koch Verlag, 2000)
- Hotze 2 - Pussy Galore ( Ehapa , 2005)
- Hotze 3 - We Are Family ( Ehapa , 2013)
- Wild Life - Welcome to the Club ( Ehapa , 2006, cartoons from Raveline, without Hotze)
- Wild Life 2 - Party Animals ( Ehapa , 2008, cartoons, without Hotze)
- Wild Life 3 - Body Language ( Ehapa , 2011, cartoons, without Hotze)
In addition, a soundtrack for the comic called Hotze - The Original Comic Book Soundtrack , which exclusively contains exclusive tracks by artists such as John Acquaviva and Toktok - was released for the two comics For a Handful of Party and Pussy Galore . In addition, a soundtrack in the so-called Wildstyle Mix by DJ Pierre was released on CD on his radio play music label .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/label/H%C3%B6rspielmusik Various Hotze soundtracks on radio play music at Discogs