Bromm Oss

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Bromm Oss
Bromm Oss 2009 on the Köpplein fairground in Lauscha
Bromm Oss 2009 on the Köpplein fairground in Lauscha
General information
Genre (s) skirt
founding 1980, 2008/2009
resolution 1988
Website www.brommoss.net
Founding members
Reinhard Bäz ( Flax )
Vocals, guitar
 Horst Greiner-Fuchs
Vocals, bass
Manfred Kraus ( Mannix )
Rolf Städter
Michael Müller-Philipp-Sohn
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Reinhard Bäz ( Flax )
Vocals, guitar
 Horst Greiner-Fuchs
Vocals, bass
 Manfred Kraus ( Mannix )
Drums
 Rolf Städter
Keyboard
 Michael Müller-Philipp-Sohn
Saxophone , harmonica , vocals
 Rene Decker (1981–1982, 2008–2009)
Vocals, guitar, cowbell
Heiner Licht (2008-2009)
singing
 Pauline Bila (2008-2009)
former members
Keyboard
 Christoph Gölitz (1981)
Wolfram Grafe (1984)
Vocals, saxophone
 Uwe Heinz (1985–1986)
singing
 Birgit Porzel († 2007, until 1986)
singing
 Marina Hess (1987–1988)

Bromm Oss was an amateur rock band from Lauscha in Thuringia . The band became known in the early 1980s for their own productions in the Lauscha dialect , some of which were also published.

history

The band Bromm Oss emerged from various previous projects. Reinhard Bäz ( Flax ) gained his first experience as a musician with the band "Records". Horst Greiner-Fuchs and Manfred Kraus ( Männix ) founded the band "Helios". Rolf Städter played for the first time in the "Cammeruns" and Michael Müller-Philipp-Sohn in "Formation 6". In 1974 Kraus, Greiner-Fuchs and Bäz founded the band "Epy Thal" together with Willy Knoth and Hubert Greiner-Schwedt ( Eddä ). The name refers to the five (Epy) valleys in which Lauscha is located. Other members in this band were Heinz Gaber and Schlichter . This band was known far beyond Lauscha and won prizes at a workshop week in Meiningen in 1978. Rolf Städter joined Epy Thal as the new drummer in 1977. In 1978 the band merged with Walter Geyer (vocals and harmonica) from Ilmenau to form the group " Pro Art ", which was also on the road as a backing band with Stefan Diestelmann .

When Willy Knoth left Epy Thal in 1978, the idea for a new project arose, which should put more emphasis on own compositions and own texts in Lauscha dialect. In the winter of 1979/1980, the musicians Reinhard Bäz, Horst Greiner-Fuchs, Manfred Kraus, Rolf Städter and Michael Müller-Philipp-Sohn met for the first rehearsals in the music school in Neuhaus am Rennweg . After a short search for a suitable name, Bäz Bromm Oss (High German: "Brummochse") suggested. It first appeared in the spring of 1980.

Technically demanding cover versions were played by the Doobie Brothers , Foreigner , Bob Seger , Styx and Toto, among others . The polyphonic, song-like original compositions in dialect were unique in the musical landscape of the former GDR . With the band slogan “That's how it rocks in the mountains”, Bromm Oss became the model for an independent dialect rock worn by amateur bands . The band received several awards, received television appearances in the music programs “Jugendklub”, “Stoprock” and several times in the youth magazine “ rund ”, an appearance at the rock festival Rock for Peace in 1983 and went on tours abroad, in 1983 to BAM and Druzhba Route . Despite the success, the band, in which three trained art glassblowers, a qualified mathematician and a commercial applicant played, deliberately retained their amateur status. In 1986, due to differences of opinion regarding the further musical direction, Rolf Städter and Reinhard Bäz separated. The rest of the band continued with drum computers and changing singers, including Marina Heß, until 1988, when Horst Greiner-Fuchs and Michael Müller-Philipp-Sohn decided to concentrate on studio work. In 1988 the Bromm Oss project was ended.

Cast 2008–2009 with Horst Greiner-Fuchs, Reinhard Bäz, Heiner Licht, Pauline Bila, Michael Müller-Phillip-Sohn, Manfred Kraus, René Decker and Rolf Städter

At the 10th Tierberg Open Air on June 28, 2008 in Lauscha, two test events previously in February and April 2008 in Reichmannsdorf and at subsequent appearances in Gräfenthal , Zella-Mehlis and Lauscha until 2009, the band still performed once in an original line-up expanded with guest musicians. After the very last joint appearance on October 24, 2009 in the Kulturhaus Neuhaus am Rennweg, the final separation was announced. Individual musicians are still active in various projects.

Productions

Publications

Cover text of the LP (excerpt): “One of the big surprises of the 5th FDJ workshop week 1980 came from the Suhl district itself: the group“ BROMM OSS ”. Although this band has only existed for a short time, they convinced with their perfect musical performance and thus deservedly received one of the advancement awards of the FDJ Central Council. One of the most beautiful, atmospheric songs of the group - based on a poem by Gisela Steineckert - is: “In the night a tree died”. The interesting voice of the singer Reinhard Bäz comes into its own here. The use of a self-made fretless bass guitar should be mentioned as a special musical detail. "

  • Singles 1, maxi single CD, Ernstthal and Berlin 2009, contains Aus 2.Hand 3:48 (2008), Wenn ich soch, ich moch dich 3:33, Bistä (Music is healing my Soul) 2:41 (2008 ), Ping pong 3:39

Broadcast productions

  • When I cooked, I like you , 1981
  • Catch me (if you can) , 1981
  • Let me alone , 1982, music video on television in the GDR
  • Radio , 1982
  • Digital , 1983, live appearance on GDR television
  • Children's song , 1983, "Rock for Peace"
  • Ping Pong , 1985
  • House of Imagination, 1986

literature

  • Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd edition, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 55

Web links

Commons : Bromm Oss  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Melodie & Rhythmus 7/83 at ostmusik.de ( Memento from December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 15, 2014
  2. ↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd edition, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 55.
  3. ↑ Bromm Oss at ostbeat.de ( Memento from October 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )