Cats TV

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Cats TV
General information
Genre (s) German rock
founding 1978
resolution 1984
Founding members
Vocals, guitar
 Andy Schwanke
Keyboard
 Tom Baumann
bass
 Didi Schneider (until 1981)
Drums
 Heino Braas
Last occupation
singing
 Stephan Wagner Kruger
guitar
 Burkhard Kuhn
Keyboard
 Tom Baumann
bass
 Oliver "Olly" Lagemann
Drums
 Heino Braas

Cats TV is a German rock band from the early 1980s .

history

The band Cats TV was founded in 1978 by musicians from Cuxhaven . A special feature were the live performances of the band, in which they visualized the statements of their German texts on stage with the help of amateur actors , unusual stage sets, props and costumes. In 1980 the debut album Cats TV was released .

Nationwide, Cats TV became popular in the wake of the Neue Deutsche Welle , although the band thought of themselves as German rock . The LP Killerautomat was able to assert itself at number 55 on the German album charts. After the release, Detlef (Nibbl) Niemeyer joined the band as the second guitarist and Burkhard Kuhn as the new bassist.

In 1983 Cats TV released their last LP No. 3 , which should also be produced for an international publication with English texts. In this formation live performances were denied until 1984. At the end of 1984 Schwanke and Baumann decided to split up the band.

In 1993 there was a brief reunion of Cats TV with the first line-up and Andreas Hinsch (ex-Pandance) on bass.

New beginning

At the beginning of 2004, Cats TV released the CD 2000drei , created through a fan initiative , which contained newly mastered songs and unreleased material. In 2007 the CD Cats TV ... on stage - Live was released in Cuxhaven .

Since January 2009 there is a release of her three published LPs Cats TV, Killerautomat and No.3 on CD in limited edition. In 2010 the Best of CD Revue Optimal was published and another reunion of the band started with a new line-up. Frontman of the Reunion is Stefan Wagner Krüger, on bass is Oliver Lagemann , Tom Baumann on keyboard and Heino Braas on drums and Maik Jibben on guitar. On December 29, 2017 the band was on stage at the "Wattensound Festival" together with Max Giesinger .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Killer machine
  DE 55 03/29/1982 (5 weeks)

Albums

  • 1980/2009: Cats TV
  • 1981/2009: Killer machine
  • 1983/2009: No. 3
  • 2004: 2000 three
  • 2007: Live in Cuxhaven
  • 2010: Revue Optimal
  • 2012: Norden (Maxi-CD and Ltd. Vinyl Edition)

Singles

  • 1980: Koxhafen
  • 1982: killer machine
  • 1982: I'm sorry

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jens Christian Mangels: Cats Tv reunification. In: Cuxhavener Nachrichten. Cuxhavener Nachrichten, May 14, 2010, accessed on March 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE