The skin
| The skin | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post punk |
| founding | 1970s |
| resolution | 1990s |
| Last occupation | |
| Christoph Dreher | |
| Jochen work | |
guitar |
Rainer Lingk |
| Rudi Moser | |
The skin was an experimental German post-punk / post-rock band from Berlin that celebrated underground success in the 1980s and 1990s. The only constant member was Christoph Dreher . The name of the band is derived from the German title of the novel La Pelle by Curzio Malaparte .
history
Although originally founded as an instrumental (anti) rock quartet, numerous international guest singers have appeared on many of Die Haut's records and performed live.
Her last album was Spring (1997), followed by the remix album Springer (1998). Shortly thereafter, the band surprisingly broke up. Christoph Dreher and Remo Park continued to work separately, while Jochen Arbeit and Rudi Moser joined the Berlin band Einstürzende Neubauten and Thomas Wydler continues to work with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds .
Members
- 1982: Christoph Dreher (bass), Remo Park (guitar), Martin Peter (guitar), Thomas Wydler (drums), Rainer Berson (vocals)
- 1984: Christoph Dreher (bass), Remo Park (guitar), Jochen Arbeit (guitar), Rainer Lingk (guitar), Thomas Wydler (drums), Oliver Schütz
- 1985: Christoph Dreher (bass), Jochen Arbeit (guitar), Rainer Lingk (guitar), Thomas Wydler (drums)
- 1997: Christoph Dreher (bass), Jochen Arbeit (guitar), Rainer Lingk (guitar), Rudi Moser (drums)
Guest singer
- on The Caribbean Western : Stella Rico (= Lydia Lunch )
- on Fandango : John Paul Brasuell (= Paul Outlaw )
- on Burnin 'the Ice : Nick Cave
- on Headless Body in Topless Bar : Nick Cave, Mick Harvey (including The Birthday Party , The Bad Seeds ), Kid Congo Powers ( The Gun Club ), Anita Lane
- on Die Hard : Arto Lindsay
- on Head On : Kim Gordon , Alan Vega , Cristina (= Christina Martinez from Boss Hog ), Debbie Harry , Jeffrey Lee Pierce ( The Gun Club ), Blixa Bargeld , Anita Lane, Kid Congo Powers, Lydia Lunch
- on Sweat : Nick Cave, Alexander Hacke , Kid Congo Powers, Lydia Lunch, Blixa Bargeld, Anita Lane
- on Spring and Springer : Laurie Tomin (Okinai), Louisa Bradshaw, Alexander Hacke, Danielle de Picciotto , Blixa Bargeld
Further collaborations with Henry Rollins and Meret Becker were planned, some of the songs had already been written, but did not materialize.
Discography
- 1982: Fast Life (Mini-LP, Monogram 008)
- 1982: The Caribbean Western (12 ", Censor CM2, 1990 re-release as CD on What's So Funny About SF99)
- 1983: Burning the Ice (LP / CD, Illuminated SJAMS30 / Crown Records CROWN1708 / Paradoxx PA5502)
- 1987: Fandango (12 ", Megadisc MD125283)
- 1988: Headless Body in Topless Bar (LP / CD, What's So Funny About SF83)
- 1989: Die Hard (LP / CD, What's So Funny About SF91 / EFA LP02691)
- 1992: Alert (= Die Haut & Blixa Bargeld) - Are You Hectic? (12 "/ MCD, Cash Beat CB17 / EFA MCD02817)
- 1992: Head On (LP / CD, What's So Funny About SF122 / Triple X 51148)
- 1993: Sweat (LP / CD, What's So Funny About SF140 / Triple X 51184-2) - live in Berlin Metropol, August 24, 1992, and Apeldoorn, August 1992
- 1993: Sweat (Video, What's So Funny About 140V / Triple X 51184-3) - live video at Tempodrom, Berlin, August 1992, 66 minutes; Director: Rolf S. Wolkenstein
- 1997: Spring (LP / CD, Our Choice / Rough Trade RTD195.1914.2)
- 1998: Springer (LP / CD, Our Choice / Rough Trade RTD195.3363.2) - remixes of tracks from the Spring album
Compilations
- 1984: My Gift to You on Sleep? (Cassette, Heiliger Strohsack Kartell)
- 1985: Nevada on Berlin Now (Video)
- 1989: 2120 South Michigan Avenue on The Ghost of Brian, The Brian Jones Memorial Album (Black Fantasy Records)
References and comments
- ↑ Steve Lake from Melody Maker called the author of the book "The strongest pen of the Italian Fascist Party". A questionable verdict, since Malaparte initially sympathized with fascism, but was soon expelled from the party and punished for his critical stance. In connection with a letter remotely reminiscent of a swastika on the cover of Burning The Ice , Lake assumed a fascist orientation of the band, a rumor that has been picked up again and again in various publications, but is otherwise not verifiable. Source: Spex 11/1987
- ↑ Christoph Dreher: "The guest principle is true, but the guests are still the exception when it comes to skin." (Quoted after an interview with Jutta Koether in Spex 5/1989) But elsewhere he says: "Also in the future we don't decide on a line, which we also document live with the splitting instrumentals / vocals. "(Source: Intro # 6, November / December 1992)
- ↑ In an interview in the intro magazine from March 1997 (issue # 42) Christoph Dreher said: “We had beaten for twelve years without a break. There were a couple of mandatory public breaks when labels collapsed or distributors went bust. This time we thought it appropriate to pause and think about what to do next. The result: yes, we want to. "
- ↑ Berson left the band at the end of 1982 and is only mentioned as a guest musician in some sources.
- ↑ Source: Queer View, April 10, 1997
- ↑ The album contains remixes by Scanner , Atom Heart , Hans Nieswandt , Jim O'Rourke , Deep Space Network , Oval , Mad Professor , Air Liquide , To Rococo Rot , Andy Hawkins and Alan Vega .
Web links
- The skin at Allmusic (English)
- The skin at Discogs (English)
- Maurice Maes: The Skin Discography