The reapers (band)
| The reapers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Kassel , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Folk punk , folk rock |
| founding | 1996, 2018 |
| resolution | 2007 |
| Founding members | |
| Ralf Kemper | |
| Peter Kemper († March 15, 2000) | |
Violin , backing vocals |
Bettina Weber (until 1999) |
Drums , backing vocals |
Stefan Becker (until 1997) |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Ralf Kemper |
Violin, cello, vocals |
Kathrin Heiss (since 1999) |
Electric bass, backing vocals |
Rainer Zastrutzki (since 2018) |
Drums, backing vocals |
Tino Rakut |
| former members | |
Drums |
Nook (1998-1999) |
Electric bass |
Rainer Zink (2000-2003) |
Electric bass, backing vocals |
Harald Bernstein (2003) |
Electric bass, backing vocals |
Christian Hanke (2003-2007) |
flute |
Axel Garbelmann |
Die Schnitter are a band from Kassel .
history
The band was founded in 1996 in Kassel. Since then, she has been touring with a changing line-up . It had its greatest successes around 2000 and was considered musically formative for German-language music of the folk-rock genre . The band has had more than 500 appearances so far .
In 2007 the band announced that they would not pursue the project for the time being due to lack of time.
The filmmaker and guitarist Ralf Kemper , the violinist Kathrin Heiss , the drummer Tino Rakut and the bassist Rainer Zastrutzki reunited to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the band .
style
The band plays German-speaking folk punk and folk rock . In addition to their own compositions, Die Schnitter interpreted traditional German folk and resistance songs from the Peasant War , the Weavers 'Uprising and Vormärz and workers' songs .
Discography
- 1997: combine harvester
- 1998: Arg
- 2000: sowing and harvesting
- 2002: purgatory
- 2004: orange
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of June 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- The reapers on Facebook