Diesel servant
| Diesel servant | |
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 Dieselknecht at a live performance in the Alte Molkerei Bocholt (2017). Photo by Karl Tenbrock |
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| General information | |
| origin | Dortmund , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Folk , bluegrass , punk |
| founding | 2007 |
| Website | www.dieselknecht.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Olav Baker | |
| Marcel Holthaus | |
| Frank Kleingünther | |
| Axel Knappmeyer (since 2015) | |
Dieselknecht is a German folk band from Dortmund . Her style varies and takes on elements from American bluegrass to rockabilly and punk .
The name refers to a synonym for tractors .
history
Dieselknecht was founded in 2007 by Marcel Holthaus (guitar, vocals), Frank Kleingünther (banjo, vocals), Olav Baker (bass, vocals) and Martin Krause (drums). Guntmar Feuerstein from Bochum acted as the producer from the start .
In its early days, the band edited various German folk songs. After the release of the debut album Alte Liebe nicht rostet and the oral organ interpretations recorded there , Dieselknecht were studio guests at the radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur in 2011 . In the editorial conference broadcast , they delivered interviews and music contributions on the subject of oral organs. Their cover versions of the songs Spiel nicht mit den Schmuddelkinder and Bolle recently traveled to Whitsun received special attention.
From 2009 to 2018 the band produced four studio albums under the direction of Guntmar Feuerstein, which were released by the two independent labels Ruhrfolk and AgrarBerlin.
In 2015 Dieselknecht was nominated for the popNRW award in the Outstanding category.
The individual album releases were each accompanied by various Germany-wide live performances (including the international Bühler Bluegrass Festival , Bochum Total , Zeche Zollverein , ARTE , WDR 5 ).
In the more recent past, the band has also been active on film together with the Dortmund director Jakob Reuter. In 2016, the video for the single The Last Poacher could be seen at several film festivals and was awarded 1st place in the music video category at the Jung und Abgedmerung film festival in Hanau .
In the following years the musical short film Zum Ewigen Knecht was created together with Jakob Reuter . The entire soundtrack was contributed by the band, with member Frank Kleingünther also co-writing the script. The premiere of the film took place in October 2019 in Bochum's Metropolis Filmtheater.
Discography
Albums
- 2009: Old love doesn't rust (Ruhrfolk)
- 2011: Unshaven and far from home (AgrarBerlin)
- 2013: Burned down (AgrarBerlin)
- 2018: Meteor (Ruhrfolk)
Singles
- 2015: Your game (AgrarBerlin)
- 2015: The last poacher (AgrarBerlin)
- 2015: When the hammer falls (AgrarBerlin)
- 2015: Dreamers (AgrarBerlin)
- 2015: Never back (AgrarBerlin)
Web links
- Official website
- Dieselknecht at Musik-Sammler.de
- Dieselknecht at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deutschlandfunk Nova: Dortmund band #Dieselknecht brings the classics of the #mouth organ to the stage. Recording #Redaktionskonferenz: http://bit.ly/dieselknecht. In: @dlfnova. May 5, 2011, accessed January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Dieselknecht - Bolle recently traveled to Whitsun. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (German).
- ^ Diesel servant. In: Ruhrfolk. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (German).
- ↑ AGRAR BERLIN - The music label for alternative country, folk, blues, rockabilly and swing. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ^ Dieselknecht - Pop music funding for NRW. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Heavy Metal still resonates. In: Baden's latest news. April 24, 2019, accessed on January 16, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Trailer vocabulary stage near Bochum Total 2011 - photo gallery from the 3rd day (Sat). Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ This is the Bochum Total program on Friday. July 3, 2015, accessed on January 16, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Half past eleven. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Sascha Bisley and Robert Adamek show ARTE their Ruhr area. May 8, 2015, accessed on January 16, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Program preview . Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Dieselknecht - The Last Poacher, music video, 2016 | Crew United. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ^ Festival Archive - Berlin Short Film Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Short film festival convinces with creative contributions. January 31, 2017, accessed January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ To the Eternal Servant - Das Kneipenmusical, short film, 2018–2019 | Crew United. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .