Poison (band)
| Poison | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Augsburg , Bavaria , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Krautrock , rock |
| founding | 1969 as Phallus Dei , 2013 |
| resolution | 1974 |
| Website | www.gift-rock.de |
| Founding members | |
| Helmut Treichel (until 1973) | |
| Rainer Baur | |
| Uwe Patzke | |
| Hermann Lange (until 1974) | |
| Current occupation | |
guitar |
Rainer Baur |
bass |
Uwe Patzke |
Guitar, vocals |
Dieter Atterer (since 1973) |
| Dieter Frei (since 1973) | |
Drums |
Herbert Heim (since 2013) |
guitar |
Mike Buxeder (since 2013) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Nick Woodland (until 1972) |
Gift (spelling: GIFT ) is a German rock band .
history
The band was formed in 1969 from the Augsburg school band Phallus Dei . The Munich producer Otto Hartmann became aware of Poison and signed the band. The first album GIFT was recorded in the Union Studios in Munich in 1971 and published by Teldec .
Two years later, the second album, Blue Apple , followed, which was recorded in the record company's own studios in Hamburg.
The band became known through television appearances and countless concerts all over Germany, including the German Rock Super Concert 1973 in the Frankfurt Festhalle in front of 6,000 listeners, sponsored by Bravo with all representatives of the Krautrock scene at the time. The band broke up in 1974.
In 2013, band members decided to try a comeback for the TV show Millionärswahl , which took place on January 9, 2014 on ProSieben . However, they were eliminated early on as the penultimate.
Discography
- 1972: GIFT (album, Teldec)
- 1974: Blue Apple (album, Teldec)
- 1974: Got to Find a Way (Single, Teldec)
- 1994: GIFT / Blue Apple (double CD, east-west records)
Career history of the members
Rainer Baur founded the variety band Music Circus in 1974 . The band was engaged in clubs and hotels across Europe on a monthly basis. In 1990 Baur founded a DJ and musician placement agency.
After the band broke up, Helmuth Treichel became a member of various groups (Route 66, Cor, Mephisto, Walrus), ended his active music career in 1997 and has lived as a successful scientist (microelectronics and photovoltaics) in California ever since.
Uwe Patzke co-founded the band Phallus Dei in 1969 when he was an art student. After the Gift group was dissolved, he worked for many years in the advertising industry (Head of Advertising at Fisher-Hifi / Sanyo Europe) but began to gain a foothold in creative work again. For years he has worked as a 3D sculptor / 3D designer / photographer and artist.
Web links
- Official website
- Poison at Discogs (English)
- Audio samples