Graymalkin

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Graymalkin
General information
Genre (s) Folk
founding 1988
Current occupation
Andreas Fasching
Oliver Podesser
Alexander Mai (from 1992)
Martin Moro (from 1994)
Sigi Ritter (from 1996)
former members
Herbert Auer (1990-1994)
Zeljko Hajsok

Graymalkin is a folk band from Austria . Musically, traditional Alpine ( Austrian ) elements in connection with Celtic style elements and modern trends dominate. The lyrics (mainly Andi Fasching) are rarely romanticizing or idealizing, but mostly (socially) critical with a strong tendency towards dark irony . Many songs appear more as a description of the state than as a storyline.

According to the band members, the meaning of the name is redefined with almost every tour. A connection to Shakespeare's Greymalkin / Graymalkin from the first act of Macbeth or to the governess / witch in John Masefield's novel Midnight Folk can therefore not be clearly established.

history

Only Andreas Fasching and Oliver Podesser are permanent members of the band. Otherwise the line-up changes several times, sometimes also the number of band members (4-6). In 1992, Alexander Mai was permanently integrated. Herbert Auer, who also joined the band in 1992, was replaced by Martin Moro in 1994 . Zeljko Hajsok is also temporarily there as a drummer. Sigi Ritter supports the recording of breaded on drums and then increasingly becomes part of the band. On the sound carriers, the band is partly supported by guest musicians such as Kurt Bauer deishovida , Hans Theessink and Christoph Härtl.

Text examples

From Donawitz

(Album: Saturday auf d nocht ) The focus is on the way the workers are treated after mismanagement in the (then) nationalized steel industry in Donawitz in Upper Styria .

And de Zoihn ', de' s' write, de san boid wida schwåz, schwåz from Ruaß and Schmier, wårm my hands, yes of Göd from the labor office, des fiabt hoit net åb, håb mi to my sauban Händt no net. Sometimes I want to get up and scream: "Do is wås vakehrt!" But the talker, the håms ma nia learns [...]

And the numbers they write are soon black again, black with soot and lubricating oil were my hands, yes, the money from unemployment benefits, that doesn't rub off, I haven't got used to my clean hands yet. Sometimes I want to get up and shout: "Something is wrong!" But I was never taught to speak [...]

From Vuastodt

(Album: breaded ) Description of the poverty / hatred / violence spiral in typical suburban districts.

Heisafrontn autrenzt - brown spots aun de Wend Kinderzimma untan kitchen table - protection from the wading armchair cage and in Vodan his buck Ma is so nippy somewhere on the tenth floor

Obgschlogna Flaschnhois hates the Gfü in deina Toschn What neamt talked about with you, will be at the weekend Zadroschen Daunn sits at the juvenile court, gaunz state and gaunz vaheamt A Schodn was to peckn and you host no nix glernt [...]

House fronts, separated - brown spots on the walls, children's room under the kitchen table - protection from slapping hands Cage made of armchair legs and father's heavy shoes You grow up so quickly, somewhere on the tenth floor

A chipped bottle neck means the feeling in your pocket What no one discusses with you is cut short on the weekend. Then you sit in the juvenile court, very quiet and despondent The damage would have to be paid and you have not yet learned anything (= no profession?) [. ..]

Sound carrier

  • Das Zeltfest , Extra plate EX 137 091, 1991
  • Hanfstingler Sumpfmusi , Extraplatte EX 114, 1991
  • Saturday on the Nocht , ECHO ZYX MUSIC 61037, 1993
  • Breaded , KDC Records 10104, 1996

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