Groombridge (band)
| Groombridge | |
|---|---|
 Groombrige 2017 |
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| General information | |
| origin |
Burgdorf , Switzerland
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| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , progressive rock |
| founding | 2001 |
| Website | www.groombridge.ch |
| Founding members | |
| Dyle (Christian Berger) | |
Guitar, synthesizer |
Fibe (Philipp Hirschi) |
Guitar, synthesizer |
Hessty (Thomas Hess) |
Piano , synthesizer |
Samuel W. Hefti (until 2003) |
| Sky (Lukas Breitenstein) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Dyle (Christian Berger) | |
Guitar, synthesizer |
Fibe (Philipp Hirschi) |
Guitar, synthesizer |
Hessty (Thomas Hess) |
| Sili (Silvan Grütter) (since 2007) | |
Drums |
Sky (Lukas Breitenstein) |
| former members | |
bass |
Abhinay Agarwal (2004-2006) |
bass |
Kaspar Hochuli (2007) |
Groombridge ( spelling GROOMBRIDGE ) is a Swiss band from Burgdorf . Their music is categorized as alternative rock and progressive rock .
Band history
Beginnings (2001 to 2010)
Groombridge was formed in 2001 from "Dyle" Christian Berger ( lead vocals , guitar , synthesizer ) and Samuel W. Hefti ( piano , synthesizer) in Bern. A little later, “Sky” (Lukas) Breitenstein ( drums ), “Fibe” Philipp Hirschi ( guitar , synthesizer ) and “Hessty” Thomas Hess (guitar, synthesizer ) from their circle of friends joined them. Samuel left the band in 2003 after it became clear that he could start studying film in Paris. To this day he continues to work with the band on clips and videos. Abhinay Agarwal completed the band on bass from 2004 to 2006 . The band was named after a village in England called Groombridge .
In 2004 the band recorded their first EP Bass Doctor Elvis , which was already played on smaller radios and helped the bands to further appearances. After leaving Abhinay, the band recorded their first album Phrases from the Second Floor with Kaspar Hochuli in 2006 . He accompanied the band as a session musician until 2007, when «Sili» Silvan Grütter took over bass . The album had a good response and some songs from it are still played on the radios to this day. It was recorded in the hard studios in Winterthur in collaboration with Martin Ruch ( Bonaparte , Vienna Art Orchestra , Swiss Jazz Orchestra etc.) and Christoph Steiner ( Hildegard learns to fly ), who still have a great influence on the band and on all other albums have collaborated.
After the release, Groombridge embarked on the Emerger Tour at the end of 2007 , which led across Europe. Concerts took place in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and England. The band set off in a self-converted caravan without any major preparations. The tour was followed by the newspaper for 20 minutes in a blog and partly in print. The video series can still be seen on the Groombridge YouTube channel. In 2010 the band recorded their second studio album Customers From Hell at Planet Roc Studio in Berlin. This album also had positive reviews and helped the band to appear at the Gurten Festival and larger concert halls in Switzerland.
Since 2011
In 2011, the band went on the first of three China tours. Two further and larger tours followed in 2013 and 2014. The concerts took place at open airs and at universities and were each attended by 500 to several thousand spectators. From this adventure the tour documentary for you isches Easy was created , which documents the second journey from Groombridge in about 50 minutes. The film can be seen on the band's website and on Youtube and provides exciting insights into the life of a band on tour. To this day, the band is repeatedly confronted with these tours and frequently asked about life in China.
In 2013, the band recorded the third studio album Panic: We Are Hanging Here between the two China tours . This album was praised by the critics, but rated as the weakest album to date.
After two sons of Dyle suffered serious illnesses, the band recorded the album Boy from the Golden City in 2015 . This is a concept album that dealt exclusively with the processing of these events. This album had a great response and was played on radios across Switzerland. The album also received a lot of attention internationally. The publication was accompanied by a book that documents the last China tour in the form of photos.
In 2017, Groombridge's last album so far was released with Der Specht . For their promotion, they designed a 15-minute short film that included four songs from the album.
Music genre
Musically, Groombridge move in alternative rock and progressive rock. Occasionally the style is also referred to as art rock . Musical influencers are Radiohead , Deftones and Pearl Jam . The music is very changeable, powerful and packed with a multitude of ideas. In addition to rock, the music also contains experimental parts and electronic music . Other songs are reminiscent of the psychedelic rock of the 1970s. In the course of the band's history, the music has become harder than softer.
Discography
- Albums
- 2007: Phrases from the Second Floor (in-house production)
- 2010: Customers froM Hell (in-house production)
- 2013: Panic: We Are Hanging Here ... (in-house production)
- 2015: Boy from the Golden City (in-house production)
- 2017: The Woodpecker (in-house production)
- Singles & EPs
- 2004: Bass Doctor Elvis (in-house production)
- 2014: Panic: We Are Hanging Here… China– Remix (in-house production)
- unknown year: Live at Indie Block (in-house production)
Web links
- official website
- Groombridge at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Michael Bohli: Groombridge - Boy From The Golden City. In: ArtNoir Music Magazine. December 31, 2015, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Tim Renner, Sarah Wächter: We had sex in the rubble and dreamed: The truth about the pop industry - Extended Version . eBook Berlin Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-8270-7659-5 ( google.de [accessed on May 24, 2019]).
- ↑ Martina Maurer: “Groombridge” are going on tour in China . In: Berner Zeitung . ISSN 1424-1021 ( bernerzeitung.ch [accessed on May 24, 2019]).
- ↑ Groombridge on Success and Enthusiastic Chinese. In: Trespass.ch. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Groombridge: it's easy for you - ontheroad. Retrieved on May 24, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Martina Maurer: On tour in the country with the "resinous" groupies . In: Berner Zeitung, Berner Zeitung . May 13, 2011, ISSN 1424-1021 ( bernerzeitung.ch [accessed on August 17, 2017]).
- ↑ Groombridge - the band that does everything itself . In: Berner Zeitung, Berner Zeitung . November 17, 2011, ISSN 1424-1021 ( bernerzeitung.ch [accessed on August 17, 2017]).
- ^ Groombridge - Boy from the Golden City. In: www.prolog-music.ch. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Dominic Dillier, Dominic Dillier: Groombridge - Nothing for obsessive optimists. (No longer available online.) Swiss Radio and Television SRF, November 25, 2015, archived from the original on August 17, 2017 ; Retrieved on August 17, 2017 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Ane Hebeisen: But now! In: Der Bund, Der Bund . November 26, 2015, ISSN 0774-6156 ( derbund.ch [accessed August 17, 2017]).
- ↑ Premiere: Burgdorf Based Rockers Groombridge Push Prog To The Limit. Retrieved August 17, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ By Tina: GROOMBRIDGE - Boy From The Golden City: A challenging soundtrack for fall. In: RAWK.CH. Retrieved on May 24, 2019 (German).
- ↑ From Tina: Swiss video premiere “Der Specht Part 1-4” by GROOMBRIDGE. In: RAWK.CH. Retrieved on May 24, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Michael Bohli: Groombridge - The Woodpecker. In: Artnoir music magazine. September 7, 2017, accessed May 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Gisela Feuz: Idiotically padded . In: The Bund . September 7, 2017, ISSN 0774-6156 ( derbund.ch [accessed on May 24, 2019]).