Hermann Kopp (musician)
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Hermann Wilhelm Kopp (born August 21, 1954 in Stuttgart ) is a German musician, composer and translator, in exile since 1991 and currently living in Barcelona .
Hermann grew up in a middle-class family near Stuttgart; two uncles who were missing in World War II and who each inherited his first name and a violin brought him into contact with death at an early age. At the request of his parents, he took violin lessons, which he dropped out at the age of 14. A few years later, punk and new wave revolutionized his understanding of music.
After moving to Karlsruhe in 1979, he became a member of the band Keine Aahme , with whom he performed live in Mannheim and Berlin. In the eighties he released two vinyl records with a sound that combines electronic minimalism and excursions into pop music and chanson .
In 1987 he participated in the soundtrack of the German horror film Nekromantik , which was followed in 1989 by music for the film Der Todesking and in 1990 for the film Nekromantik 2 .
Collaborations with other musicians include the Italian artist Lorenzo Abattoir and the British act Am Not , both from the field of noise (music) , the British doomcore band Fifth Era and the German project Schattenspiel .
Discography
- Aquaplaning in Venice , vinyl EP 1981
- Pop , vinyl LP, 1983
- Japgirls in Synthesis , vinyl LP, 2004
- Nekronology , CD, 2004
- Kitsch , vinyl LP, 2004
- Mondo Carnale , vinyl LP, 2005
- Psicofonico , CD, 2007
- Under A Demon's Mask , vinyl LP (limited to 288 copies) and CD, 2008
- Nekronology , vinyl LP (limited to 500 copies), 2009
- Cerveau D'Enfant , vinyl EP, 2010
- Zyanidanger , vinyl LP (limited to 343 copies) and CD, 2013
- Cantos Y Llantos , vinyl EP, 2017
Soundtracks
- Necromancer 1987
- Death King 1989
- Necromancer 2 1990
- The Queen Of Hollywood Boulevard 2017
Labels
- passive
- Red Stream
- Vinyl on Demand
- Bataille
- Galakthorrö
- Aesthetic Records
- 4iB records
- Alien Passengers
Trivia
In the film Der Todesking , Hermann Kopp plays a man who drowns himself in his bathtub. His name in the film, Barsch, is an allusion to the German politician Uwe Barschel , who was found dead in the bathtub of a hotel in Geneva after a political scandal .
Web links
- Hermann Kopp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hermann Kopp at filmportal.de
- http://www.hermannkopp.com
- http://www.last.fm/music/Hermann+Kopp
- http://galakthorroe.de/g_hermannkopp.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x5rK9EQphk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kopp, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kopp, Hermann Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |