Johann Sebastian Bass
| Johann Sebastian Bass | |
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 Johann Sebastian Bass, 2015 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Vienna , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Electropop |
| founding | 2011 |
| Website | johannsebastianbass.net |
| Current occupation | |
| "Johann Martinus Bass" (Martin Schiske) | |
| "Johann Domenicus Bass" (Dominik Beyer) | |
| "Johann Davidus Bass" (David) | |
Johann Sebastian Bass (also often called the acronym : JSB ) is an Austrian band . She gained fame through numerous live performances as well as through the publication of various sound carriers and videos for some of her songs. In 2015 she participated in the national preliminary decision of the Eurovision Song Contest - Who sings for Austria? participated and thus came increasingly into the limelight of a broader public.
history
The band consists of the musicians Martin Schiske (vocals, talk box , synthesizer ), Dominik Beyer (synthesizer, electrocembalo) and David (drums, samples ), who perform under the pseudonyms Johann Martinus Bass, Johann Domenicus Bass and Johann Davidus Bass. The band was formed in 2011.
In 2014 the band's first long player entitled Sugar Suite was released by Vienna Wildstyle Recordings. Her first EP Cantata per una macchina, Opus 1 , was also released here in 2012 and the EP Voodoo in 2014 .
On February 20, 2015, the band successfully took part in the audition at the “Eurovision Song Contest - Who sings for Austria?” With the single Heart of Stone from the album Sugar Suite . In the final of the competition on March 13, 2015, the band with the title Absolutio , which was created in collaboration with I-Wolf , reached fifth place. Her singles Heart of Stone and Absolutio as well as the album Sugar Suite also entered the Austrian charts in March 2015.
In addition to many other live concerts, the band performed in an extended formation in March 2015 or as the “JSB Chamber Orchestra” in the Radiokulturhaus in Vienna and in April 2015 as one of the headliners at the Electric Spring Festival in the Museumsquartier in Vienna.
Music and symbol language
As an artist collective, the three musicians combine the past and the present on a musical and thematic level as well as their appearance on a visual level. On stage, the band members act as fictional characters and accordingly wear rococo wigs, lightly made-up skin and sumptuous baroque costumes when they appear. The band calls this style "electro coco"; it contains elements of dance, pop and funk. The electronic rhythms of the band are also mixed with classical sounds that are reminiscent of the Baroque era , in which the eponym Johann Sebastian Bach lived.
It is characteristic of the band that electronic music is played in the band context, which is also reflected in the use of Johann Martinus Bass's talk box . The use of a talk box always requires live musicians, with Johann Sebastian Bass Johann Martinus bass plays with the synthesizer through the talk box and forms words, which ultimately changes the sound. The vocoder is also used and, along with the talkbox, has a major impact on the band's sound.
The use of symbols and signs is characteristic of the music style and the overall concept of the band . The band takes characters and musical quotations from the Baroque and Rococo periods and merges them with the age of technology. These are reinterpretations of melodies, for example by Johann Sebastian Bach or Georg Friedrich Handel, which are embedded in contemporary electronic music with its technical possibilities. The use of harpsichord sounds in connection with electronic rhythms is a special characteristic of music. There is also strong symbolism and quotes on the content level, for example in the titles Der Untergang or Major Dom from the album Sugar Suite . There are also musical quotes from the present: the song Voodoo arouses associations with Prince , the use of the talk box with Daft Punk .
Semiotics plays a major role in the band, because it not only draws on the symbols and signs of the Baroque and Rococo periods on a musical and visual level - with the appearance on the stage; The symbolism of the band's logo is also of great importance: As a symbol of the band, in addition to the short form “JSB”, a poodle or three poodles have established themselves as equivalents for the three band members. The poodles also appear on the album or CD cover of Sugar Suite as well as on various merchandise items with wigs and baroque clothing.
Discography
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Albums
- 2014: Sugar Suite
- 2016: Sugar Suite (Deluxe Edition)
EPs
- 2012: Cantata per una macchina, Opus 1
- 2014: Voodoo
- 2016: Voodoo (Special Edition)
- 2016: Dogma
Singles
- 2012: Computer Lovin '
- 2014: Voodoo
- 2014: bass
- 2014: Heart of Stone
- 2015: Absolutio
- 2015: Monsters
- 2016: Heavy Lipstick
- 2016: Across The Ocean
Web links
- Official website
- Johann Sebastian Bass at Discogs (English)
- Johann Sebastian Bass in the SR archive of Austrian popular music
- Johann Sebastian Bass on austriancharts.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Media | Johann Sebastian Bass. (No longer available online.) In: johannsebastianbass.net. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015 ; accessed on June 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Johann Sebastian Bass | Johann Sebastian Bass - official. In: johannsebastianbass.net. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Sarah van den Berg: Schrilles Trio: Johann Sebastian Bass want to go to the ESC 2015 for Austria. Vienna.at, January 22, 2015. Accessed on May 19, 2015.
- ↑ Releases by Johann Sebastian Bass. (No longer available online.) In: Digital-Tunes. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on June 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "No matter how it turns out" kurier.at. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ↑ Live @ RKH: Johann Sebastian Bass. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
- ↑ The wigs are jumping crazy - Twitter interview with Johann Sebastian Bass | MQ blog. In: www.mqw.at. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
- ↑ a b portrait of Johann Sebastian Bass. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Johann Sebastian Bass ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. songcontest.orf.at. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ↑ a b Johann Sebastian Bass in the Austrian charts
- ↑ news - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BASS. In: www.johannsebastianbass.net. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
- ↑ news - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BASS. In: www.johannsebastianbass.net. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
- ↑ News | Johann Sebastian Bass. In: www.johannsebastianbass.net. Retrieved November 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Brand New! - fm4.ORF.at. In: fm4.orf.at. Retrieved April 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Brand New! - fm4.ORF.at. In: fm4.orf.at. Retrieved January 15, 2017 .
