declines with thanks

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declines with thanks
Studio album by Mrs. Potz

Publication
(s)

2012

admission

2011

Label (s) Delicacy sound carrier

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Punk rock , hardcore punk

Title (number)

12

running time

36:32

occupation
  • Guitar, vocals:
    Felix Schönfuss
  • Bass: Hauke ​​Röh
  • Drums: Kerli Kawumski
    (Jens Balkowski)

production

Kurt Ebelhauser

Studio (s)

Recording studio-45

declines with thanks was released in 2012 on the Hamburg label Delikatess Tonträger and is the first album by the punk rock band Frau Potz .

History of origin

After Escapado broke up at the end of 2011 with Felix Schönfuss as the singer, the way was clear for Ms. Potz's first major project. Text and music for the tracks produced by Kurt Ebelhäuser and Sascha Hoffmann in Tonstudio-45 in June 2011 come from all three band members. Oh, Heiner was already released on a demo CD in 2009 and Bo Jan und die Bullen in 2011 on a single. In January 2012 the video for Ach, Heiner was published on YouTube , CD and LP followed on February 17, 2012.

content

The texts deal with social, political and interpersonal issues. An angry and furious attitude is expressed, supported by the music and the mostly screaming lecture by Felix Schönfuss. Ms. Potz shoot at everything and everyone, against the fake, aimless and worthless coolness of a scene ("Shit, whether it's good, as long as it appears good." - Oh Heiner ), against empty phrases that are sold as meaningful poetry ( "No. We just can't all be poets." - Spacegewehr ), against a system that divides people into countries, classes and cultures ("They divided us into countries, into classes and cultures. Now we are fighting against each other and we don't know As long as we continue to believe that we are different, we will remain their slaves. "- Klockenschooster ), against reviews that only serve the self-portrayal of the authors (" Put your reviews up your ass. This is no longer nepotism , no more than cold food that you just warm up, vomit and forget. ”- Go monkey, go ). In essence, the existence of an independent subculture outside of any social mainstream is prescribed and alternative values ​​to a misanthropic society are propagated:

“We humans are much stronger than you think. We don't need this protective custody. Don't think that's necessary. That without money and leaders the whole world will collapse. "

- Excerpt from the Klockenschooster

“Your word has no value, far too weak, because I will remain unharmed. Irrelevant, no matter, without effect and banal, I swallow your poison like water. "

- Text excerpt from Schlosser's Law

“Finally start living, finally start feeling. Stop controlling everything and accounting for dead. "

- Text excerpt from champagne spy

Musically I am grateful to reject a punk rock album with German lyrics, which are performed as fast hardcore punk with emo and screamo elements.

reception

declines with thanks was received in various music media and in many cases on the Internet. In the music magazine Melodie und Rhythmus it was presented as album of the month and Ms. Potz was called "the band of the hour" by editor-in-chief Jürgen Winkler.

“ Mrs. Potz declines with thanks is a euphemism that has become an album title for the basic attitude with which one has to do with her music. Unless expressly stated otherwise, it can be assumed that Ms. Potz are puked. From opportunistic hipness, from moaning German indie bands, but also from more persistent evils such as individualization, the wrong life or music critics. "

- Christoph Schlag in melody and rhythm, March / April 2012

"Willingness to discuss? Lick ass! Teasing and provoking is the order of the day. Felix goes to work without reflection, completely exaggerated and deeply arrogant. But with a sharpness that is unparalleled in German punk rock. Musically, directness is also in demand. Mrs. Potz rushes forward brutally, circling her arms so that no one can escape. It's punk. Punk rock, if you will. Maybe hardcore too. But above all punk. "

- Andreas Dittmann on laut.de

“Sometimes the guitars sound like TURBOSTAAT, OMA HANS or just WIPERS (...). Overall, however, FRAU POTZ are really out of the ordinary and are not a copy of all these bands. The fat, modern production pushes guitar walls forward and always remains melodic. Long held chords create a tension that is only released in the chorus or in the bridge. Here someone understands the craft of songwriting. The lyrics, although they are mostly screamed, are very easy to understand and do not blur into a mash of sound. Singer Felix Gesangstechnik is also particularly enthusiastic. Sometimes he speaks, sometimes he screams, sometimes he sings. He masters everything. But above all, the extraordinary way in which he changes from being spoken to screaming is something special. "

- Rene Bx on useless-fanzine.de

“This album demonizes everything so powerfully - that it can only be carried away. With a huge mix of post-punk rock and hardcore, Felix screams out everything that speaks against the hustle and bustle of social disorientation and current hipsterism. The angry singing, which often drifts strongly in the direction of Screamo, as well as the straight beat determine the basic mood of the album: Rejection of following along and especially against standing still. "

- Katharina Lange on radioq.de

“If you only want to buy one record in this decade, it can and should be Mrs. Potz's. A reference work for everything that is still to come. "

- Dominik Oswald on thegap.at

Track list

  1. Oh, Heiner - 3:02
  2. Space rifle - 3:13
  3. Bell Schooster - 4:30
  4. Schlosser's Law - 2:51
  5. Champagne Spy - 2:18
  6. Skelbe - 2:40
  7. Brockenheim - 2:44
  8. Rendsburg - 2:43
  9. From the beginning - 2:21
  10. I want you - 2:19
  11. Go monkey go! - 2:48
  12. Bo Jan and the cops - 5:03

2014 Gold Edition bonus songs (download for LP version)

  2. Stuttering robots
  3. Bo Jan and the Cops (Aurora Ghost Remix)
  4. The Irishman wasn't the problem
  5. Schlossers Law (Demo 2009)
  6. Hood (demo 2009)
  7. Oh, Heiner (demo 2009)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Booklet to the album.
  2. ↑ music moves pictures - Music Production: woman Potz // Oh, Heiner. on YouTube , accessed March 17, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Lyrics Oh Heiner on Lyrics Mania
  4. ↑ Lyrics Spacegewehr on Lyrics Mania
  5. ↑ a b Lyrics Klockenschooster on Lyrics Mania
  6. ↑ Lyrics go monkey, go on lyrics mania
  7. ↑ Jürgen Winkler. Mrs. Potz declines with thanks . In: Melodie und Rhythmus , March / April 2012, p. 28, ISSN  0025-9004
  8. ↑ Christoph Schrag. On the other hand! In: melody and rhythm. ISSN  0025-9004 , March / April 2012, p. 26. ( online )
  9. ↑ Angry, arrogant, wild - and always against. laut.de , accessed on March 12, 2012 .
  10. ↑ Mrs. Potz - declines with thanks ( Memento from February 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Mrs. Potz - Declines with thanks: Our album of the week (KW 8) ( Memento from April 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ German punk. An inventory. In: thegap.at. Retrieved February 14, 2014 .