Lunarchy

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Lunarchy is a German progressive rock band from Hof (Saale) . Stylistically, Lunarchy is compared with Saga , Marillion or older Genesis , but also bands such as Rush , Queensrÿche or Fates Warning . The expressive vocals by Rainer Ludwig with sometimes unusual lyrics (Marvins's song, about the depressive robot from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ) make the music so special.

Band history

The band Lunarchy was founded in 1986 , still under the name "Lightnyng", by Rainer Ludwig, Fritz Petri, Jochen Sauter, Günter Hopperdiezel and Werner Lang. Werner Lang was replaced in 1990 by Markus Dollinger (a great-nephew of the painter Heiner Grimm ).

With the first demo "The Principles Of Pride" ( 1991 ), the band - with the current drummer Jochen 'Bauch' Häffner - was discovered and signed by the Gorgon / Warner Bros. label . After the first pre-productions in 1992 , the CD "Mind And Motion" was recorded in the Delta Sound Studios in Wilster in the summer of 1993 , where artists such as Accept , The Alan Parsons Project , Scorpions and Lou Reed have already recorded. Fates Warning were also on site during the recording , with whom there was an intensive exchange and a friendly relationship.

"Mind And Motion" was released across Europe in 1994 and sold particularly in Northern Europe . The CD is still available in various internet shops and a few copies are even offered in Japan or South America.

Lunarchy is still musically active, even if no records have been released in recent years.

Members

  • Rainer Ludwig - vocals
  • Markus Plötner - guitar
  • Jan Friedrich - keyboard
  • Jochen Häffner - drums
  • Markus Dollinger - bass, keyboard

Former members

  • Fritz Petri - guitar
  • Jochen Sauter - guitar
  • Günter Hopperdiezel - drums
  • Werner Lang - bass

Discography

  • 1991: The Principles of Pride (Demo)
  • 1994: Mind and Motion (CD)
  • 1997: Grains (fan CD)