Magdeburg (band)
| Magdeburg | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| founding | 1975, 1992 |
| resolution | 1981 |
| Founding members | |
| Dietrich Didi Kessler | |
| Hans-Joachim Hajo Kneis | |
| Klaus Weigert | |
| Detlev Kessler | |
Keyboard |
Hans-Peter Dohanetz |
| Gisbert Piatkowski | |
| former members | |
Keyboard |
Rudiger Ritchie Barton |
Drums |
Waldemar Janicki |
Drums |
Bernd Schilanski |
bass |
Andreas Kuhnt |
Keyboard |
Hans Wintoch |
guitar |
Hans-Jürgen Charly Ludwig |
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Magdeburg was one of Magdeburg coming rock band . The band was formed in 1975 from the band Klosterbrüder and was dissolved in 1981 after a license withdrawal . From 1992 to 2000 the band played again under their old name.
Band history
After the continued pressure of the GDR authorities caused tensions within the monastery brothers in 1975 and Lothar Kramer (to Stern Meißen ) and Jörg Blankenburg (to Reform ) left the band, Dietrich Kessler formed the band Magdeburg from the remaining musicians.
Founding cast
- Dietrich Didi Kessler ( saxophone , flute , keyboard , band leader )
- Hans-Joachim Hajo Kneis ( vocals )
- Klaus Weigert ( electric bass )
- Detlev Kessler ( drums )
- Hans-Peter Dohanetz (keyboard)
- Gisbert Piatkowski ( guitar )
Piatkowski and Dohanetz were new to Magdeburg. Dohanetz switched to pilot after a short time and was replaced by Rüdiger Ritchie Barton. In a recording of the GDR television from the Dresden Kulturpalast , the band presented itself for the first time with the new name.
After initial difficulties - the fans obviously resented the break with the monastery brothers - the band established itself in the GDR rock scene . The break with the past was due to the conditions in the GDR at the time. The band that was looking for success and wanted to make records had to come to terms with the authorities. Musically, the band was based on hard rock . The compositions of the band came from Klaus Weigert and Dietrich Kessler. The lyrics were written by Jan Witte, Burkhard Lasch and Hans Miserski. First recordings and radio productions followed. The first successes came with the compositions Cold and Hot and What will be tomorrow . After a short excursion into pop music ( funky dance and come and stay with me ) Magdeburg returned to the usual style of music. In 1976 Detlev Kessler, Dietrich's younger brother, switched to Fusion . In 1978 he fled to the Federal Republic of Germany via Budapest , where he later recorded the successful album 4630 Bochum with Herbert Grönemeyer . Waldemar Janicki, who was replaced by Bernd Schilanski in 1979, came on for Detlev Kessler. Weigert left the band in 1979 and later played with Pilot. Andreas Kuhnt became the new bass player. A year later the band was reshuffled again. Piatkowski went to City, as did Barton. Hans Wintoch (keyboard) and Hans-Jürgen Charly Ludwig (guitar) joined the band . In the same year, Amiga released her first long-playing record.
In 1980 there was a scandal. The singer was before an appearance on the youth program around was requested on East German television to cut his hair. He refused, however, and the band was sent home by the unit manager. A year later, the band submitted an application to leave the GDR. The GDR authorities reacted to the hitherto unique action by withdrawing their license, which amounted to a ban on the profession . At the same time, the band members were exposed to unheard-of psychological pressure that Wintoch, Schilanski and Ludwig could not withstand. They withdrew their requests to leave the country. Dietrich Kessler and Hans-Joachim Kneis went to prison for 18 months and were subsequently ransomed by the federal government. Hans Wintoch played for Lift in 1984 and later started a successful solo career as Hans the violin . Schilanski and Ludwig played briefly with the Magdeburg Rock'n'Roll Orchestra and founded the heavy metal trio MCB in September 1983 with Mike Demnitz (ex- Reform ) .
In 1992 the band found each other again and started a comeback. Since January 14th, 2000 the band has been performing under the old name Klosterbrüder.
Discography
Singles
- 1976: In my country / Cold and hot ( Amiga )
- 1978: ebb and flow / fire in the night (Amiga)
- 1979: Inverted world / What will be tomorrow (Amiga)
- 1979: Common dog / Beware of glass (Amiga)
- 1996: Give me one last chance / We are not machines (KDM, maxi-single)
- 1996: If I had two lives / Risk (KDM)
Albums
- 1980: Magdeburg (Amiga LP; 1993 as CD)
- 2007: 40 Years Amiga - Box 8-Magdeburg (CD 3) (Amiga / BMG)
- 2007: Klosterbrüder | Magdeburg - The greatest hits (Sony BMG Entertainment)
literature
- HP Hofmann: Beat Lexicon. Performers, authors, technical terms . VEB Lied der Zeit Musikverlag, Berlin (East) 1977.
- Dietrich Kessler: Stasi prison . 3D, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-935478-00-3 .
- Michael Rauhut : Rock in the GDR. 1964 to 1989 . Federal Agency for Civic Education , 2002, ISBN 3-89331-459-8 .
Web links
- Magdeburg at deutsche-mugge.de
- Klosterbrüder at deutsche-mugge.de
- Portrait at ostbeat.de ( Memento from December 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (archive version)
- Portrait at ostmusik.de ( Memento from July 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (archive version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd Edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9