Microboy
| Microboy | |
|---|---|
 Tobias Noormann, Michael Ludes and Kai Steffen Müller (from left to right) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie pop , electro pop |
| founding | 2003 |
| resolution | 2016 |
| Website | http://www.mikroboy.com |
| Founding members | |
| Michael "Michi" Ludes | |
| Last occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Michael Ludes |
| Kai Steffen Müller (from 2009) | |
| Tobias Noormann (from 2010) | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Florian Baum (2007) |
Drums |
Dominik Müller (2007-2010) |
bass |
Andreas Weizel (2007-2008) |
| Anneli Bentler (2008-2010) | |
Mikroboy was an indie pop band from Berlin and Saarland .
history
Beginnings
Mikroboy was founded in 2003 as a solo project by Michael Ludes, who was the singer and guitarist of the band Reminder (participant in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2006 ). He first produced electronic music with synthesizers and published it on the Internet.
In 2007, while studying at the Pop Academy in Mannheim , Ludes began to implement his electronic music with instruments with fellow students Andreas Weizel ( bass ) and Florian Baum ( drums ). After Baum left the band in late 2007 and was replaced by Dominik Müller, Anneli Bentler ( synthesizer ) joined in early 2008 . A year later, Andreas Weizel left, and Kai Steffen Müller joined him as the new bass player.
After a tour of Germany, in March 2008, Mikroboy released the EP Up to the End , which was offered for download from Motor Digital and sold as a CD by the band in self-distribution .
Debut album Call it what you will.
On July 17th, 2009, Mikroboy released their debut album Call it what you want. which was produced by Swen Meyer . In addition to 11 regular titles, This Room also includes a collaboration with Get Well Soon . The first single was "Out with the bad air, in with the good", for which a music video was made. Her single Out with the bad air, in with the good air, was played in an Aktion Mensch commercial .
The album received positive reviews from the critics. Laut.de compared Mikroboy with the Hamburg band Kettcar , the music often reminds of their early work and parallels can also be seen in the lyrics. The online service also saw similarities with ClickClickDecker in the combination of acoustic music with electronic sounds .
In summer and autumn 2009, Mikroboy played at the festivals Melt , Area 4 , Dockville and Omas Teich, among others .
In April 2010 the remix EP Vom Leben und Verinden was released. At the same time, the band announced the departure of Anneli Bentler and Dominik Müller. Bentler devoted himself to her solo career, with Müller health problems were decisive, due to which he was already partially canceled on the 2009 tour. Tobias Noormann was hired as the new drummer, and Thomas von Pescatore, who was already working as a sound engineer, could be won over for the electronic background music at live concerts . was involved.
In October 2010, Mikroboy took part in the Bundesvision Song Contest with the title Nothing is Free . The band competed for the Saarland, home of singer Michael Ludes, and finished penultimate with 12 points. In the run-up to the competition, a music video for Nothing is Free was released on August 23rd , the title was released as a single on September 24th, 2010. B-side was the previously unpublished title After the climax left off , the download version also contained remixes by Der Tante Renate , ULTRNX and Le Clap .
Album easy and break up of the band
On April 29, 2016, Mikroboy released her third album, entitled Leicht , on the Chateau Lala label. In addition to the preliminary single Leicht, the album contains nine other songs, including a. the song Schnee , released on Soundcloud at the end of 2012 . With the release of the album, singer Michael Ludes announced the end of the band Mikroboy. The planned “easy” tour from May 16 to 31, 2016 with performances in 15 cities became a farewell tour.
Discography
Albums and EPs
- 2008: Until the end ( EP , Motor Digital / self-distribution)
- 2009: Step backwards equals progress (EP for the album, Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound )
- 2009: Call it what you want. (Album, Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound)
- 2010: Vom Leben und Und Understanding (Remix EP, Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound)
- 2011: A Question of Time ( Embassy of Music )
- 2016: Easy ( Chateau Lala )
Singles
- 2009: Out with the bad air, in with the good (Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound)
- 2010: Of Life And Understanding (Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound)
- 2010: Nothing is free (Modernsoul / Ministry of Sound)
- 2011: When will you finally stay (Embassy of Music)
- 2011: A lot has happened (Embassy of Music)
- 2012: As long as courage beats doubt (Embassy of Music)
- 2016: Easy (Chateau Lala)
Web links
- Official website
- Mikroboy at laut.de
- Mikroboy at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of Reminder: Contact ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ Homepage of Reminder: Band ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2009 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. . Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ a b bigFM : BigFM is also at the start of the Bundesvision Song Contest in 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ↑ a b Adriane Haussmann, Michael Hellstern: Interview with Mikroboy and Michi Ludes ( memento of the original from October 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published December 26, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e Mikroboy at Laut.de .
- ↑ Mikroboy.de: Info ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b Mikroboy on MySpace . Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ↑ a b Jacob Rondthaler: Mikroboy - "Call it what you will" (CD review) Review for Laut.de .
- ↑ Brief review ( memento of the original from November 26th, 2009 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. at intro .
- ↑ Christian Preußer: Hello Endorphin Review for Plattentests.de .
- ↑ Review ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the homepage of Audio Video Foto Bild .
- ↑ Sebastian Wiczak: Anneli and Michi von Mikroboy in an interview with motor.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published July 23, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mikroboy: Vom Leben und Verinden - Remix EP ( page no longer available , search in [tt_news = 16 & cHash = d02135761bb04a7f3440732c1b970786 web archives]) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published April 15, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ a b TV Total : Bundesvision Song Contest 2010 from Berlin ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2012 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. Published on May 31, 2010.
- ↑ Mikroboy: Bundesvision Song Contest: We are there ( page no longer available , search in [tt_news = 30 & cHash = efb4293033ad2d9f17b5bcb4d91fa51e web archives]) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published May 31, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Mikroboy: "Nothing is for free" Video + Single ( page no longer available , search in [tt_news = 31 & cHash = 7407401b94a909a428795c9d3300e48c web archives]) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Published August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ Mikroboy - Nothing is Free (Official) Official video on YouTube . Published August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ↑ Rote Raupe: Mikroboy // New Single + Tour Published on September 17th, 2010. Accessed on September 17th, 2010.
- ↑ Michael Ludes: Farewell announcement on Facebook.Retrieved on May 4, 2016.
