Monsters of songwriting
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 Rock spectacle 2005 in Hamburg (from left to right: Fred Timm, Jan Labinski, Peer Jensen, Jens Burger, Torsten Kühn and Rüdiger Bierhorst) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | song writer |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | monstersofliedermaching.de |
| Founding members | |
| Rüdiger Bierhorst | |
| Jens Burger alias Burger (pronounced German) | |
| Peer Jensen aka Pensen Paletti | |
| Jan Labinski alias Labörnski or Lambada | |
| Frederik Timm alias Fred Timm | |
| Torsten Kühn alias Der brotte Totte or Tottovic Calculus | |
| Current occupation | |
| Rüdiger Bierhorst | |
| Jens Burger | |
| Peer Jensen | |
| Jan Labinski | |
| Frederik Timm | |
| Torsten Kühn | |
The Monsters of Liedermaching are a formation founded in 2003 made up of six solo or small group singer-songwriters- artists who take to the stage together .
Members
- Rüdiger Bierhorst from Berlin , otherwise a solo artist and part of the PanneBierhorst duo
- Jens Burger aka Burger from Bad Gandersheim , singer , frontman and songwriter of the German punk - rock group The Schroeder , since 2002, also a solo artist. Burger also works as a photographer.
- Peer Jensen alias Pensen Paletti from Hamburg, otherwise a solo artist and also as a singer and guitarist in the groups Das Pack , Den KatzenPensen and Freshness Mische
- Jan Labinski alias Labörnski or Lambada , also from Hamburg, otherwise singer in the Duo Frisch Mische . He's the only member of the Monsters who doesn't play guitar.
- Frederik Timm alias Fred Timm , originally from Hamburg, now from near Buxtehude . Former member of the group Norbert und die Feiglinge , now solo artist.
- Torsten Kühn alias Der brotte Totte or Tottovic Kalkül , originally from Cologne , now in Hamburg , otherwise solo artist and member of the bands “Muschikoffer”, “UKB Our Little Band” and “Die Intelligenzia”.
Band history
The Monsters of Liedermaching (also called Die Monsters for short ) came together on the occasion of the Hamburg “Rock Spectacle” in 2003, where they were supposed to appear one after the other as solo artists. Instead, they put beer benches on the stage and performed the performance together. On the fly, each of them sang individual songs, while the others supported the speaker with singing or spontaneous shows.
After this performance was very well received by the audience, the individual artists decided to perform together more often in the future. This decision was made in the “Querschlag” pub in Clausthal-Zellerfeld .
The band has a close connection to Open Flair , where the band has performed every year since 2004.
In 2014 the band announced that they would like to take a break to pursue their activities in the solo projects / their own bands. So the monsters were not represented at the Open Flair after 10 years. However, this break was short-lived - their next tour started in the summer of 2015 with a renewed appearance at the [[ Open-Flair ]] festival.
On September 15, 2017, “For Everyone” was the first studio album in the band's history.
Music and lyrics
The repertoire of the Monsters of Liedermaching consists primarily of the solo material of the individual members. Jens Burger and Frederick Timm also use pieces that were originally played by Die Schröders and Norbert und die Feiglinge . There are now also songs specially written for the Monsters of Liedermaching. However, they do not have a given, continuous musical line. Each member has their own personal style and is not dependent on the cooperation of others when performing their songs. During the performance, however, they usually appear through harmony singing and with individual pieces through special gimmicks. Most song lyrics are cheeky, ironic or playfully bizarre, depending on the artist.
Discography
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All albums except for Für Alle were made through recordings of live performances. The albums from 2004 to 2014 were released on the Nothing to Loose label , the album Für Alle on Odyssey Music Network . It's a pleasure to meet again and the limited-edition EPs Only the Others Can Do Better I and II were released without the involvement of a label.
- 2004: 6 correct numbers (double CD album)
- 2006: Men Like Us (double CD album plus video DVD)
- 2008: seat pogo
- 2009: The eye listens ( DVD )
- 2010: Only the others can do it better (Vol. 1) (EP, Vinyl)
- 2011: Sharks in flipper fur
- 2012: Schnapps & Cookies
- 2013: 10 years of Monsters of Liedermaching - the anniversary album
- 2014: Only the Others Can Do Better # 2 (EP)
- 2016: It's a pleasure to meet again
- 2017: For Everyone (studio album)
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- ↑ Thoralf Koß: Monsters Of Liedermaching: For All (Review). Musikreviews.de, October 7, 2017, accessed October 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
