Ni Ju San

Ni Ju San
	; Simple Ni Ju San logo in red
	General information
origin	Wermelskirchen , Germany
Genre (s)	Punk rock
founding	2003
Website	www.nijusan.de
Current occupation
Bass , vocals	Dominik "Boba" Bober (since 1999)
Guitar , vocals	Daniel "Pixi" Pixberg
Guitar, vocals	André Schmitz (since 2003)
Drums	Nils "Monschi" Monschke (since 2011)
former members
Bass, vocals	Christoph "Lona" Martens (2003)
Drums, vocals	Christian "Krusti" Meyer (2004)
Drums, vocals	Andreas "Andi" Jäckle (2004–2011)
Bass, vocals	Carsten "Waldi" Weidner (2009)
Bass, vocals	Thomas "Tommy" Goebel (2010)
Bass, vocals	Andreas "Krusty" Kohl (2010–2012)
Bass, vocals	Michele "Pico" Maggio (2003–2006, 2012–2015)

Ni Ju San ( Japanese二十三 for 23 ) is a punk rock band from Wermelskirchen . They describe their sound as: punk rock , rock , metal , metalcore and ska . A special feature of Ni Ju San are the chants, some of which have up to five voices. Her texts are mainly German and deal with topics such as politics and love , but also trivial things.

The number 23

The 23 is the number of the Illuminati in the novel Illuminatus! and is therefore synonymous with various conspiracy theories . In the intro track of the album Alles Lüge there is a sound recording which, played backwards, contains the following text: “If you have really taken the trouble to make this audible, it speaks for your technical expertise as well as your attitude as such, it was a waste of time. "

history

The band was originally formed in 1997 under the name "Barbed Wire" ; Only in 2001 did they put together a formation suitable for the stage, which was renamed Ni Ju San in 2003. In the same year their first album was released ... and tomorrow the whole world! released, in 2004 came the long player Alles Lie . In 2005 the band came to Nix-Gut Records and released the unplugged live album Elevator Music (recorded in the "Bierhahn" in Wermelskirchen) and the studio album Bis eine Weint . On September 28, 2007, Schoenen Gruss was published. All albums were recorded in the "Donner Tonstudio" in Remscheid .

In 2012, Dystopia, the last album for the time being, was released before a new single with Gloria was released in March 2020 after an eight-year break . This was released under the Hamburg label Alster Records , which digitally re-released all albums released under Nix Gut Records as a re-release.

Discography

Albums

Live demo (2001, as Barbed Wire, in-house production, out of stock)
...and tomorrow the whole world! (2003, in-house production, out of print)
Alles Lie (2004, in-house production, out of print)
Alles Lie (2005, remastered by EROC, label debut on Nix Gut Records | 2020 re-release Alster Records)
Elevator Music (2005, Live & Unplugged)
Until someone cries (2005 | 2020 re-release Alster Records)
Schoenen Gruss (2007 | 2020 Re-Release Alster Records)
...and tomorrow the whole world! (2007, new release by Nix Gut Records)
Better Than Bad (2008, Live | 2020 Re-Release Alster Records)
Dystopia (2012, Nix Gut Records | 2020 Re-Release Alster Records)
Gloria (2020, Alster Records)

Other publications

Butcher Asbestos (2008, live DVD)

Compilation Contributions

Tailwind (2003, Axel Springer )
Headwind 2 (2004, Becoming, Not Being )
Soundgate (2004, Antinquisition Live, It's Over , Medley)
Long Live Punk Vol. 5 (2005, Antinquisition , Where Am I Going )

Chaos, Bier + Anarchy 4 (2005, Glass Man )

PUNK this is our cult Vol. 1 ( UBP , Don't look back )

Long Live Punk Vol. 6 (2006, Grim Reaper , Nachts ... Rosa )

Live in der Welle (2006, UBP , Mein No , Hard to Pass )

Hard Voices (2006, DVD)

Smalltownsounds (2006, Glass Man , Moment )

We don't let ourselves be forbidden to be against (2006, wake up )

The Taste of Underground (2009, Viva Utopia , Rockbitch )

Punk Chartbusters 6 (2009, How You Remind Me Nickelback Cover)