Peter Holten Septet

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Peter Holten Septet / Sextet
General information
Genre (s) skirt
founding 1970
resolution 1979
Founding members
Vocals, keyboard
 Peter Grasnick
bass
 Dieter Wiesjahn
Drums
 Bernd Schwitzke
singing
 Bernd Bangel
Guitar, vocals
 Victor Heyse
Keyboard
 Michael Peglau
singing
 Brigitte Grasnick
former members
singing
 Thomas Friedrich
guitar
 Peter Nehls
bass
 Wolf-Dieter Bienge
Keyboard
 Julius Krebs
Drums
 Peter Lucht
guitar
 Michael Otter
guitar
 Roland Wolter

The Peter Holten Septet , at times also the Peter Holten Sextet , in both variants occasionally with one or two hyphens, was a rock band in the GDR . It was founded in 1970 and dissolved in 1979.

Band history

The band was founded as an amateur band by singer and keyboardist Peter Grasnick, bass guitarist Dieter Wiesjahn, drummer Bernd Schwitzke, singer Bernd Bangel, guitarist and singer Victor Heyse, keyboardist Michael Peglau and singer Brigitte Grasnick. The name “Holten” is fictional and was chosen because band leader Grasnick was studying law at the same time and was not allowed to appear as a musician under his name. In the first few years of its existence, the band had success with rock music. In 1975 all musicians except the Grasnick left the band to found Babylon . New to the Peter Holten Septet were Thomas Friedrich (vocals), guitarist Peter Nehls (previously with Joco Dev ), bass guitarist Wolf-Dieter Bienge, keyboardist Julius Krebs and Peter Lucht (drums).

Peter Nehls left the band in 1978 and was replaced by guitarists Michael Otter and Roland Wolter. In 1979 the band broke up after differences. Peter and Brigitte Grasnick were later successful together with the guitarist Norbert Sprenger in the country rock trio Brigitte & Co.

The Peter Holten Septet played rock music with demanding lyrics.

Discography

Pieces on compilations

  • 1972: Everywhere you are on Schlagerbox 2/72 ( Amiga ); 1995 also on Here I was a child (Amiga)
  • 1973: I saw the sun at night on hello No. 8 (Amiga)
  • 1973: Knight of the Iron Horse on Hallo No. 10 (Amiga)
  • 1996: On, on on Beatkiste 2 (Barbarossa)
  • 1996: Streets that lead you on to Beatkiste 4 (Barbarossa)
  • 1996: Drive the time on Beatkiste 5 (Barbarossa)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information about the band on ostmusik.de ( memento from June 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 12, 2014