Phonoboy

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Phonoboy
General information
origin Munich , Germany
Genre (s) Indie pop , electro pop
founding 2003
Website www.phonoboy.de
Founding members
Christian Höck
Markus "Weyssi" Weißenhorn (until 2008)
Current occupation
Christian Höck
Fredo
Alex Arden
former members
bass
 Nina Kränsel (2004–?)
Drums
 Nicolai Erdmann (2004-2005)
Drums
 Lauro Cress (2005-2009)
Drums
 Marc Boysen

Phonoboy is a German-French band from Munich around the musician and producer Christian Höck. The music is mainly influenced by wave , sixties and electro pop . Most of the singing is French, but also English and German. Phonoboy became famous with the club hit C'est Ma Vie .

history

In 2003 Christian Höck and Markus "Weyssi" Weißenhorn founded Phonoboy, named after a portable single turntable from the 1960s.

The first French-language title C'est ma vie was promptly published in the French Cuts series of the Munich Atomic Café and very quickly began to develop a life of its own. The piece became a club hit and appeared on the CD supplement of the Musikexpress with other well-known French artists. Universal's music publisher became aware of the two and signed them as authors.

When the decision was made to perform the whole thing live, bassist Nina Kränsel and drummer Nicolai Erdmann joined them in 2004. Phonoboy toured Germany and Austria. The debut album Très chic, trashig , released in 2005 on the Redwinetunes label , was nominated for the German Record Critics' Prize. C'est ma vie was broadcast nationally and internationally on the radio and was often used as background music in television programs. Lauro Cress, son of the drumming legend Curt Cress , replaced Erdmann on drums.

Phonoboy were featured in the program Tracks on Arte and played as the opening act for Nouvelle Vague on their Germany tour. Her second album was released in November 2007 on the TV Eye Records label . The single of the same name Pas de temps was also successful on the radio. The video for the second single Bleu, blanc, rouge made it u. a. into the Burger King and McDonald’s rotations . The band's styling changed, the stripes were replaced by glitter costumes and make-up. Phonoboy became "Musician of the Week" on Myspace . This is followed by a tour through Germany and Austria. a. as opening act for We Are Scientists .

In 2008 “Weyssi” left the band and Phonoboy started working on a new album with the three of them. In 2009, Cress, who now lives in Berlin, left the band due to his increasing film activities. At this point he had already recorded the drum tracks for the third album. Nina Kränsel also moved to Berlin. Christian Höck finished producing the album on his own and decided to declare Phonoboy as a project again. This is not a band! appeared in 2010 on the label Smarten-Up . The single Do you know? stayed in the German alternative charts for five weeks. A tour of Germany followed.

In 2011 the download EP Autoroute du Soleil was released , also on Smarten Up. The title track is a collaboration with DJ and musician Ben Mono ( Munk ). A video was also shot for this. The EP also contains a radio edit of Un jour tu reviendras as well as cover versions of songs by Les Rita Mitsouko and Serge Gainsbourg .

Awards

  • The album Très Chic, Trashig was nominated for the German Record Critics' Prize and voted album of the month by various university radio stations.
  • Bavarian Band of the Week at on3 in December 2007 and December 2010
  • Myspace Musician of the Week in December 2007

Discography

Albums

  • 2005: Trés Chic, Trashig (Redwinetunes / Rough Trade )
  • 2007: Pas De Temps (TV Eye Records / Cargo )
  • 2010: This is not a Band (Smarten Up / Rough Trade)
  • 2013: Obsession (1969 Ok! Records / New Music Distribution)

EPs

  • 2011: Autoroute du soleil (Smarten Up / Rough Trade)

Singles

  • 2005: C'est Ma Vie (including remixes by Thies Mynther , Dis * ka and Merricks)
  • 2007: Pas De Temps / Coincé
  • 2008: Bleu Blanc Rouge (+ Frank Popp Remix)
  • 2010: Do you know? (+ Ben Mono Remix)
  • 2011: Un jour tu reviendras (radio edit)

Compilation Contributions

  • C'est Ma Vie on French Cuts 2 ( Panatomic Records )
  • Monday on Floosh ( Little Teddy Recordings )
  • Under The Pavement on Fresh Pressed (Redwinetunes)
  • Laisser Faire on Le Tour 2 (Local Records)
  • C'est Ma Vie on Le rythme et la cadence (Musikexpress CD No. 78)
  • Ce Soir on Bang Crash Boom (Little Teddy Recordings)
  • Ce Soir on Free & Easy Festival CD (Chiller Lounge Rec.)
  • Atomique on French Cuts 3 (Panatomic Records)
  • Pas De Temps on Le Tour 3 (Local Records)
  • What's the difference? on Puch ( Red Can Records )
  • 2010 on You were born. And so you're free. So happy birthday (Red Can Records)
  • Bleu, blanc, rouge on loud against brown tones (City of Munich)

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