Rocco Clein

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Rocco Clein (born July 20, 1968 in Munich , † February 1, 2004 in Cologne ; real name is Stefan Bickerich ) was a German music journalist and musician .

At the age of 17 he formed his first band, the Oxalic Lynxs , with which he released some records. Clein wrote for the music magazines Visions and Spex and for the youth magazine now for the Süddeutsche Zeitung . He was best known for his programs on the music channels VIVA and VIVA Zwei . As editor of the show Wah Wah on this station, Clein played a key role in making the German independent music scene known to a wider public. Several times he moderated the Immergut Festival taking place in Neustrelitzas well as the Rhine culture in Bonn . In 2000 he received a Norwegian Grammy for the Euroboys video “Black Fez” .

He died on February 1, 2004 at the age of 35 of complications from a cerebral haemorrhage . He was buried on February 5th in Bonn-Oberkassel, his gravestone bears the inscription "Always on my mind". He left two children.

Discography

  • Oxalic Lynxs - Baby 'till the End of Time (7 ″ -EP)
  • Oxalic Lynxs - Absolut (7 ″ single)
  • Oxalic Lynxs - Drunk Drive (LP)
  • The Timelapse - It's Child's Play (7 ″ single)
  • The Timelapse - Functional Sounds (7 ″ single)
  • The Timelapse - Timelapse Now (LP)
  • The Timelapse - Disintegration Machine Strikes (LP)
  • Helter Skelter - For Play (Rocco Clein speaks the intro of the CD)

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personal data
SURNAME Clein, Rocco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bickerich, Stefan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music journalist and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th July 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 2004
Place of death Cologne