Swoons
| Swoons | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock |
| founding | 1990 |
| resolution | 2005 |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/swoonsmusic |
| Founding members | |
Vocals, guitar |
Stefan Becker |
singing |
Tina |
singing |
Tanja |
bass |
Axel |
guitar |
Thomas |
Drums |
Mario |
Swoons ( English = fainting fits ) was a punk rock band from Wolfhagen ( Hessen ). The sound was characterized by fast, English and German-language melodic punk songs with punkette vocals .
history
The Swoons' first CD was released two years after the band was founded in 1992. Klaus is dead was dedicated to the actor Klaus Kinski , who had died a year earlier, and contained eleven pieces that were produced with the simplest musical means.
Radio DJ John Peel played several songs from the debut album on his radio show on British military broadcaster BFBS . Swoons became known nationwide.
In 1994 the band sang songs in German for the first time. There were numerous changes in the line-up over the next ten years. In 1996 the Swoons gave a concert on the television program Absolut Live from the broadcaster ( Radio Bremen ). With the departure of the formative singer Tina in 1997, a tour with 22 appearances was canceled at short notice.
Members of the Swoons also played with the Popzillas , Lost Lyrics and Schüssler Dü . Stefan Becker, singer and head of the Swoons, is now active in the Frankfurt band The Swipes .
Among their sponsors was the Eschweg punk group The Bates .
Discography
- 1992: We are exactly what you want (EP, Incognito Records)
- 1992: Klaus is dead ( Longstocking Records )
- 1993: bABBAlgum (EP, Longstocking Records)
- 1994: There are certainly worse records, but this is ours! (Maxi-CD, Nasty Vinyl )
- 1994: Sonic Baby (Longstocking Records)
- 1995: Party Time Lover (EP, Last Resort Records / USA)
- 1996: Little & Lazy ( Hulk Räckorz )
- 1996: You Ass. Ey! (Last Resort Records)
- 1997: Hard but warm (Hulk Räckorz)
- 1997: Japanese Killer Drops (1 + 2 Records / Japan)
- 1998: Loud & annoying (Maxi-CD, Hulk Räckorz)
- 1999: Magnetic signals from nowhere (Vitaminepillen Records)
- 1999: turn on the light! (EP, Mad Butcher Records)
- 2005: Something different (Mad Butcher Records)
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of May 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Swoons at Myspace
- Swoons at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tracklist BFBS, January 31, 1993 (accessed March 27, 2012)
- ↑ Tracklist BFBS, February 28, 1993 (accessed March 27, 2012)
- ↑ Indiepedia.de (accessed on March 2, 2012)