The Base (band)

The Base
	; The Base in the shard cellar, Graz (2015)
	General information
origin	Graz , Austria
Genre (s)	Indie rock , indie folk
founding	1989
Website	www.the-base.at
Current occupation
Bass , vocals	Albrecht "Albee" Klinger
Drums , vocals	Karlheinz Miklin jun.
Electric guitar , vocals	Norbert Wally
former members
bass	Heinz Nussbaumer

The Base is a three-piece Austrian indie rock band from Graz .

history

The Graz trio The Base formed in 1989 from the rubble of the secondary school band Carello Kocmoc. The founding members were Norbert Wally (born May 16, 1970 in Graz ), Karlheinz Miklin jun . (Born January 15, 1971 in Klagenfurt ) and Heinz Nussbaumer . It was only with the 4-track debut Jet Crash Kills (1996) that the band achieved nationwide fame and airplay on national radio stations. The first long player Ducks and Diners with eleven songs was released in 1999.

In 2002 Heinz Nussbaumer left the band and Albrecht Klinger (born February 1, 1965 in Linz ) started as a bassist. In December 2002, a live recording of Toasted @ TiB followed , which was recorded during a performance in the Graz theater in the train station and sold 15 minutes after the concert. In the same year the “Gunter Falk Gala” was staged in Graz and Vienna in collaboration with the theater director Hubsi Kramar . In 2003, The Base recorded Sunday Morning Rituals . At the beginning of 2006, Things To Remember / Ways To Forget followed, a double album that combines a CD with quiet and one with harder songs.

After the release of the best-of album 15 for the Jukebox , numerous live concerts (including in London, as well as opening act for the American indie folk band Firewater and with Element of Crime ), The Base released 16 songs in Self Defense in 2009 , which earned The Base massive airplay and a Top 5 nomination for the Amadeus Awards . Tested Under Extreme Conditions was released in February 2011 and Secret Second Thoughts' most successful album to date in February 2013 . Where Is My Weather will follow in March 2015 .

Discography

1996: Jet Crash Kills (noble)
1998: The End of the 20th Century Depression
1999: Ducks and Diners (sbf)
2002: Toasted @ TiB
2003: Sunday Morning Rituals
2006: Things to Remember / Ways to Forget ( ixthuluh )
2008: 15 for the jukebox (monkey)
2009: 16 songs in Self Defense (fm-music)
2011: Tested Under Extreme Conditions (nubabel)
2013: Secret Second Thoughts (concord)
2015: Where Is My Weather (konkord)
2017: Disco Bazaar (concord)
2019: Tribal Instincts (concord)

Film music

2008: It couldn't be worse (Director: David Unger)
2008: The Making of Futbol (Director: Michael Ostrowski )
2009: In the car (Styrian episode film, project: Britta Lang)
2009: Contact High (Director: Michael Glawogger )
2012: The Living (Director: Barbara Albert )
2013: The King of Germany (Director: David Dietl)
2014: Landkrimi - The woman with a shoe (Director: Michael Glawogger)

Theater and performances

2002: Gunter-Falk Gala, director: Hubsi Kramar
2002: Live recording and production of the fastest CD of all time (Toasted @ TiB was recorded live in the Theater im Bahnhof, mixed, mastered, layouted on site and sold on site 20 minutes after the performance)
2010: Live band at the Improcup 2010 of the Theater im Bahnhof
2011: Appearance at the Burgtheater Vienna with Element of Crime on March 17th
2013: Performance at the Spanish Riding School Vienna on June 28th

Awards

2008: Best video ( Not My Dog , Johanna Moder) in "Kinder der Iris" (intro spection graz)
2008: Winner of the "Rockin Movie Awards" ( Not My Dog ) of the Province of Styria
2009: Top 5 nomination at the Amadeus Awards for the album 16 Songs in Self Defense
2013: Best video ( Scooter Boy , Henx) in "Kinder der Iris" (intro spection graz)