The Döftels
| The Döftels | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Worms , Germany |
| Genre (s) | New Wave , New German Wave |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.doeftels.de |
| Current occupation | |
| Peter Englert | |
| Peter Bartsch | |
| Matthias Merkel | |
| Christian Destradi | |
| Johannes Schembs | |
The Döftels is a German rock and new wave band from Worms that was founded in 2006.
style
According to the self-description, the band writes German-language songs between rock, pop, funk and disco and, through an unusual stage show, they aim to stay in the minds of the audience.
“THE DÖFTELS are NDW without being from the 80s. A little bit on the other hand, not so trite and just a little bit different from the rest "
The Wormser Zeitung described the band's development like this:
“What has remained are the provocative German texts, which definitely make the grandparents' generation flush with shame, the calculated game with clichés, obscenity and brash. Sexism is just as prophylactic as typical topics in the early to mid-twenties - the songs deal with stories such as vacation planning and anger with the boss, but also with aspects such as fear of the future and self-doubt. "
reception
The second album "Neue Deutsche Disko", which was released on CD by Cargo Records , received a very positive reception in the press. Above all, the collaboration with Cosma Shiva Hagen is emphasized.
“So that nothing goes wrong, singer Jim Walker and friends invited the daughter of punk and NDW legend Nina Hagen, Cosma Shiva Hagen, to join them. Together they sing about a wild party time in the song 'Tanzen', which Cosma and Jim experienced in 2013 during their engagement at the Nibelungen Festival in Worms. "
“The Döftels are definitely different or VERY DIFFERENT, which is underscored not least by the song“ Orbiterflug ”(track 3), which is inclined towards“ Fred vom Jupiter ”. I am absolutely sure that the older ones among you will feel back in time, because here too there is pure NDW. "
“The Döftels don't want to be such modern stars, with high-end video clips and three million likes on Instagram, but just like back then on the big show stage with Ilja Richter and giving autographs. 'Neue Deutsche Disko' celebrates this plan with lots of confetti somewhere between Freddy Fischer & his Cosmic Rocktime Band, Bernd Begemann and Andreas Dorau. "
Discography
- 2013: Steil ( White Noise Music )
- 2017: New German Disco ( Cargo Records )
Web links
- Official website
- The Döftels on the website of 41065 Musikverlag
- The Döftels at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://doeftels.de/home-band/presse/
- ^ Wormser Zeitung of April 3, 2013
- ↑ https://trendjournal.de/the-doeftels-neue-deutsche-disko/
- ↑ https://schafe-schuesse.de/de/content/d%C3%B6ftels-neue-deutsche-disko
- ↑ Schall Magazin issue 10