William Tell Me
| William Tell Me | |
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 Wilhelm Tell Me, 2014 (Henning Sommer, Matthias Kranz, Frederik Deluweit) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Hamburg , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Pop , indie pop , new wave , synth pop , electro |
| founding | 2010 |
| Website | www.wilhelmtellme.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Henning Sommer | |
| Matthias Kranz | |
| Paul Kaiser (since 2014) | |
| former members | |
| Jan Ostendorf (until 2013) | |
| Frederik Deluweit (2010-2014) | |
Wilhelm Tell Me is a German band that was founded in Hamburg in 2010 . The group consists of the lead singer and guitarist Henning Sommer as well as the guitarist Matthias Kranz and bassist Paul Kaiser.
history
2010–2012: Founding and Excuse My French
Henning Sommer (vocals, guitar) started a search query in a musicians internet portal at the beginning of 2010, which, along with many other applicants, was Matthias Kranz (guitar) and Jan Ostendorf (drums). A few rehearsals later, Frederik Deluweit (guitar) turned the trio into a quartet. In October 2010 the first single Oh My God was released as 7 'vinyl and for download on the specially founded label "Less Apocalypse Records". The video for Oh My God premiered on MySpace . In February 2011, the song Ghost , which was available as a free download, was released along with the music video, which was later published as a B-side on the single from Favorite Sound .
In the summer of 2011, the band took part in the Intro magazine's “Mutti we play Melt!” Competition and won an appearance at Melt! Festival .
In November 2011 the debut album Excuse My French followed and the two other releases So Into You and Favorite Sound , which are distributed by Südpol Records and Rough Trade Distribution . The promo single Julie was released in 2013 . Remixes of the singles were produced by I Heart Sharks , Saint Pauli, Coaster Boys, The Pilot, The Coconut Wireless, A Great Paulukka, Cassara, Krink and Christian Strobe. Wilhelm Tell Me remixed in return Summer of I Heart Sharks . A Wilhelm Tell Me tour took them across Germany from November 2012 to February 2014. This was followed by appearances in the Czech Republic, at Hamburg's Christopher Street Day , the Reeperbahn Festival , neoParadise and Omas Teich Festival . In August 2012 Wilhelm Tell Me played at the Expo 2012 in Yeosu in South Korea.
2013–2014: More singles and line-up changes
In 2013 Wilhelm Tell Me released the singles Kite and Fools , as well as Get Up , a collaboration with the singer Birte. Jan Ostendorf left the group in March 2013 and was replaced by Paul Kaiser as a permanent member. In 2014 Frederik Deluweit also finished the project. The trio was supported on tour by Heiko Fischer .
Since 2014: A Short Story for the Road
The album A Short Story For The Road was released in September . The publication was accompanied by their second tour, the A Short Story For The Road tour, which started on August 30, 2014 at the “Dome Of Visions” in Copenhagen and ended on October 26, 2014 in the warehouse in Bremen.
style
The musical style of the group can best be assigned to indie pop, new wave or synth pop, which dominate the debut album Excuse My French . Other elements included are electronics, acoustic ballads such as Aviary or the classic ballad Eve , accompanied only by a piano. For the second studio album, the group experimented with elements from pop rock and alternative rock . For the record A Short Story For The Road , the original indie / synth pop, new wave and acoustic styles were adopted again. The group itself describes their style of music as "post-indie".
Discography
Albums
- A Short Story for the Road (EP, 2014)
- Excuse My French (2011)
Singles and EPs
- Let Me Take You Away (2014)
- Fools (2013)
- Kite (2013)
- Favorite Sound (2012)
- So into You (2011)
- Oh My God (2010)
Promo singles
- Get Up (featuring Birte, 2013)
- Julie (2012)
Tours
- A Short Story for the Road (2014)
- Wilhelm Tell Me (2012-14)
Music videos
- Crashing Planes (2015)
- Fools (2013)
- Kite (2013)
- Lost (2012)
- Favorite Sound (2012)
- So into You (2011)
- Ghost (2011)
- Oh My God (2010)
Web links
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- ↑ ass concerts & promotion gmbh ( Memento of the original dated May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. As of May 7, 2014.
- ↑ MySpace as of May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Inro Magazine: New Bands For Now , As of May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Soundcloud: I Heart Sharks- Summer (Wilhelm Tell Me Remix) , as of May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Paul Kaiser Homepage ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. As of May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Heiko Fischer homepage , as of February 17, 2015.
