Zoff (band)

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Zoff
General information
origin Iserlohn , Germany
Genre (s) Neue Deutsche Welle
founding 1979, 2003
resolution 1984
Founding members
Reiner Hänsch
Melo Sobiray
Pure Burmann
Hans Wegerhoff
Andreas Wulf
Current occupation
singing
 Reiner Hänsch
bass
 Jan Kazda
Keyboard, vocals
 Pure Burmann
guitar
 Martin Kohmstedt
guitar
 Ingo Meyer
Drums
 Jörg Hedtmann (since 2007)
Jörg Hamers
Backing song
 Katrin Schmitt
former members
guitar
 Thomas Hesse
Drums
 Jürgen Düsterloh
Drums
 Gerd Spree
Drums
 Achim Czech
Drums
 Wolf Simon (2003-2006)

Zoff is a band from Iserlohn and was counted to the Neue Deutsche Welle .

history

The band was founded in 1979 by Reiner Hänsch . In the same year won Zoff the prize as best group in jazz - and rock - music festival JazzBilzen in Belgium Bilzen . In 1980 the band was awarded the German Phono Academy Prize and signed by Ralph Siegel's record company Jupiter Records .

In the following years Zoff released three LPs , seven singles and a maxi single. The single Sauerland became the band's greatest success in 1983 . The line-up changed occasionally: Thomas Hesse took the place of Hans Wegerhoff and was in turn replaced by Martin Köhmstedt. After Melo Sobiray, Jürgen Düsterloh, Gerd Spree and Achim Czech were the drummers one after the other. Andreas Wulf was replaced by Jan Kazda.

In 1984, the band broke up - according Hänsch from a variety of reasons, including, among other things, a dissatisfaction with the way the management and the record company included.

Zoff has been playing live again since 2003 , but with a different line-up than in 1984. Reiner Hänsch (vocals), Jan Kazda (bass), Reiner Burmann (keyboard) and Martin Köhmstedt (guitar) are still part of the original line-up. New additions are Wolf Simon (drums, 2003 to 2006), Jörg Hedtmann (drums, from 2007), Dirk Seiler (drums from 2014), Ingo Meyer (guitar), Katrin Schmitt (accompanying vocals) and Jörg Hamers (percussion, accompanying vocals).

Discography

Albums

  • 1980: Zoff
  • 1982: No more faxing
  • 1984: After work
  • 1984: Until the Days (Best Of)
  • 2003: Everything the same
  • 2004: Hello Germany
  • 2005: Zoff-Live
  • 2008: More of the old
  • 2009: No Money, No Money (EP)
  • 2013: difficult to clear! - Songs from the safe!
  • 2019: 1979 - 2019: Forever and ever

Singles

  • 1981: No Money, No Money / Lisa
  • 1981: Gimme Gummi / Make faxes
  • 1982: Total Banana / La Paloma
  • 1983: Sauerland / Stories with Pictures
  • 1983: Hundred Mark / Letmathe
  • 1984: Because I love you / mom
  • 1985: Just a blue planet / Without you
  • 1994: Sauerland
  • 2003: back again
  • 2004: Poor Germany
  • 2009: Sauerland / Letmathe (7 "vinyl)
  • Oh, ECD - anthem for the Iserlohn ice hockey club

DVDs

  • 2006: Zoff Live - The Movie

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