Blechreiz

Blechreiz is a ska band from Berlin.

Band History

Founded in 1983 in the south of Berlin, the formation over the years conquered a prominent position as Berlin live band, as well as one of the most important representatives of German ska scene in the 1990s.

The variety of the genre Ska from the early 1980s by British bands such as Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners, The Beat, The Selecter and The Bodysnatchers and New Wave, rock (such as The Jam ) and punk bands (z. B. the Clash ) were role models for the band members of Blechreiz.

The band continued almost exclusively on self-composed, lyrics written and arranged songs. Various line-up changes could vary the style over the years.

In the summer of 1989 a joint tour was planned by the still safely walled GDR with the " single ska band from East Berlin " Michele Baresi, the first of the pre- turn - management chaos fell victim, but was moved to Berlin Wall came down in the spring of 1990. In many of the at this time recorded by Blechreiz concert halls, the band was often the first " Western -band."

So were the late 1980s and early 1990s Blechreiz with Skaos from the Bavarian town of Krumbach, No Sports from Stuttgart, The Braces from Jülich, El Bosso & die Ping - Pongs from Münster and The Busters from Wiesloch among the first pioneers of the German Ska scene and completed numerous concerts together.

In the following years many concerts and tours in Germany, but also performances in France, London, North Italy, Belgium, Austria and Poland made ​​the band with their stage show known.

Ska was always a music for skinheads. Blechreiz always sympathized with the anti-racist and anti-fascist skinheads and the world's most popular anti -racist movement SHARP ( Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice / Skinheads Against Racism ).

1993 chose the Berlin concert audience Blechreiz for best live band in Berlin. A concert with many guest stars in Berlin's Tempodrom generated a great press coverage.

From 1994 onwards, the project SKASDROWJE was launched with the Volxmusik band apparatchik and as big band performed Russian folk ska rhythm at various festivals.

In 1995, the television movie was " Which Side Are You On - Ska in Berlin" rotated in the portraits of the two ska bands Blechreiz ( West Berlin ) and Michele Baresi were drawn ( from East Berlin ) film.

1996 made ​​Blechreiz their big farewell tour through Germany, they gave the last concert finally at SO36 in Berlin- Kreuzberg.

2008 Blechreiz founded the original lineup of the 90s again. The pilot concert took place on 29 February 2008 at Roter Salon in Berlin -Mitte, instead. Since then the band has released a new album on the market and played concerts in various cities in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Discography

Albums

  • 2009: Those were are the Days - Live CD ( Blechreiz / Pork Pie )
  • 1995: brandy or soup - live LP CD ( Traumton / censor )
  • 1994: Rude Gangsters - LP- CD ( Traumton / censor )
  • 1993: Which Side Are You On? ( Traumton / censor )
  • 1991: Who Napped JB - CD including bonus tracks ( Rude Records)
  • 1990: Who Napped JB ( Rude Records)
  • 1988: Out Tonight ( Tape-Recording/Blechreiz )

EPs

  • 2012: Two for the price of one ( Blechreiz / Pork Pie )
  • 2011: There will Ska! ( Blechreiz / Pork Pie )
  • 1996: The boys are back - EP CD ( Blechreiz )
  • 1994: Rude Gangsters - EP CD ( Traumton / censor )
  • 1993: Loving Couple - EP CD ( Traumton / censor )

Filmography

  • "Out Tonight" - Video clip ( Adrian)
  • "Winner Of Senate rock competition " - Video recording
  • "Live in the KOB " - 10 -minute feature (Fish Finger Productions )
  • " 1199 " - guest appearance at the former East German television
  • " Ska in Berlin" - ORB East German Broadcasting Brandenburg - report for 10 - year band - pass
  • " Berlin- Warzawa " - live recording of the 1st Polish television from Friendship Concert in Warsaw
  • " Which Side Are You On? " - TV Documentary (Arte / Yildiz film )
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