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Bliss, Please
''Bliss, Please'' is the third studio album by the German alternative rock band Blackmail, released in 2001. The album is known for popular singles such as "Same Sane", "Ken I Die" and "A Reptile for the Saint". It also features Blackmail adopting the independent music genre through experimentation in their songs. Track listing # "Data Buzz" – 2:44 # "Same Sane" (Album Version) – 3:45 # "Amelia" – 5:14 # "A Reptile for the Saint" – 5:03 # "For Shure" – 3:08 # "Emetic" – 2:54 # "By Any Method" – 4:38 # "Dee" – 0:47 # "The Small Saving Tar Pit" – 3:19 # "Frop" – 3:20 # "Ken I Die" – 4:10 # "Club 45" – 2:44 # "Sad Sauce" – 4:10 # "Permanently Temporary" – 6:22 # "Leave On" – 2:21 # "The Day The Earth Stood Still" – 6:43 Personnel *Aydo Abay – vocals *Kurt Ebelhäuser Kurt Ebelhäuser (Kurt Ebelhaeuser in English) is a German musician and record producer from Koblenz, probably best known for his work as guitarist for the indie rock band blackm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmail (band)
Blackmail is a German alternative rock band from Koblenz, Germany which was started briefly in 1993. Blackmail are singer Mathias Reetz, brothers Kurt Ebelhäuser (lead guitars) and Carlos Ebelhäuser (bass) and drummer Mario Matthias. Their style of music usually varies, but mainly consists of the indie rock genre which is combined with experimentation of electronic music, progressive rock, alternative rock and dance. It is also known for its harsh and high-pitched guitar melodies. Career history Formation (1993–1996) The band is said to be greatly influenced by sounds of the 1960s and the 1980s, particularly artists such as The Beatles, The Who and Depeche Mode. The band was initially formed through a local magazine known as "Visions" that had a contact advertisement for new musicians. As a demo recording, they initially recorded a number of songs in an old 8-Track studio that belonged to Kurt. They sent the demo tape to multiple recording studios. The response from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troisdorf
Troisdorf () is a city in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn. Division of the city Troisdorf consists of 12 districts (population as of April, 2014): * Troisdorf-Mitte (16,414 inhabitants) * Altenrath (2,292 inhabitants) * Bergheim (5,750 inhabitants) * Eschmar (3,078 inhabitants) * Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (7,161 inhabitants) * Kriegsdorf (3,129 inhabitants) * Müllekoven (1,793 inhabitants) * Oberlar (6,100 inhabitants) * Rotter See (3,918 inhabitants) * Sieglar (8,668 inhabitants) * Spich (12,765 inhabitants) * West (5,367 inhabitants) : Total: 76,435 inhabitants History Troisdorf became a free city in 1952. In 1969, the urban area expanded with the annexation of the township of Sieglar and the villages of Altenrath and Friedrich-Wilhelms-Hütte (total population in 1969: about 51,000). The first large settlements in this area go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Records
Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd. The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group. Early years to 1979 When Imperial was founded in 1947, it concentrated on rhythm and blues (R&B) and country music: Fats Domino, Frankie Ford, Ricky Nelson, and Slim Whitman. In the UK, Imperial was distributed by London Records. During the 1950s and 1960s, Imperial released jazz albums by Sonny Criss, Charlie Mariano, Papa Celestin, Erskine Hawkins, and Harold Land. Imperial bought Aladdin in 1960 and Minit Records in 1963, having distributed Minit since 1960. During the 1950s, Imperial was one of the primary labels issuing a vast quantity of R&B from New Orleans through their involvement with producer and writer Dave Bartholomew and in the 1960s with their distribution (and purchase, a few years later) of Minit. In 1963, after Imperial lost Fats Domino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Science Fiction is the second album by the German indie rock quartet Blackmail. Following up their debut release in 1997, ''Science Fiction'' was more openly accepted and liked. It also accumulated quite a large number of fans, which was a beginning of a more solid career for Blackmail. Track listing # "Londerla" – 3:07 # "Dull" – 2:33 # "Feeble Bee" – 4:52 # "Gone Too Soon Too Far" – 2:49 # "The Fjords of Zimbabwe" – 4:59 # "Mu" – 5:28 # "Dental Research '72" – 7:53 # "Nostra" – 2:50 # "Smoke Gutter" – 4:49 # "Iodine" – 2:34 # "3, 000, 000 Years From Here" – 3:18 # "Soon Too Far Gone Far" – 4:22 Personnel *Aydo Abay – vocals *Kurt Ebelhäuser – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards * Carlos Ebelhäuser – bass * Mario Matthias – drums ''Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?'' ''Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?'' is a remixed version of ''Science Fiction'', similar to Linkin Park's '' Reanimation''. It was released on February 4, 2000. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friend Or Foe? (Blackmail Album)
''Friend or Foe?'' is the fourth album by German alternative rock band Blackmail. The album is noted for its lyrics about depressive topics such as grief, loneliness and hatred. Track listing German edition # "Airdrop" – 3:04 # "Evon – 4:50 # "It Could Be Yours" – 2:59 # "On the Tightrope" – 3:50 # "Sunday Sister" – 3:02 # "Fast Summer" – 3:34 # "Leave" – 3:24 # "Nobody's Home (In My Home I'm Alone)" – 2:25 # "Dive" – 2:52 # "All Mine" – 3:25 # "Friend" – 9:36 International edition # "Airdrop" – 3:04 # "Evon" – 4:52 # "It Could Be Yours" – 2:59 # "On the Tightrope" – 3:50 # "Foe" – 3:16 (Released on Japan edition) # "Sunday Sister" – 3:02 # "Fast Summer" – 3:34 # "Leave" – 3:24 # "Nobody's Home" – 2:23 # "Dive" – 2:52 # "All Mine" – 3:25 # "Friend" – 9:37 # " Love Like Blood" – 4:39 (Killing Joke Killing Joke are an English rock music, rock band from Notting Hill, London, England, formed in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie (music)
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aydo Abay
Aydo Abay (born May 29, 1973) is a German singer and songwriter raised in Koblenz, Germany. He is of Turkish descent. Abay is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartet Blackmail (1995–2008). He has also started his own solo band project known as "KEN". Discography *With KEN **''Have A Nice Day'' (2002)'' **''Stronger'' (2005) **''I Am Thief'' (2005) **''Stop! Look! Sing Songs Of Revolution!'' (2005) **''Yes We'' (2010) *With DuMonde **''Gun'' (2007) *With Blackmail Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to fa ... External links blackmail's Official WebsiteDuMonde Record Label* Blackmail (band) members 21st-century German male singers Musicians from Koblenz German people of Turkish descent 1973 births Living people {{Germany-sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Ebelhäuser
Kurt Ebelhäuser (Kurt Ebelhaeuser in English) is a German musician and record producer from Koblenz, probably best known for his work as guitarist for the indie rock band blackmail. He is also singer and guitarist for another indie rock band Scumbucket, which he formed in 1996. Both bands released several albums to high critical acclaim and toured extensively throughout Europe and Japan. As a record producer he worked with bands such as Harmful (''Sis Masis''), Donots (''Coma Chameleon'' and ''Lauter Als Bomben''), Long Distance Calling (''Avoid the Light''), and Guano Apes (''Offline''). He is a founder of his own recording studio Tonstudio 45. Discography ;with blackmail *''Blackmail'' (1997) *''Science Fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...'' (1999) *'' Bli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Ebelhäuser
Blackmail is a German alternative rock band from Koblenz, Germany which was started briefly in 1993. Blackmail are singer Mathias Reetz, brothers Kurt Ebelhäuser (lead guitars) and Carlos Ebelhäuser (bass) and drummer Mario Matthias. Their style of music usually varies, but mainly consists of the indie rock genre which is combined with experimentation of electronic music, progressive rock, alternative rock and dance. It is also known for its harsh and high-pitched guitar melodies. Career history Formation (1993–1996) The band is said to be greatly influenced by sounds of the 1960s and the 1980s, particularly artists such as The Beatles, The Who and Depeche Mode. The band was initially formed through a local magazine known as "Visions" that had a contact advertisement for new musicians. As a demo recording, they initially recorded a number of songs in an old 8-Track studio that belonged to Kurt. They sent the demo tape to multiple recording studios. The response from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
