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Eisbär (song)
"Eisbär" (; ) is a 1980 cult hit composed by the Swiss Neue Deutsche Welle band Grauzone. It first appeared on the 1980 compilation album ''Swiss Wave - The Album''. The shorter single version was later collected on the Grauzone album ''Die Sunrise Tapes'' (1998). The song features a man singing he wants to be "a polar bear in the cold polar", because by being one he "wouldn't have to cry any longer and everything would be fine." The instrumental arrangement also evokes an Arctic atmosphere. Grauzone recorded in 1982 an English-language version (Polar Bear) of the song, which was first released in 2010 on the double CD ''Grauzone 1980-1982 Remastered''. The song is post-punk performed with guitar, drums and synthesizers. Track listing ; 7" single (1981) : A "Eisbär" (4:17) : B "Ich lieb sie" (I Love Her) (3:18) ; 12" single (1981) : A "Eisbär" (4:17) : B1 "Ich lieb sie" (3:18) : B2 "Film 2" (3:35) Chart performance Covers and cultural references * In 1990, Polar Pop (feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grauzone
Grauzone (German for "grey area", ) was a band from Berne, Switzerland, that was active and disbanded in the early 1980s. The band is most famous for their 1981 hit "Eisbär" ("Polar Bear"). The single charted at number 12 in Germany and number 6 in Austria. In addition to "Eisbär", they had some success with the singles "Film 2" and "Wütendes Glas". History Foundation At the end of 1979, Marco Repetto (drums) and GT (bass) left the punk band Glueams to form a new band called Grauzone with Martin Eicher (guitar, vocals, synthesizer). Martin had already supported Glueams on their single '"Mental". They gave their first concert in March 1980 at club Spex in Berne. Martin's brother Stephan Eicher (guitar, synthesizer), Max Kleiner and Claudine Chirac (saxophone) supplemented the group temporarily in live appearances and recordings. After ten concerts, four singles and an album the group split up at the end of 1982. After Grauzone GT and Marco Repetto formed a new band Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvelle Vague (band)
Nouvelle Vague is a French cover band led by musicians Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin. Their name means "new wave" in French, and refers simultaneously to the French New Wave cinema movement of the 1960s, to the new wave music movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which provides many of the songs that the band covers, and to bossa nova (Portuguese for "new wave"), a musical style that the band frequently uses in its arrangements. The group's recordings and live performances have featured a large rotating cast of mostly female vocalists. Several of the artists who have performed with the band have also had successful solo careers, including Camille, Phoebe Killdeer, Mélanie Pain, and Nadéah Miranda. Libaux died in 2021 but the band continue to tour. History 2004: ''Nouvelle Vague'' The group's first album, the self-titled ''Nouvelle Vague'', was released in 2004. Explaining how the project came about, Libaux later said: "Marc Collin and I were both musicians and producers in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Singles
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Swiss Pop Songs
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German-language Swiss Songs
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic ( North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia ( Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German is one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturmfahrt
''Sturmfahrt'' (; German for ''Stormy voyage'') is the seventh studio album by German band Eisbrecher. Track listing * Track 15 appears on the US version and German Limited Edition only * "D-Zug" is a contraction of ''Durchgangzug'', meaning express train * "Krieger" can be translated as both the singular and plural form. In the Song's Lyrics only the plural form is used. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Sturmfahrt Tour * 29/09/17 - Oberhausen - Germany - Turbinenhalle * 30/09/17 - Hamburg - Germany - Mehr!Theater * 01/10/17 - Wiesbaden - Germany - Schlachthof * 02/10/17 - Stuttgart - Germany - Liederhalle * 03/10/17 - Műnchen - Germany - Zenith * 05/10/17 - Vienna - Austria - Gasometer * 06/10/17 - Dresdon - Germany - Alter Schlachthof * 07/10/17 - Leipzig - Germany - Haus Auensee * 08/10/17 - Berlin - Germany - Columbiahalle * 10/10/17 - Saarbrücken - Germany - Garage * 11/10/17 - Zűrich - Switzerland - X-tra * 13/10/17 - Eindhoven - Netherlands - De Effenaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher (; German for "icebreaker") are a German Neue Deutsche Härte band that consists primarily of Alexander Wesselsky (vocals) and Noel Pix (lead guitar/ programming), with live support from Jürgen Plangger (guitar), Rupert Keplinger (bass), and Achim Färber (drums). In the United States and Canada, their record label is currently Metropolis Records. The band's lyrics and slogans often include terms of ice and sailing, such as "Ahoi" ("Ahoy") and "Es wird kalt" ("It's getting cold"); vocalist Alexander Wesselsky often wears naval and military clothing in performances. History Formation and early years (2003–2009) After leaving Megaherz in 2003 due to creative differences, Wesselsky got together with Noel Pix, who composed the synths, guitars and programming for Megaherz's albums ''Kopfschuss'' and ''Himmelfahrt''. In January 2004, the band released their self-titled debut album, ''Eisbrecher''. The first 5,000 copies of the album included a blank CD with permiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisbär (EP)
''Eisbär'' is an EP by Deathline International, released on April 26, 2016, by COP International. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Eisbär'' liner notes. Deathline International * Christian Petke (as Count Zero) – vocals, recording Additional performers * Jan Bicker – remixer (1) * Axel Ermes – remixer (1) * John Fryer – remixer (4) Production and design * Jeremy Goody – recording * Steve Lam (as Slam) – recording Release history References External links ''Eisbär''at Discogs (list of releases) ''Eisbär''at Bandcamp ''Eisbär''at iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ... {{Deathline International 2016 EPs Deathline International albums COP International EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathline International
Deathline International are an American industrial rock group based in Oakland, California, known for experimenting with multiple electronic music styles. The original nucleus of the band comprised composers Shawn Brice (Wiz Art, Spawn) and Christian Petke (Count Zero). The band released five studio albums on COP International: '' Reality Check'' (1993), '' Zarathoustra'' (1995), '' Arashi Syndrom'' (1997), '' Cybrid'' (2001), ''Pax Americana'' (2022). History Deathline International was formed in 1991 out of Oakland, California, by composers Shawn Brice and Christian Petke. The band made their debut with 1993's '' Reality Check'', released by COP International. The album was a fusion of orchestral samples with electro and heavy metal. The EP '' Venus Mind Trap'' was released in April 1995 and produced with the musical imput of John Carson of Grotus, Rey Osburn of Tinfed, Suzanne Santos of Hydro Chi Non and Evan Sornstein of Battery. They followed that release in November wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoner Rock
Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep. Characteristics Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a heavily distorted, groove-laden bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and "retro" production. Due to the similarities between stoner and sludge metal, there is often a crossover between the two genres. This hybrid has traits of both styles, but generally lacks stoner metal's laid back atmosphere and its usage of psychedelia. Bands such as Weedeater, High on Fire and Electric Wizard creatively fuse both styles. Terminology The descriptor "stoner rock" may originate from the title of the 1997 Roadrunner Records compilation ''Burn One Up! Music for Stoners''. Desert rock is also used interchangeably as a descriptor, and was coined by a MeteorCity Records intern, arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life As A Courgette
''My Life as a Courgette'' (french: Ma vie de Courgette; also titled ''My Life as a Zucchini'' in North America and Australia) is a 2016 stop-motion animated comedy-drama film directed by Claude Barras, and co-written by Céline Sciamma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. This is the second adaptation of Gilles Paris' 2002 novel ''Autobiographie d'une Courgette'', as there was a French live-action television film adaptation called ''C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand'' which aired in 2007. Despite it was a box-office bomb, the film received extremely positive reception from critics, with many praising the film's visual aesthetic, emotional depth, and sympathetic characters. It won Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 42nd César Awards. At the 89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film and was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Eicher
Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song. Eicher's success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when, as part of the band , he had a hit single, . With hit songs such as and , his popularity spread across Europe with albums, tours and chart success in France and Switzerland. Life Stephan Eicher was born in the rural municipality of Münchenbuchsee not far from Bern. Eicher was educated at the , an international boarding school in Switzerland, and musically trained at the academy of art in Zürich, where he learned how to use the computer for composing music. He released his first single , together with his brother Martin, on the album in 1980. He became interested in French songs by Jacques Dutronc, Georges Brassens and Serge Gainsbourg, and these influences led to the album . This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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