Couch is an instrumental

post-rock Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with ...

band based in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

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. The band released music on

Kitty-Yo Kitty-Yo is a German record label specializing in quirky pop and electronica. It was founded in 1994 in Berlin by Raik Hölzel following the creation of an independent zine of the same name. The label began by publishing music for Surrogat, Patric ...

Records and starting in 2000 licensed their music to

Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apart ...

for American distribution, issuing full-lengths in 2000 and 2001 concurrently on those labels. In 2006, they released their final album, ''Figur 5'', on

Morr Music Morr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's perso ...

. The group's sound is heavily indebted to the German

Krautrock Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...

bands of the 1970s.Profane review

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Members

* Jürgen Söder (Guitar) * Thomas Geltinger (Drums) * Michael Heilrath (Bass) * Stefanie Böhm (Keyboards); also plays in

Ms. John Soda Ms. John Soda is an indietronica band from Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany. It consists of Stefanie Böhm and Micha Acher. History Ms. John Soda released the first album '' No P. or D.'' on Morr Music in 2002. It is listed by ''Pitchfork Media ...

Discography

*''

Couch A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, or chesterfield, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people (although it is not uncommon for a single person to use a couch alone). It is commonly found in the form of a bench with uph ...

'' (LP) (Kollaps) (1995) *'' 3/Suppenkoma'' (7") (Kollaps) (1996) *'' Etwas benutzen'' (LP/CD) (Kollaps/

) (1997) *''

Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

'' (Kollaps/

Matador A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...

) (August, 2000) *'' Profane'' (Kollaps/

/Matador) (April, 2001) *'' Figur 5'' (

) (June, 2006)

References

External links

Couch's Official Website
German post-rock groups Kitty-Yo artists Morr Music artists Matador Records artists {{Germany-band-stub