Caspar Brötzmann (born 13 December 1962) is a German guitarist, vocalist and bandleader. Brötzmann typically performs with the

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lineup of Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (his early band), with guitar, bass guitar and drums. He uses

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and heavy metal music as a basis for his music, which often features lengthy songs that start slow and quiet but gradually build to a ferocious climax. Brötzmann's technique has been praised: "...his attack on the instrument — explosive, obstreperous, large scale, textural,

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— asserts the material facts of string-pickup-amplifier more bluntly than anyone else currently involved in

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". Brötzmann's father,

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement ...

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saxophone player. In 1990 they recorded the album '' Last Home'' as a duo.

Discography

; Caspar Brötzmann Massaker *'' The Tribe'' (1987) *'' Black Axis'' (May 1989) *'' Der Abend der schwarzen Folklore'' (July 1992) *'' Koksofen'' (June 1993) *'' Home'' (January 1995) *''Mortar'' – various artists compilation (2014) ; Caspar Brötzmann & Peter Brötzmann *'' Last Home'' (1990) – with

. ; Caspar Brötzmann & FM Einheit *'' Merry Christmas'' (April 1994) – with F.M. Einheit of

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. ; Caspar Brötzmann & Page Hamilton *'' Zulutime'' (November 1996) – with

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, of the band

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. ; Caspar Brötzmann *'' Mute Massaker'' (June 1999) ; Other activity *''Die Alliierten – Ruhm und Ehre'' (1982) – Skinhead band from

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and tow ...

, Germany; Caspar Brötzmann plays guitar *''The März Combo – Live in Wuppertal'' (April 1993) – Live recording of the Peter Brötzmann Tentet * Guitar on

Thomas D Son Goku was a German rock band who played a mix of hardcore punk, alternative, reggae, and electronic sounds. The band was named after the Son Goku character in the ''Dragon Ball'' series. Son Goku's first and only album, ''Crashkurs'' (Crash ...

's (of

Die Fantastischen Vier Die Fantastischen Vier (, "The Fantastic Four"), often shortened to Fanta 4, is a German hip hop band from Stuttgart. The members are Michael Schmidt (Smudo), Andreas Rieke, Thomas Dürr, ''janitor''), and Michi Beck. They were, together with ...

) album ''Reflektor Falke'' (2001). Also guitarist on the accompanying tour. *''Ende Gut – Ein Klangwerk'' (July 2005) –

Sibylle Berg Sibylle Berg (born 2 June 1962) is a Swiss contemporary author and playwright. They write novels, essays, short fiction, plays, radio plays, and columns. Their 15 books have been translated into 30 languages. They have won numerous awards, inclu ...

reads, Caspar Brötzmann plays guitar * Live music (guitar) for dance performance '' Execution Ground'', Premiere 24 March 2007 at the Kunsthaus Rhenania,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

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* * German rock guitarists German male guitarists 1962 births Living people Pigface members Musicians from Wuppertal Blast First artists Thirsty Ear Recordings artists {{Germany-guitarist-stub

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