De Press is a

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rock band founded in

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in 1980. They were among the leading Norwegian new wave bands, and also gained a following in Poland.

History

The original De Press had the following line-up: *

Andrej Nebb Andrzej Paweł Dziubek ( no, Andrej Nebb) (born 14 June 1954 Jabłonka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Orawa, Poland) is a Polish musician and vocalist, founder and only constant member of the Polish-Norwegian rock group De Press. He had been invo ...

(Andrzej Dziubek) - vocals and bass *

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- guitar * Ola Snortheim - drums and percussion They recorded their first album in 1981 with the title ''

Block to Block De Press is a Polish-Norwegian rock band founded in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 202 ...

''. The original De Press disbanded in 1981, but also recorded an album in 1982. They reunited in 1991. By 1995, Nebb was the only remaining original member. With various line-ups, Nebb's De Press still tour and release records in Poland. Between 2007 and 2011 De Press reformed with the following line-up: *

- vocals *Darek Budkiewicz - bass *Tomasz Fudala - guitar (Vacation) *Łukasz Gocal - drums (Vacation)

Discography

Albums

* ''Block to Block'' (1981) * ''Product'' (1982) * ''On the Other Side'' (live, 1983) * ''The Ballshov Trio'' (1991) * ''3 Potocki'' (1991) * ''Vodka Party'' (1993) * ''Groj skrzypko groj'' (1994) * ''Potargano chałpa'' (1997) * ''Dwie tęsknoty'' (1998) * ''deFinite'' (2CD, 2000) * ''Śleboda'' (2000) * ''Russian Party'' (2001) * ''Cy bocycie Świnty Ojce'' (2002) * ''Lars Hertevig/On the Other Side'' (re-issue, 2005) * ''Rekyl'' (2006) * ''Zre Nas Konsumpcja'' (2008) * ''Kolędy'' (2008) * ''Myśmy Rebelianci'' (2009) * ''Norwid: Gromy i pyłki'' (2010) * ''Amen'' (2011) * ''Sex spod Tater'' (2013)

Singles

*''Pond'' (1980) *''Lars Hertevig'' (1981) *''In a Crowded Room'' (1982) *''East Block 2-Step'' (1991) *''Pust Wiesegda'' (2005) *''Żre nas Konsumpcja'' (2008) *''Elektryczny baca'' (2008) *''Katyń/Smoleńsk'' (2010)

External links

* * Norwegian new wave musical groups Norwegian alternative rock groups Polish new wave musical groups Polish alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 1980 1980 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 1981 1981 disestablishments in Norway Musical groups reestablished in 1991 Musical groups from Oslo Norwegian rock music groups {{Poland-band-stub