Schwefel was a German

independent band 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 a ...

, founded in 1984 by Norbert Schwefel (22 August 1960 – 23 July 2015).

History

In 1984, musician and producer Norbert Schwefel started recording tapes and records, in the beginning all by himself, later in collaboration with several musicians. Schwefel were commended by the press and many fanzines in the early 1980s and often described as the forthcoming stars of the independent scene. Since they did not reach any big commercial success, the band stopped releasing albums from 1992 to 1999. Then the career was continued by a

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and a number of new releases.

Musical style

Schwefel were an

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

group mainly influenced by

glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...

electronic body music Electronic body music (acronymized to EBM) is a genre of electronic music that combines elements of industrial music and synth-punk with elements of disco and dance music. It developed in the early 1980s in Western Europe as an outgrowth of bo ...

and

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

Discography

* ''Strange Orchestras'' (1984; MC) * ''Second'' (1985; MC) * ''The Dancing Partner'' (1985; MC; Amigo) * ''Nervous Tract'' (1985; MC) * ''Schizophrenic Party'' (1986; Mini-LP; Schuldige Scheitel Records) * ''Metropolis'' (1987; EP; Amigo) * ''Detailed'' (1988; MC; Amigo) * ''Champagne, Champagne and the Golden Rain'' (1988; EP, Amigo) * ''Hot in Hongkong'' (1988; LP, CD; Amigo) * ''Luna Messalina'' (1990; LP, CD; Vielklang) * ''All Shook Up'' (1990; EP; Vielklang) * ''Psycho IV'' (1991; Video; Vielklang) * ''Motor Psycho'' (1992; LP, CD; Vielklang) * ''Photosynthese'' (1999; CD; Sulphur Sonic Records) * ''Unlimited Years'' (1999; CD; Sulphur Sonic Records; Compilation of the period 1984–1992) * ''Center Of Love'' (2001; Maxi CD; Sulphur Sonic Records) * ''Edge City'' (2001; CD; Apollyon/EFA) * ''Mystifier'' (2003; CD; Sulphur Sonic Records) * ''What’s Your Blow'' (2008; CD; Parergon; Compilation of the period 1987–1992) * ''Weinheim Tea Party'' (2008; CD; Parergon) * ''Best'' (2016; CD; Sulphur Sonic Records)

References

External links

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MySpace

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