In 2002 MINERVE first arrived onto the music scene and were tipped to be the next big thing in Electronic-Pop music. Since then,
over the past 6 years, MINERVE have grown and developed to become one of Germany’s leading Electro-Pop bands.
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Their demos already showed great potential of their talents showcasing harmonies
between the decks and the synthetic sounds and loops from keyboarder, MATHIAS THÜRK as well as the delicate and graceful yet powerful voice of their lead vocalist
DANIEL WOLLATZ. The sum of all these elements entwine into a dazzling musical
atmosphere which Minerve have artistically created.
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After intensive work in the studio, the band was able to publish their long awaited
debut album "Breathing Avenue" in May 2004. As well as receiving excellent
reviews from their friends and family, critics have also claimed their album "to be
one of the best Electro-Pop albums I’ve heard in a long time"
(www.depechemode.de). This positive feedback has allowed the band to play their
first gigs at various concerts and festivals allowing them to support famous
bands such as, The Crüxshadows, Psyche and Spektralized.
This exposure to the public audience further spread the word of MINERVE to other countries which greatly assisted them to license
their debut album in poland, czech and hungary. The outcome of this being the release of two successful singles "High Pitched
Emotions" and "Clear" which were both huge hits on the polish music scene. At the same time the band were highly promoted
through radio and television which allowed a larger audience to appreciate their music.
After their first successful concerts, MINERVE were nominated and awarded a prize in the "Electro Pop 2005" category by the
German Rock & Pop Association for their music, further convincing critics of their blooming potential and talent. They not only focused
their efforts on concerts (with Melotron and Iris) in germany and poland but played for the first time in the netherlands.
The band continued to release new singles in January 2006, the opening being "My Universe" increasing their popularity further,
working their way up to the 16th spot in the German Alternative Charts (DAC). Their placement in the charts as well as the quality of
the song and remixes from established bands such as Lowe and Iris enabled them to become a stronger presence in the playlists of
international Radio- and Scene DJ’s.
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With the release of their second album "Sensefiction" in April 2006, the band presented
themselves in more a professional manner with a stronger lean towards pop. The achievement
of a second album evidently led to a larger fan base and more media exposure.
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With this new found success and popularity came the addition of new members to the band,
including keyboardist and background singer ANDREAS WOLLATZ as well as a drummer (which
were met with lots of support on stage). The band began their "Sensefiction Tour" in April
2006, in association with the renowned Pluswell Festival VI, through germany and poland,
and for the first time through russia, france, bosnia-herzegovina and slovakia.
In May 2007 MINERVE released the remix album "Love Traces" with russian record label Q-Code Records, further exposing them to a new market and more fans in russia. The enormous
positive feedback resonated through eastern europe and led to one of the biggest tours in the
history of the band. The "Love Traces" tour travelled through germany, bulgaria, turkey and russia as well as parts of siberia and the ukraine.
With the help from the german production team Warp Acht (songwriters, producers and remixers for bands such as Alphaville,
Camouflage, Joachim Witt, Hubert Kah or Tokio Hotel) MINERVE took a first step in a new direction with the release of their single "Take Me Higher" (DAC / Bullet: 22nd) in December 2007.
After a break the band is currently working with Olaf Wollschläger (producer and remixer for bands such as Yello, Paradise Lost, Instrict Confidence, Melotron, Unheilig and many more) on their 4th album and is testing some of the new songs at the "At the Crossroad" club and festival tour (a.o. Wave Gotik Treffen)
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TAKE ME HIGHER
LOVE TRACES
SENSEFICTION
Single (2007)
CD (2007)
CD (2006)
Q-Code Records
Q-Code Records
Dephyte Records
MY UNIVERSE
CLEAR
HIGH PITCHED EMOTIONS
Single (2006)
Single (2005)
Single (2005)
Dephyte Records
Vision Music
Vision Music
BREATHING AVENUE EU
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
BREATHING AVENUE
CD / DCD (2005)
E.P. (2004)
CD (2004)
Vision Music
Online Release
Pandailectric / Pandaimonium
Banner for "TAKE ME HIGHER" Single (2007) / klick for download
Banner for "LOVE TRACES" Album (2007) / klick for download
