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2003: Johannes Nowak (Coney Noise), Christian Döpping (The Natural Craze) and Johannes Döpping (Osis Krull) suddenly started a dangerous and degenerate friendship...

Rising from hypnotic sessions, a motley collection of different song structures evolves. In the diverting to epic songs of Tarentatec you can find elements of postrock, stoner, noise, psychedelic, elektronika and jazz, which they interweave intuitively anew.

2006: (Spring) the first record... Jonas Reinhardt (Rip of Junkies) knocked in Tarentatec as an additional singer

2006: (December) the 7-Song-EP "Baracke 5" infiltrated the government

2008: (Spring) Split-CD "The Candy And Springtime Experience" with our hateful rivals "Osis Krull"... Lars Mäurer joined the band on rhodes and organ

2008: During the "candy and springtime" tour in may Patrick Döpping (now punishing the bass in Tarentatec) started an intrigue with serious concequences... blood brother Johannes Nowak sadly left the band... But he did not leave the planet! Hopefully there will be a future mainstream-underground project bringing the friends back together to take revenge on the evil...

2009: Discovering the fear to Marbach Records during our "World Championship Tour" with Schnaak and Mukra... doing a lot of gigs and working on secret recipes in faking courage

2010: There will be a Eurodance Tour with Osis Krull and Mukra in wintertime... apart from that all our energie is focused on working on some bullshit

The trio/quartet/big band oscillates between widescreen sound and minimalism; instrumental short stories and dry rock'n'rolling; snapshot and steamroller. Musical patterns are being reflected by all members – own ways within rock music are being explored. Besides, the way of Tarentatec, if there is any direction, is always a tightrope walk between convention and the unreserved search for freedom.
Regarding content, Tarentatec is the muddled look at their own environment, the contradictions and doubts, but also the affectionate consideration of friendship and pleasure – in a constant dialog between head and belly.

Tarentatec stinks! It is not just us who think so, also „The others“:

"[...] melodies are being broken, frequent tempo changes and epic passages dominate the amazing instrumental pieces. Sometimes this sounds almost like a raging version of Mogwai. One may suppose that more than one band member also feels comfortable in jazz. [...]”
Alternative Nation, October, 2006

"[...]Mein lieber Scholli!"
VISIONS, Juli 2007

"[...] a lively sound work with open structures which is always keen on walking new paths. A must for every friend of electric guitars in new garment."
Freies Wort, March 2006

"[...] Music that breaths, completely without tiresome varicosities. The freedom and honesty to make mistakes. Inadequacy as a strength: Exactly for this stand Tarentatec. Simply impressive how these youngsters are on their way. A stunning exposure with the expectations of the listener, inside of genial tension-curves, absolutely free from predictable riffs. [...] ‘Tarentatec stinks’, says the band about themselves. Just how much that is everyone should find out actually on their own. [...] "
Popcultures, in 2006

There are further live-videos, clips and the documentary "The Video Experience": Tarentatec @ YouTube