The Blech

THE BLECH - unscrupulous entertainment [1985 - 1996]

Established in 1985 by Hubl Greiner and Rupert Volz, who formed the core of THE BLECH.

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• Hubl Greiner - drums, sampling, marimba, bass, taperecorder, piano, producing, song writing • Der Volz - vocals, trumpet, guitar, song writing, lyrics • Helmut Bieler-Wendt - violin, violectra, piano • Shirley Hofmann - brass, piano, accordeon, vocals • Jens Volk - bass • Therofal - bass, sampler, vocals • Sandra Silva Coutinho - bass, vocals • Achim "Bagdad" Schmidt - violine

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Avantgarde Rock - bits of Brecht / Weill with elements of Rock, Punk and Jazz along with witty tongue-in-cheek lyrics and the expressive voice of "the Volz" provide an anarchistic listening enjoyment.

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PRESS CLIPS

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"THE BLECH have slashed the throat of the golden twenties and replaced them with an Ibero-Anglo arabesque voice mix. THE BLECH disconcert, irritate, scare and make wonderful radical dance music, which may inspire you to listen, reflect or dance through the night".
Susanne Binas / Berlin

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Competent Crazies
Spiegel

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One of the most interesting bands of our time
Jazz Magazin / Paris

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... exotic rhythms and a sense of twisted, tongue-in-kitsch
Artemy Troitsky / Moscow Times

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O curioso power trio
Bizz / Brazil

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... frontrunners with respect to the sounds of the future
H. Gotoh / Tokyo

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This is fun to listen
New music report / New York

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irritation . destruction . construction. Those who know THE BLECH from records alone can only have a minimal understanding of this band. The weight of their conviction on stage lies in both a physical as well an erotic nature. .THE BLECH have unveiled a secret lust for distress but at the same time have secured a very important place in music history".
M. Möller - DT64 / Berlin

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"Wonderful"
Ernst Jandl

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"... something incredible, ex-DADA, ex-PUNK, a slight touch of Arabia, very much THE BLECH an nothing else"
Jazzforum / Germany

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In the 30s and 40s the evolvement of a vigorous avant garde scene in Germany was severly thwarted due to obvious political occurences. THE BLECH illustrate what might have been, had the Brecht's, Poets and Ball's more space to operate.
Ben Portis - Parachute / Canada

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Band of the year 1989
Alex Svamberk / Prague

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