Der Volz
vocals, trumpet, guitar, song writing, lyrics
Helmut Bieler-Wendt
violine, bariton-violectra, piano
Shirley Anne Hofmann
trombone, euphonium, susaphone, piano, accordeon, vocals
JP Volk
bass
Therofal
bass, piano, sampler, vocals
Sandra Silva Coutinho
bass, vocals
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Guests
Delal, vocals
Achim Schmidt (Bagdad), violine
Luigi Archetti, guitar
Ze Eduardo Nazario, perc
Edgar Hofmann, sax, clarinet
Stephan Lamby, sax
Alvaro Pena Rojas, voc
Sonia Ushiyama Souto, art
Tomas Perez, perc
Sadato, sax
Mia Zabelka, violine
Bruno Steiner, trumpet
Paul Amrod, piano
Harry Coltello, guitar
Mike Robertson, bass
Klaus Burger, tuba
Hendrik Weissmann, synth
Sexo, saz
THE BLECH - unscrupulous entertainment [1985 - 1996]
Avant-Garde Rock / Avant-Progressive Rock / Jazz / Experimental Rock
Established in 1985 by Hubl Greiner and Rupert Volz, who formed the core of THE BLECH.
Avantgarde Rock - bits of Brecht / Weill with elements of Rock, World Music and Jazz along with witty tongue-in-cheek lyrics and the expressive voice of "the Volz" provide an anarchistic listening enjoyment.
Susanne Binas / Berlin
"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"
Spiegel
Competent Crazies
Jazz Magazin / Paris
One of the most interesting bands of our time
Artemy Troitsky / Moscow Times
... exotic rhythms and a sense of twisted, tongue-in-kitsch
Bizz / Brazil
O curioso power trio
H. Gotoh / Tokyo
THE BLECH are frontrunners with respect to the sounds of the future
New music report / New York
This is fun to listen
M. Möller - DT64 / Berlin
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".
Ernst Jandl
"A wonderful record"
Jazzforum / Germany
"THE BLECH, something incredible, ex-DADA, ex-PUNK, a slight touch of Arabia, very much THE BLECH an nothing else"
Ben Portis - Parachute / Canada
In the 30`s and 40`s 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.
THE BLECH - THE BLECH / vinyl
HEUTE music prod. 1986
THE BLECH - ZIP ZIP / vinyl
HEUTE music prod. 1987
THE BLECH - Ich wollte meine Schuhe zerschneiden / vinyl
HEUTE music prod. 1989
Compilations:
Sound of the 90th - What´s so funny about 1989
Musik der Zukunft - RedWork NetWork 1990
Hardis Bruts - InPolySons / France 1990
A Classic Guide to No Man´s Land - RecRec 1990
Wo ist zuhause Mama 1 - Trikont/Franz Dobler 1993
Wo ist zuhause Mama 2 - Trikont/Franz Dobler 1994
ICH MÖCHTE MUSIK MACHEN KÖNNEN Hommage to Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with Franz Dobler / Hubl Greiner - Rough Trade / BR 1995
F/Ear this - Supporti Fonografici/Italy 1986 - etc.
DER SAMPLER - Independance / EfA 1987
Hörtest - NDR 1991
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Servus Hubl, Grüß Gott The Blech ... Reichtum, Glück & Gesundheit im neuen Jahr 2008 ... wünscht Euch und Euren FreundInnen die "große" Schwester vom "Panther vo Marua" Rock on!
HAPPY NEW YEAR: Wir haben eine neue Nr.1!!!: Wer..s ned glabd: schau dir hald die Dabelln (Top40 Freunde) fom Panther vo Marua ooo, dannn sigsdes! Schade FC Bayern: Nie wieder Nr.1! Schade 1.FC Nürnberg: Nie mehr 1.Liga! Banda fo Marua: We will rock you!!!
Ja wor denn gestern scho Weihnachdn? Kommt näher, ihr Freundelein, staunet und leset, ich verkünde Euch eine frohe Botschaft: Eine Krippe kann auch eine Amigo-Arena sein! Schon wieder ist ein Wunder geschehn: ein Kindelein ist da und weit und breit "ka Muddä" zu finden! Wir erwarten die drei Waisen aus dem Abendland bis spätestens 6.1.2008 bei uns in seppmaiers2raumwohnung.eu! Grüße ans Gemüse Panther vo Marua (Josef), Ella (Jesukindlein) und Sternenstaub (Pferd)
there is a new video on my profile...it..s called "Ashandi" and previews my new album coming in october 2007...please tell me what you think about it and leave a comment.
It is an honour to make your acquaintance. Thank you for remembering Jacqueline. Her spirit still lives within all of us. Thank you for visiting the tribute page and for the request.
