Founded in 2001 in Berlin, Germany, Polkaholix reinvents Polka with their gritty vocals and sound, modern along with the traditional instruments, and a sense of humor. After 300 concerts in 5 years, the POLKAHOLIX are red-hot (but not literally). Their new CD "The
Great Polka Swindle" was recorded in the notorious Hansa Studios in Berlin, home to such famous
polka-enthusiasts as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Inspired by the polkatastic
There are seven bands called A.I.D.S. #1: A.I.D.S. is a black metal band from Indiana, US in 2004. The only member in the band is Tophetarath known from other bands like Fog, Nokturnel and Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse. A.I.D.S.' lyrics are about the holocaust, they have released 1 album called "Syndrome of the End Approaching" and they're Currently working on a split with EMK #2: Name : Helius Zhamiq aka KORRIGAN aka A.I.D.S.aka
Wyplash aka Bottlegrin aka S.I.H. aka Harl’M Rakai
Members : K.BAL (Since 1996, Founder), ARTSKORPS (Since
Cassy (real name: Catherine Britton) left England for Austria in 1975 with her father. Her first musical foray was as a vocalist for Elin (aka Autorepeat) on "Music Takes Me Higher". It wasn't long before she turned her attention to mixing. She was often found on the Austrian (Vienna) and German (Munich) scenes, before moving to Berlin in 2003. Shortly after she got involved with artists like Ricard Villalobos and Steve Bug. Her first solo release was "My Auntie" on Perlon records
I'm not a Band is indeed not really a band as such, it's rather an explosive band of tunes, sounds and catchy melodies composed, produced and played by classical musician Stephan J. Brought up by professional musicians in the north of Germany, Stephan soon wanted to make music himself – and he started playing the violin, later drums, guitar and the piano. From 2005-2006 he lived in London and was fascinated and inspired by London's music culture. It was just at the beginning of 2008 that he started 'playing laptop' as an outlet for his musical verve.
Thomas Brinkmann (born 1959) is a highly regarded German producer of experimental minimal techno music. Although experimenting with records since the early eighties, he gained wide reputation with his re-workings of material by fellow artists Mike Ink and Richie Hawtin released in the second half of the 90s. These productions were made by playing physically modified vinyl records on highly customized turntables with an additional tone arm.
Lonski & Classen are from Berlin.
Smash TV used to be Holger Zilske & Michael Schmidt, but Michael left the band. They've released a dozen 12'' and an album in Berlin label BPitch Control, gaining some success in the tech-house scene. Holger's webpage is http://www.myspace.com/holgerzilske
There are a few bands with the name Desolated. 1) A death metal band based in Berlin, Germany. Desolated was formed in late 2006 by drummer Linus Haering and the two guitarrists Marian Bauer and Stefan Steinmann in Berlin, Germany. The three were making music together for years and decided to play the most brutal music there is to play… After several months of intense searching they found the bassist Moritz Kölling and the singer Thomas Springsguth. Influenced and inspired by big bands like Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel or Death they started to write the first couple of songs.
There are at least two artists called Maxim: 1) Keith Palmer (born 21 March 1967), best known as Maxim or Maxim Reality, is an MC of the British electronica/rave band The Prodigy. He is known for his fierce style of appearance in both music videos and live shows, often wearing scary contact lenses and kilts. His fierce style is also vibrant in the lyrical sense; in live shows he is known to scream and shout to hype up the audience.
Debbie Davies (b. 1952 in Los Angeles, CA) is a blues guitarist. She has been the featured guitarist in several female based bands including Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs (led by John Mayall's wife) and Fingers Taylor and the Ladyfinger Revue (who opened for Jimmy Buffett during his 1991 tour). Besides her solo work, Davies is best known for her work with Albert Collins as a member of his band, the Icebreakers.