THE BLECH
Unscrupulous Entertainment [1985-1996]
1985: Hubl Greiner and Rupert Volz found the German band THE BLECH – unscrupulous entertainment. The two form the core foundation of the band.
Over eleven years, the group tours through North and South America, Canada, Japan, Russia, Siberia, Europe, and Eastern Bloc states. They receive two invitations to documenta Kassel and share stages with artists such as John Zorn, Henry Rollins, and Mauricio Kagel.
THE BLECH is not a genre, but a system malfunction – a musical chameleon driven by a taste for escalation. With six LPs/CDs, THE BLECH creates a distinctive musical cosmos from avant-garde rock, Brecht/Weill fragments, Dada, jazz, new music, and wittily profound lyrics. Alongside their records, the band produces radical video clips and ruthless live shows – hypnotic, irritating, and delivered with raw, brutal energy. International awards and record accolades underscore the exceptional nature of this project. Read more! – Mehr in deutsch!
Hubl Greiner and Rupert Volz
Cheerfully across the abyss… and beyond!
„German band 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“. Dr. Susanne Binas
„THE BLECH released 6 LP/CD. Their albums have become a treasure-trove of extravagant, groovy dance hall artistry. In addition to their CDs, THE BLECH presented equally radical videoclips and unscrupulous live-shows – the already mentioned „treat for the eyes“. The forcefulness with which THE BLECH flung their conviction from the stage into the audience was at once hypnotic, irritating and erotic.“ Zeit
An anarchistic listening enjoyment with Avant-Garde Rock, bits of Brecht / Weill, Jazz elements, witty tongue-in-cheek lyrics, Dada and the expressive voice of „Der Volz“. The Moscow times
„The German band THE BLECH became known when they came on the scene in 1985, using a combination of experiments with language and music, with a fondness for absurd plays on words. In subsequent years, the band developed these musical experiments into one of the few timeless approaches to pop music in Germany, which enjoyed worldwide acclaim. THE BLECH have helped to overturn an artistic millenium which, as a basis for the relationship between Man and nature, had clung to harmony.“ M.Möller – DT64 Berlin
The Musicians
• Hubl Greiner … drums, objects, marimba, piano, bass, percussion
• Der Volz … vocals, trumpet, guitar, lyrics
• Helmut Bieler-Wendt (1989-1994) … violin, violectra, piano
• Shirley Anne Hofmann (1990 -1993) … brass, piano, accordeon, vocals
• Therofal (1986-1989) … bass, keys, sampler, vocals
• JP Volk (1992-1994) … bass
• Sandra Silva Coutinho (1991) … bass, vocals
• Achim „Bagdad“ Schmidt (1987) … violine
VIDEO CLIPS
THE BLECH live Dokumenta Kassel 1987
Hubl Greiner: Drums, Der Volz: Vocals, guitar, trumpet, Casio, Therofal: Bass, keyboards, sampler
DIE EINSAME TRÄNE – Videoclip 1989
Music: THE BLECH | Text: Heinrich Heine | Video: Hubl Greiner, Thnnxx to Sonia Ushiyama Souto
BUDDHA TANZT – Videoclip 1990
Music: THE BLECH | Text: Rupert Volz | Video by Russian Artists Group Venclova & Hubl Greiner
Hubl Greiner: Drums, Der Volz: Vocals, trumpet, HB-W: Violine, bariton-violectra, keyboards, Sampler, Shirley Anne Hofmann: Trombone, euphonium, Jens-Peter Volk: Bass
THE BLECH live in Moscow 1992
Hubl Greiner: Drums, Der Volz: Vocals, guitar, trumpet, Casio, HB-W: Violine, bariton-violectra, keyboards, Shirley Anne Hofmann: Trombone, euphonium
THE BLECH live in Illingen 1992
Text: Ernst Jandl (Ich kann die Hand nicht heben hoch zum Gruß, Der zertretene Mann Blues), Der Volz: Vocals, guitar, trumpet, Casio, Therofal: Bass, keyboards, sampler, HB-W: Violine, bariton-violectra, keyboards, Shirley Anne Hofmann: Trombone, euphonium
THE BLECH pics:
Live pics | Band pics | Flyer pics | On Tour | Mixed pics
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