39 Clocks
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In 1976, Jürgen „J.G.39“ Gleue (guitar, bass, vocals) and Christian „C.H. 39“ Henjes (guitar, orgal, vocals), both from Hannover, played together under the name Killing Rats, and later Automats (trans: “Machines”). The nucleus of the band was soon expanded with the addition of drummer Claudius Hempelmann (he later joined labelmates and new wave proponents Der Moderne Mann) and Rüdiger Klose, also known for his work with Die Kastrierten Philosophen. In the studio they were joined by, amongst others, Süsskind from Kosmonautentraum (Spaceman Dream) on the melodica, and Emilio Winschetti, singer with labelmates Mythen In Tüten, later in Mint and The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman, on synthesizer. In 1980, a 7” of ‘DNS’ was released through the independent record label, No Fun Records, as was their 1981 LP, ‘Pain It Dark’. For their second record, Gleue and Henjes founded their own record label, Psychotic Promotion, through which Die Kastrierten Philosophen also released their first record. In 1983, the duo split and Henjes founded The Beauty Contest, who released records through the Hamburg label, What’s So Funny.
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Subnarcotic
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Zoned
1,063 listeners18 tracks
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13 More Protest Songs
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Cold Steel To The Heart
94 listeners12 tracks
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TwiceAtGloaming
quality stuff, and I second that more people should check out The Phantom Payn too.
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DetailedIngot
wow did felt just maybe rip off their sound just a little bit, maybe? I think so...
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pinkpressthreat
"13 More Protest Songs" [1987] is here:http://knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com/2011/03/39-clocks-13-more-protest-songs-1987.html And "Zoned" [1980 - 1987] is here:http://knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com/2010/06/39-clocks-zoned-1980-1987.html (How long for I can't say,but knock yourselves out,people)
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albinalovesBRMC
best german band ever
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chinneths
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whalleywhat
One of the guys does The Phantom Payn, which way more people should listen to.
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dunquin
Psychobeat!
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RocketV
Complete collection just came out called "Zoned". The sound is pretty amazing for a relatively unknown band. But sounds alot somewhat like Velvet Underground.
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theotherwindow
i like what i hear, but am having trouble getting a hold of it. anyone know where i could find some 39 clocks albums? Wissen jemand wo diese Musik zu finden?
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jupptenhagen
laaange nicht mehr gehört - muss mal wieder im Vinyl kramen!
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patrouille
cold steel to the heart - and it beats no more. Immer wieder zurück zu den Clocks, wenn der Kopf mit Zeitgeist und common sense vermüllt ist.
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athegatesofeden
Great band! Unbelievable that this music comes from the German Potatoe Country.
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Sid-6581
However, they hated to be compared to the velvet underground.
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Sid-6581
Simply fantastic lo-fi pyschadelic rock. Like Velvet underground meets Suicide :D
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