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Weilheim (1989 – present)

The Notwist is a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989 in Weilheim, Germany, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup. While their early records moved through heavy metal/metal into dark indie rock, their recent efforts, for which they have received the most attention, have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups of Morr Music.

Markus and Michael Acher formed the group together with Martin Messerschmidt in Weilheim, near Munich. In 1990 they recorded their self-titled debut The Notwist, a grunge-metal oriented LP. 1992 saw the release of Nook, which has an indie rock sound, while their 1995 album 12 contains their first flirtation with electronica. Martin Gretschmann (aka Console) joined the group in 1997. Shrink, released in 1998, is a jazz-electro-rock album. The album Neon Golden (released in 2002) put them on the map for american listeners.

In 2003 the band started their own record label Alien Transistor and released a soundtrack for the movie Lichter by Hans-Christian Schmid. On September, 6th 2004 the EP Solo Swim came out, a collaboration between The Notwist, Console and Klimek, which is also the soundtrack for the documentary Kanalschwimmer by Jörg Adolph. Both EPs are only available on vinyl as is the latest EP by Rayon (Markus Acher), released in spring 2006.

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MeisterJosi wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Hallöle ihr Notwist-Fans, die Band aus Berlin könnte euch auch gut gefallen! http://www.lastfm.de/music/Ghost+%28Berlin%29 Wünsche euch allen ein (musikalisch) schönes Jahr 2010!

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Sihaya_ wrote:
9 days ago

consequence is so cute ^_^ LOve them <33333333333

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ar99 wrote:
17 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5SoFTIXMw

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Jlectric wrote:
18 days ago

Neon Golden, Shrink and The Devil, You + Me.... pure beautifulness.. I love you, silly germans

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myalternative wrote:
21 days ago

Any chance of some form of a live cd/dvd release? I would give my right arm for the opening track at the Union Chapel...!

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sid_braindead wrote:
December 2009

love...

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Dr_MoonOrGun wrote:
December 2009

Neon Golden is a great comfort record.

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Jlectric wrote:
December 2009

The Notwist helps me through this breakup

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MarsAudiac wrote:
November 2009

When in Italy???????????????????????????????

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bluesheaven85 wrote:
November 2009

"Sturm" is the perfect soundtrack for a day of thesis writing :)

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poupougne7 wrote:
November 2009

The Notwist remixé par Grizzly Bear "Boneless" :http://electro-pepere.over-blog.com/article-the-notwist-remixe-par-grizzly-bear-boneless--40066217.html

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Skeid wrote:
November 2009

neeeeeeeeon golden<3!

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onegumas wrote:
November 2009

My phrasebook :)

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xapz wrote:
November 2009

then don't =)

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Verrauchen wrote:
October 2009

i cant stop listening to Consequence(

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koula10 wrote:
October 2009

Video clip live:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2qKfzIpoQg&feature=fvst

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totalanarchoix wrote:
October 2009

I love Boneless

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Simon_FM wrote:
October 2009

neon golden is as near perfect as albums get. [3]

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Dr_MoonOrGun wrote:
October 2009

the notwist put together a mixtape of western influenced oriental music... Eastern Standard Time. http://bit.ly/D7KdR

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tenoclockshroud wrote:
October 2009

neon golden is as near perfect as albums get. [2]

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Mar 27 The Notwist Südpol, Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Apr 14 The Notwist Posthalle, Würzburg, Germany
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Apr 15 The Notwist Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
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see us at summer festivals and club shows!

9 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/notwist

the notwist will start a short summer tour on friday. come and see us at sunny summer festivals and cool club shows.here are our forthcoming tourdates:10.07.2009 DE-Görlitz - La Pampa Festival …

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