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Wolfsheim
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Hamburg, Germany (1987 – 2008)
“Wolfsheim” (pronounced [ˈvɔlfshaɪm]) is a German band from Hamburg. Their musical style takes cues from the New Romantics, New Wave and Synthpop; the lyrics tend to be melancholic, but at the same time modernist. Their name refers to the eponimous fictional character from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Formation
The band was founded in 1987 by Markus Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi. Reinhardt’s brother Oliver Reinhardt joined the band sometime afterward. After producing a demo tape, co-founder Ricciardi left the band and was replaced by Peter Heppner. Heppner had known the band from mutual friends and from growing up in the same neighborhood in Hamburg. Oliver Reinhardt departed the band, leaving the current lineup as Peter Heppner (vocals) and Markus Reinhardt (electronics).
After producing two new demo tapes, Wolfsheim applied at various labels, until they caught the attention of Strange Ways Records, which has since published all their records.
No Happy View & Popkiller
In 1991, the single “The Sparrows and the Nightingales” was released, followed by the single “It’s Not Too Late (Don’t Sorrow)” and their first album “No Happy View” in 1992. While No Happy View was recorded in two weeks, the sophomore “Popkiller” (1993) was given more time to be produced. This allowed Wolfsheim to incorporate more classical elements.
In 1995, Wolfsheim released a compilation, “55578”, which stayed on the German Media Control Charts for five weeks. Its name is the postal code for Wolfsheim, Germany.
Dreaming Apes
Formation
The band was founded in 1987 by Markus Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi. Reinhardt’s brother Oliver Reinhardt joined the band sometime afterward. After producing a demo tape, co-founder Ricciardi left the band and was replaced by Peter Heppner. Heppner had known the band from mutual friends and from growing up in the same neighborhood in Hamburg. Oliver Reinhardt departed the band, leaving the current lineup as Peter Heppner (vocals) and Markus Reinhardt (electronics).
After producing two new demo tapes, Wolfsheim applied at various labels, until they caught the attention of Strange Ways Records, which has since published all their records.
No Happy View & Popkiller
In 1991, the single “The Sparrows and the Nightingales” was released, followed by the single “It’s Not Too Late (Don’t Sorrow)” and their first album “No Happy View” in 1992. While No Happy View was recorded in two weeks, the sophomore “Popkiller” (1993) was given more time to be produced. This allowed Wolfsheim to incorporate more classical elements.
In 1995, Wolfsheim released a compilation, “55578”, which stayed on the German Media Control Charts for five weeks. Its name is the postal code for Wolfsheim, Germany.
Dreaming Apes
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Casting Shadows
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No Happy View
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Cudbuster wrote:
Casting Shadows is really tranquil...a nice change of pace from my usual foray.
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Damnit, come back ):
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AnSfo wrote:
<3
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skinnydrifter wrote:
"Flut" (tr. Flood) is a song by Joachim Witt, that Peter Heppner of Wolfsheim featured on, but yes that is a great song (: "Wann kommt die Flut?"
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moony_fushia wrote:
I totally fell in love with this band. remember being a little girl, watching viva with my brother, and seeing "Flut" video, which i was scared of. but i also remember that i liked Peter's voice very much then and i love it now:)
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Flëur* sorry, the umlaut is in the wrong place :)
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skinnydrifter wrote:
If that's so, then you need to add The Frozen Autumn and She Wants Revenge to your library AnSfo... I see Fleür in your collection, and the lead singer's favorite band is She Wants Revenge
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OlivaOlivenbaum wrote:
♥
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AnSfo wrote:
Darkwave is my life...)
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Find the dark wave stuff first if you're new to them, that's all I can say.
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Neurotik_Barbie wrote:
...Can Manage. ♥
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DorkiDorri wrote:
Beautiful, this was the sound track for 2005 for me
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Cariina_ wrote:
ich LIEBE Wolfsheim <333
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eoooe wrote:
Живи дарквэйв ;)
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coleman17 wrote:
♥
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Maraldi wrote:
lovely
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skinnydrifter wrote:
Awesome
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Kamui-kun01 wrote:
Great band!
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dark_wave wrote:
darkwave duo / darkwave duos =]
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dark_wave wrote:
<3
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nudnikheadaches added Wolfsheim to their libraries. 10 hours ago
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MontanaSacra tagged Wolfsheim with german, electronic and synthpop. yesterday morning
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Linen_Chord tagged Wolfsheim with darkwave and synthpop. Saturday afternoon
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sentropie tagged Wolfsheim with electronic, synthpop and pop. Friday evening
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J_DB tagged Wolfsheim with ‘darkwave’. Friday evening
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J_DB, DaLange, TheCycon90 and 19 other people added Wolfsheim to their libraries. Friday evening
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alin1 connected Wolfsheim to the group EMusic. Tuesday afternoon
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vinitears added Wolfsheim to vinitears’s library. Tuesday afternoon
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