Captain Capa is a German Electronic band from Bad Frankenhausen

Bad Frankenhausen

Bad Frankenhausen is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Saale. Because of the nearby Kyffhäuser monument dedicated to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, it is...

. The band was formerly signed at Cobretti Records and is currently signed at Audiolith Records

Audiolith Records

Audiolith Records is a German Independent record label from Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, which publishes mainly Electronic music and Indie rock. While its musical style varies, the label's focus certainly is on Electropunk, where it has developed significant influence on the German music scene.- History...

 (since 2010).

Work

In December 2007 Captain Capa released their EP 'These Fights Are Never Over', which was re-released as a special edition including various remixes several months later. The EP also included the 2008 single "Adolescence".

The band's first album 'Tonight Is The Constant' was produced by Hamburg-based Electro

Electro

Electro or Elektro may refer to:* Electro , the name of various fictional villains from Marvel Comics and Timely Comics**Electro , from the Spider-Man comics being the best known...

-Musician Norman Kolodziej (Der Tante Renate, Bratze) and released in 2009 at Cobretti Records. The Cover was designed by Hannes Naumann.

The album received mainly positive reviews. Michael Möller of Laut.de for instance called it a "truly acceptable record" with "fitting sound and direction". However, Möller stated he expected more originality for the next album. In his review for Intro, Benjamin Walter classified the music not as Techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 but rather as "High-Speed-Pop", which he described as highly danceable. He specifically praised the choruses and the work of producer Kolodziej.

The album Ausflug mit Freunden by Egotronic

Egotronic

Egotronic is a German Electropunk band from Berlin formed in 2000. It is well-known for its ultra-left political views.-Band history:After a couple of projects released through self-publishing, Egotronic joined the Hamburg record label Audiolith Records in 2005, whereon their first single Nein...

 features the titel You, a collaboration with Captain Capa. Furthermore, Naumann was featured in tracks by Juri Gagarin and Kasaka. In 2010, Captain Capa released the split EP Tote Tiere with Supershirt, which also features the eponymous title track, a collaboration between the two bands. The EP was released by Audiolith Records, where Captain Capa signed in the summer of 2010. The release was also accompanied by a tour through Germany.

In May 2011 Captain Capa released their second studio album, Saved My Life. It was also produced by Norman Kolodziej and released via Audiolith Records.

In September 2011, the band was awarded the "New Music Award" by various ARD youth radio programs.

Discography

Singles:

• 2008: Adolescence (Cobretti)
• 2011: Faraday (Audiolith)
• 2011: Rivals (feat. Deniz Jasperspen (Herrenmagazin)) (Audiolith)

EPs:

• 2007: These Fights Are Never Over (Cobretti)
• 2008: These Fights Are Never Over Special Edition (Cobretti)
• 2010: Tote Tiere (Split-EP mit Supershirt)

Albums:

• 2009: Tonight Is The Constant (Cobretti)
• 2011: Saved My Life (Audiolith)