Caspar Brötzmann
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Caspar Brötzmann is an electric guitar
player.
While Brötzmann typically performs with the power trio
lineup of Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (his early band), with guitar
, bass guitar
and drum set, he only uses rock and roll
and heavy metal music
as a basis for his music. Brötzmann's technique has been praised: "...his attack on the instrument — explosive, obstreperous, large scale, textural, timbral
— asserts the material facts of string-pickup-amplifier more bluntly than anyone else currently involved in rock
". http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/interviews/caspar_brotzmann.html
Brötzmann's father, Peter Brötzmann
, is a free jazz
saxophone player. They have recorded a duo album, Last Home.
Caspar Brötzmann & FM Einheit
Caspar Brötzmann & Page Hamilton
Caspar Brötzmann
Other activity
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
player.
While Brötzmann typically performs with the power trio
Power trio
A power trio is a rock and roll band format where the traditional power trio has a lineup of guitar, bass and drums, leaving out the rhythm guitar or keyboard that are used in other rock music to fill out the sound with chords...
lineup of Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (his early band), with guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and drum set, he only uses rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
as a basis for his music. Brötzmann's technique has been praised: "...his attack on the instrument — explosive, obstreperous, large scale, textural, timbral
Timbre
In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. The physical characteristics of sound that determine the...
— asserts the material facts of string-pickup-amplifier more bluntly than anyone else currently involved in rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
". http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/interviews/caspar_brotzmann.html
Brötzmann's father, Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann is a German artist and free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Brötzmann is among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordings.-Early life:...
, is a free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
saxophone player. They have recorded a duo album, Last Home.
Discography
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker- The Tribe (1987)
- Black Axis (May 1989)
- Der Abend der schwarzen Folklore (July 1992)
- Koksofen (June 1993)
- Home (January 1995)
Caspar Brötzmann & FM Einheit
- Merry Christmas (April 1994) - with FM Einheit of Einstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende NeubautenEinstürzende Neubauten is a German post-industrial band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U...
.
Caspar Brötzmann & Page Hamilton
- Zulutime (November 1996) - with Page HamiltonPage HamiltonPage Hamilton is a guitarist, singer and record producer, mostly noted for his work with alternative metal band Helmet...
, of the band HelmetHelmet (band)Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
.
Caspar Brötzmann
- Mute Massaker (June 1999)
Other activity
- Die Alliierten - Ruhm und Ehre (1982) - Skinhead band from WuppertalWuppertalWuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, Germany; Caspar Brötzmann plays guitar - The März Combo - Live in Wuppertal (April 1993) - Live recording of the Peter Brötzmann TentetPeter BrötzmannPeter Brötzmann is a German artist and free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Brötzmann is among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordings.-Early life:...
- Guitar on Thomas DThomas DThomas D. is a rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. He frequently works on solo projects.- Life :...
's (of Die Fantastischen VierDie Fantastischen VierDie Fantastischen Vier , also known as Fanta 4, is a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, Germany. The members are Michael Bernd Schmidt alias Smudo, Andreas Rieke alias And.Ypsilon, Thomas Dürr alias Hausmeister Thomas D and Michael 'Michi' Beck alias Dee Jot Hausmarke...
) album Reflektor Falke (2001). Also guitarist on the accompanying tour. - Ende Gut - Ein Klangwerk (July 2005) - Sibylle BergSibylle BergSibylle Berg is a writer.In the early 1980s she applied for permission to leave the East German state, a decision which eventually meant facing severe persecution by the authorities...
reads, Caspar Brötzmann plays guitar - Live music (guitar) for dance performance Execution GroundExecution GroundExecution Ground is a double CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris. The second disc contains ambient dub versions of two tracks...
, Premiere March 24, 2007 at the RhenaniaRhenaniaRhenania may refer to, a German cargo ship in service 1923-34*Corps Rhenania Heidelberg, a student fraternity in Heidelberg*Corps Rhenania Tübingen, a student fraternity in Tübingen*Rhenania, a former name of Dutch football clubb BSV Limburgia...
, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
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