Die Kassierer
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Die Kassierer also Die mächtigen Kassierer (The Mighty Cashiers), are a satirical punk band from Bochum
-Wattenscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. The group was founded in 1985 by Wolfgang Wendland (vocals
), Nikolai Sonnenscheiße (guitar
), Volker Kampfgarten (drums
, jazz guitar
) and Mitch Maestro (bass guitar
).
The lyrics of Die Kassierer's songs are mainly about drugs, sex, violence, strange phenomena - such as aliens - and the region the band comes from. Generally their lyrics are extremely sartirical
and therefore often misunderstood.
Die Kassierer have been criticized for making what has been considered aggressive and socially as well as sexually disorienting music, but up to now only the album Habe Brille (I got glasses) has been officially indexed as harmful by the "Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien" (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons). This indexing was due to the original album's pornografic cover. Shortly after the indexing the cover was changed, so that the LP was acceptable for sale in Germany again. Further attempts to label other LPs of Die Kassierer have been blocked by the courts because their songs were deemed satirical and socially critical enough to qualify as "Kunst" (art).
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the band in 2005 nineteen artists, including the Donots
, Die Lokalmatadore
, Hennes Bender, Emscherkurve 77 and Mambo Kurt
recorded songs of Die Kassierer for a tribute album, also called "Kunst". Bela B.
and Rodrigo González from Die Ärzte
played under the pseudonym
2 fickende Hunde (2 Fucking Dogs). 4 years before Die Kassierer had played a song for the Die Ärzte
- tribute sampler "GötterDÄmmerung". They had transformed the song "Du willst mich küssen" (You want to kiss me) into "Du willst mich fisten" (You want to fist me).
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
-Wattenscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The group was founded in 1985 by Wolfgang Wendland (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Nikolai Sonnenscheiße (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...
), Volker Kampfgarten (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, jazz guitar
Jazz guitar
The term jazz guitar may refer to either a type of guitar or to the variety of guitar playing styles used in the various genres which are commonly termed "jazz"...
) and Mitch Maestro (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
).
The lyrics of Die Kassierer's songs are mainly about drugs, sex, violence, strange phenomena - such as aliens - and the region the band comes from. Generally their lyrics are extremely sartirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
and therefore often misunderstood.
Die Kassierer have been criticized for making what has been considered aggressive and socially as well as sexually disorienting music, but up to now only the album Habe Brille (I got glasses) has been officially indexed as harmful by the "Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien" (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons). This indexing was due to the original album's pornografic cover. Shortly after the indexing the cover was changed, so that the LP was acceptable for sale in Germany again. Further attempts to label other LPs of Die Kassierer have been blocked by the courts because their songs were deemed satirical and socially critical enough to qualify as "Kunst" (art).
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the band in 2005 nineteen artists, including the Donots
Donots
-Albums:-Compilation albums:-Split albums:-Exclusive compilation tracks:-Singles:-Videography:-Music videos:-External links:***** with Truepunk.com * with Truepunk.com * with Truepunk.com...
, Die Lokalmatadore
Die Lokalmatadore
Die Lokalmatadore is a German punk band from Mülheim an der Ruhr, Lower-Rhine region in Germany Northrhine-Westphalia.- Albums :* Ein Leben für die Ärmsten * Arme Armee * Heute ein König .....
, Hennes Bender, Emscherkurve 77 and Mambo Kurt
Mambo Kurt
Mambo Kurt is a German a comedy and novelty act who performs covers of mainstream and classic rock hits. Mambo has performed at the Wacken Open Air festival and provides music for a German television show called Verona's World...
recorded songs of Die Kassierer for a tribute album, also called "Kunst". Bela B.
Bela B.
Dirk Felsenheimer , better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006 he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B...
and Rodrigo González from Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
played under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
2 fickende Hunde (2 Fucking Dogs). 4 years before Die Kassierer had played a song for the Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
- tribute sampler "GötterDÄmmerung". They had transformed the song "Du willst mich küssen" (You want to kiss me) into "Du willst mich fisten" (You want to fist me).
Famous songs
- "Mein Glied ist zu groß" (My Penis is too big)
- "Ich töte meinen Nachbarn und verprügel seine Leiche" (I Kill My Neighbor and Beat Up His Body)
- "Sex mit dem Sozialarbeiter" (Sex with the Social Worker)
- "Menschenkatapult" (Catapult for People)
- "Tot, tot, tot" (Dead, Dead, Dead)
- "Gott hat einen IQ von 5 Milliarden" (God has a 5 Billion IQ)
- "Abschaum der Nacht" (Scum of the night)
- "Wenn das Wasser der Ruhr... blondes Pils wär" (If the Water in the Ruhr River Were Only Golden Pilsner...)
- "Bin ich oder hab ich?" (Am I or have I?)
- "Kommste mit ins Stadion?" (Gonna Come Along to the Stadium?)
- "Im Jenseits gibts kein Bier" (In The Afterlife There is No Beer)
- "Thomas Wenner" (Thomas Wenner was the chief of the police of BochumBochumBochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
and had a bitter argument with Wolfgang Wendland) - "Sauerlandlied" (Sauerland Song)
- "Mit meinem Motor" (With My Engine)
- "Das Leben ist ein Handschuh" (Life is a glove)
- "Ich onaniere in den kopflosen Rumpf von Uwe Seeler" (I masturbate into the headless trunk of Uwe Seeler)
- "Das schlimmste ist, wenn das Bier alle ist" (The Worst Thing Is, when the Beer is Gone)
Albums
- 1987: "Fit durch Suizid" (Fit through Suicide) (production stopped in 1994)
- 1989: "Sanfte Strukturen" (Gentle Structures)
- 1993: "Der heilige Geist greift an" (The Holy Spirit Attacks)
- 1995: "Goldene Hits, teilweise in Englisch" (Golden Hits, partly in English)
- 1997: "Habe Brille" (I Got Glasses)
- 1998: "The Gentlemen of Shit" (completely in English)
- 1998: "Taubenvergiften" (Poisoning Pigeons) / cover CD of songs from Georg KreislerGeorg KreislerGeorg Kreisler was an Austrian-American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Since 2007 he has lived in Salzburg with his third wife, Barbara Peters...
- 2000: "Musik für beide Ohren" (Music for Both Ears)
- 2000: "Jetzt und in Zukunft öfter" (Now and Even More Often in the Future)
- 2003: "Männer, Bomben, Satelliten" (Men, Bombs, Satellites)
- 2005: "Kunst - 19 Künstler und sie selber spielen Lieder der Kassierer" (Art - 19 artists and Die Kassierer themselves play songs of Die Kassierer)
- 2006: "Das schlimmste ist, wenn das Bier alle ist" (The Worst Thing Is, when the Beer is Gone ) (split with Too Strong).
- 2010: "Physik" (Physics)