Die Skeptiker
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Die Skeptiker is a German
punk
band, founded in 1986 in East Berlin
.
Die Skeptiker were part of the so called Die anderen Bands
(the other bands in accordance to the mainstream bands in East Germany) which played political lyrics that criticised life in the GDR.
In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn (later renamed to Rotorfon) playing punk rock
cover versions of 1920s - 1940s songs. The band reformed in 2006 to mark their 20th anniversary. Since then, the band has toured throughout 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...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, founded in 1986 in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
.
Die Skeptiker were part of the so called Die anderen Bands
Die anderen Bands
Die anderen Bands is a term combining alternative music bands of 1980s GDR . They shared a more or less open criticism of their country's political system, and a high degree of creativity which was lacking from the more established music scene of East Germany. Many members of these bands played...
(the other bands in accordance to the mainstream bands in East Germany) which played political lyrics that criticised life in the GDR.
In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn (later renamed to Rotorfon) playing punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
cover versions of 1920s - 1940s songs. The band reformed in 2006 to mark their 20th anniversary. Since then, the band has toured throughout Germany.
Discography
- O.T. (MC, 1988)
- Schreie (MC, 1989)
- Die Skeptiker (AMIGAAmigaThe Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
Quartet, e.g. 7" with four tracks, 1989) - Harte Zeiten (1990)
- Sauerei (1991)
- Schwarze Boten (1993)
- Live (1994)
- Stahlvogelkrieger (1995)
- Frühe Werke (compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
with old tracks from the 1980s, 1996) - Wehr Dich! (1998)
- DaDa in Berlin - Tondokumente 2007 (2007)
- Fressen und Moral (2009)
External links
- Die Skeptiker - official site (German)
- Rotorfon - official site of the other band of Eugen Balanskat (German)
- Die Anderen Bands (The Other Bands) - Skeptiker discography
- Skeptiker interview at www.sallys.net (German)