Ostrock
Encyclopedia
Ostrock is rock music
from the formerly communist East Germany. The word derives from the German
word "ost" (meaning east), and "rock" (as in rock music
).
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...
from the formerly communist East Germany. The word derives from the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
word "ost" (meaning east), and "rock" (as in rock music
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...
).
Notable ostrock bands
- CityCity (band)City is a German rock band, formed in East Berlin in 1972, best known for the song "Am Fenster" from its 1978 first album....
- Feeling BFeeling BFeeling B was a German punk rock band.The band was founded in Berlin in 1983 and started out firmly grounded in the underground punk scene. Over time, Feeling B's popularity grew greatly and at the end of the German Democratic Republic....
- Gerhard GundermannGerhard GundermannGerhard Rüdiger Gundermann, who generally performed as simply Gundermann , was a German singer-songwriter and rock musician. An excavator operator, his musical career began in the former East Germany, where he became known for his clever, often melancholy lyrics imbued with social commentary...
- Nina HagenNina HagenNina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
- KaratK...!Karat is a German rock band, founded in 1975 in East Berlin, then part of the German Democratic Republic. Karat also gained a strong following in West Germany when its 1982 album Der blaue Planet was one of the year's top sellers in both East and West Germany, making Karat one of the more...
- KeimzeitKeimzeitKeimzeit is a German musical band formed in 1979 in Lütte near Potsdam, GDR . Originally called Jogger, they changed their name to Keimzeit in 1982....
- LiftLift (band)Lift is a rock band formed in Dresden. The group was founded in 1973 and is still active today.-History:The group was founded in 1973 following the dissolution of the group Dresden Sextett. Their first concert was given on January 28, 1973...
- PankowPankow (German band)Pankow are a German rock band, founded in East Berlin in 1981,. Their name came from the Berlin district of Pankow, which was once home to most of the officials of the East German government. The band's original lineup consisted of Jürgen Ehle, Ingo Griese, André Herzberg, Rainer Kirchmann, and...
- Panta Rhei
- PuhdysPuhdysThe Puhdys are a veteran German rock band, formed in Oranienburg , in what was then the German Democratic Republic, in 1969, although they had been performing together, with various lineups, as the Puhdys since 1965. They continue to record and tour...
- Renft
- Die SkeptikerDie SkeptikerDie Skeptiker is a German punk band, founded in 1986 in East Berlin.Die Skeptiker were part of the so called Die anderen Bands which played political lyrics that criticised life in the GDR.In 2000, their singer, Eugen Balanskat, founded Roter Mohn...
- SillySilly (band)Silly is a German rock band. Founded in East Germany in the year 1978, Silly was one of the country's most popular music acts, and was well known for its charismatic lead singer Tamara Danz. Her death in 1996 ended the band's recording career for 14 years...
and Tamara DanzTamara DanzTamara Danz was the lead singer and lyricist of the East German rock group Silly. She died at age 43 of breast cancer.- Life and work :... - Stern-Combo MeißenStern-Combo MeißenStern-Combo Meißen is a German rock band founded in 1964 in Meißen, East Germany. - External links :* * *...