Pankow (Italian band)
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Pankow is an Italian/German Electronic
& EBM
band, formed in 1979 and headed by Maurizio Fasolo. In its early days, the songs were in German
(eg., "Das Wodkachaos"), with singer Alex Spalck. Like the East German band of the same name
, Pankow was named after the Pankow
district of Berlin
. They split up in 1993, but released the highly complex but unsuccessful CD "Pankow" in 1996, with Gianluca Becuzzi of Limbo as singer of the all-Italian lyrics. As a result of the lack of success of the 1996 release, the band split up again, and reformed in 2003 with original front man Alex Spalck.http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pankow They released two new CD's in the 00's, Life is Offensive and Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire. The band is very well respected with fans of electronic music.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
& EBM
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
band, formed in 1979 and headed by Maurizio Fasolo. In its early days, the songs were in 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....
(eg., "Das Wodkachaos"), with singer Alex Spalck. Like the East German band of the same name
Pankow (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...
, Pankow was named after the Pankow
Pankow
Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
district of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. They split up in 1993, but released the highly complex but unsuccessful CD "Pankow" in 1996, with Gianluca Becuzzi of Limbo as singer of the all-Italian lyrics. As a result of the lack of success of the 1996 release, the band split up again, and reformed in 2003 with original front man Alex Spalck.http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pankow They released two new CD's in the 00's, Life is Offensive and Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire. The band is very well respected with fans of electronic music.