The Laughing Man (band)
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The Laughing Man is a pop group from Wuppertal
, Germany
. Founded in 2001, the line-up changed several times since. The band is playing pop music. Singing in English with an audible German accent, singer Stefan J. Gedsudski tries to "deconstruct the language to get new meanings out of it".
The independent pop music of the Laughing Man, the name inspired by J.D. Salinger's story of the same name
, is influenced by The Smiths
, The Beatles
, The Clash
, American Music Club
and many other British and U.S. bands of the 1980s and early '90s. The first CD, Beauty Cream Beauty, came out on Secret Silverfish Records in 2003. The album Strawberry Love had been announced for 2009, but was not published before Jan. 27 2011.
2011
Wuppertal
Wuppertal 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
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...
. Founded in 2001, the line-up changed several times since. The band is playing pop music. Singing in English with an audible German accent, singer Stefan J. Gedsudski tries to "deconstruct the language to get new meanings out of it".
The independent pop music of the Laughing Man, the name inspired by J.D. Salinger's story of the same name
The Laughing Man (Salinger)
"The Laughing Man" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, published originally in The New Yorker on March 19, 1949; and also in Salinger’s short story collection Nine Stories...
, is influenced by The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
, American Music Club
American Music Club
American Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...
and many other British and U.S. bands of the 1980s and early '90s. The first CD, Beauty Cream Beauty, came out on Secret Silverfish Records in 2003. The album Strawberry Love had been announced for 2009, but was not published before Jan. 27 2011.
Discography
Albums- Between the Wires (Early Tapes and More). CD Album. Secret Silverfish SSF 3, 2003
- Beauty Cream Beauty CD Album. Secret Silverfish SSF 10, 2003
- The Blue Boy Didn't Know CD EP. Secret Silverfish SSF M7, 2006
- Strawberry Love CD Album. Secret Silverfish SSF 11, 2011.
Band members
2001- Achim Groebner - guitar, vocals
- Anne Feustmann - bass, vocals, keyboards
- Stefan "Nafets" J. Gedsudski - vocals, programmes
2011
- Bobby Ballsack - programmes, vocals
- Michael Simple - guitar, trumpet
- Clara Fall - vocals, percussion
- Kassandra - vocals, keyboards
- Stefan J. Gedsudski - vocals, bass, guitar