The Magoo Brothers
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The Magoo Brothers were an Anglo
-German
Berlin
-based punk-jazz band who toured extensively in Germany and throughout Europe during the late 1980s, playing over 400 concerts. The band was based on the west side of the wall
in Berlin, where there was an active alternative music scene through the decade.
The Magoo Brothers first official release was the song "At School", on the West Berlin "Sucht" compilation album. In 1988 they released the album "Beyond Believable" on the Bouncing Corporation label. On the songs "Queensbury Station" and "Kenton Kev", songwriters Paul Bonin
, Melanie Hickford and Philip Ulysses Sanders immortalized both their local west London
train station and the interesting people of its surrounding area. The latter song refers to the “pleasant valley” high suburban boredom factor then prevalent in the area, and cites local characters and places, some fairly well known. It is said that “Kenton Kev” refers in fact to Kevin Jones, the US-based property magnate, who was actually born in Kenton.
Paul Bonin
was formerly a member of The Jetset
and is now contracted to Universal as a songwriter in Berlin, Germany. He has written many songs for well-known German artists and is about to launch his new band "The Chosen Few".
Lorenz Maroldt went on to become Editor-in-Chief of the German Tagesspiegel national newspaper.
David Hull has released a series of solo recordings and was the founder of the "focus pocus" live music club in Berlin.
England
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-German
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...
Berlin
Berlin
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-based punk-jazz band who toured extensively in Germany and throughout Europe during the late 1980s, playing over 400 concerts. The band was based on the west side of the wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
in Berlin, where there was an active alternative music scene through the decade.
The Magoo Brothers first official release was the song "At School", on the West Berlin "Sucht" compilation album. In 1988 they released the album "Beyond Believable" on the Bouncing Corporation label. On the songs "Queensbury Station" and "Kenton Kev", songwriters Paul Bonin
Paul Bonin
Paul Bonin is a singer and musician and a songwriter/composer. His body of published recorded work spans from 1980 to the present day.Bonin was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in north London...
, Melanie Hickford and Philip Ulysses Sanders immortalized both their local west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
train station and the interesting people of its surrounding area. The latter song refers to the “pleasant valley” high suburban boredom factor then prevalent in the area, and cites local characters and places, some fairly well known. It is said that “Kenton Kev” refers in fact to Kevin Jones, the US-based property magnate, who was actually born in Kenton.
Paul Bonin
Paul Bonin
Paul Bonin is a singer and musician and a songwriter/composer. His body of published recorded work spans from 1980 to the present day.Bonin was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in north London...
was formerly a member of The Jetset
The Jetset
The Jetset were a 1980s English pop band, who were associated with the British Mod revival.-Career:Formed in 1979 by teenage friends Paul Bevoir and Melvyn J Taub, the band developed their style under the guidance of former Advertising and Secret Affair drummer, Paul Bultitude...
and is now contracted to Universal as a songwriter in Berlin, Germany. He has written many songs for well-known German artists and is about to launch his new band "The Chosen Few".
Lorenz Maroldt went on to become Editor-in-Chief of the German Tagesspiegel national newspaper.
David Hull has released a series of solo recordings and was the founder of the "focus pocus" live music club in Berlin.