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Hundreds
Eva and Philipp Milner are sister and brother – and a perfect team. Philipp creates powerful,
dreamy sounds on the piano and synthesizer, while Eva lures you in with her magic voice and her
autoharp, a chorded zither. Released in 2010, their debut album draws you in with its tender,
restrained electro-pop tunes that are sure to give you goose bumps.
http://www.hundredsmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hundredsmusic?fref=ts
Song: Circus (album: Aftermath)
Lawrence
House producer Peter Kersten is the man behind this DJ alias. Peter is also the founder and
manager of labels such as Smallville or Dial Records, which he established in 1999 together with
his workmate David Lieske. Despite its non-commercial focus, Dial Records has published highly
successful deep house acts such as “Pantha du Prince”, DJ Koze – and the said Lawrence, Peter
Kersten’s alter ego. Lawrence’s music presents itself as minimal house that transforms wailing
sirens and ringing cowbells into smooth, soft ambient soul.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/lawrence
https://www.facebook.com/filmsandwindows?fref=ts
Song: To Be A Place (album: Places To Be EP)
Deichkind
Up until the 2000s, Deichkind were a pure hip-hop band. Today, they float between tech-rap and
somewhat manic electro-punk that is not short of catchy contemporary slogans. With their crazed
stage shows and sophisticated LED costumes they have long become an international trademark
for one-of-a-kind electro-trash combined with heavy beats – giving the audience the full licence to
go wild.
http://www.deichkind.de/
https://www.facebook.com/Deichkind
Song: Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) (album: Aufstand im Schlaraffenland)
DJ Koze
Born in Flensburg in 1972, Stefan Kozalla aka DJ Koze was very much into hip-hop before
dedicating himself to the electronic side of music. “Fischmob” was his first band, and he later
became one of the founding members of “International Pony”, an electro-funk trio that also reached
international acclaim. Released in 2014, his most recent album, “Amygdala”, has climbed the
charts and won the Critics’ Prize of the Echo Award – one of the most important awards in the
German music industry.
http://www.djkoze.de/
https://www.facebook.com/djkoze
Song: Homesick (feat. Ada) (album: Amygdala)
Jan Delay
“Eimsbush” is the hip-hop slang word for Eimsbüttel – a district of Hamburg and home to Jan
Philipp Eißfeldt aka Jan Delay. With his somewhat nasal voice, which is also his trademark, Jan
rapped his way through the 90s as a member of the band “Absolute Beginner”. He later went solo,
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venturing out to the realms of funk and soul. In 2006, Jan released his album “Mercedes Dance”,
which marked his national breakthrough as a solo artist. Most recently, Jan, who can always be
seen dressed in an elegant suit, released the rock album “Hammer & Michel” – the title being a pun
on Hamburg’s landmark, the Michaelis Church.
http://www.jan-delay.de/home/
https://www.facebook.com/jandelay
Song: St. Pauli (album: Hammer & Michel)
Fettes Brot
“Nordisch by Nature” – there couldn’t be a stronger commitment to Northern Germany. Back in
1995, this was the first big hit by Doktor Renz, König Boris and Björn Beton, and it continues to be
something like Hamburg’s local anthem. With party hits such as “Jein”, “Emanuela” or “Schwule
Mädchen”, Fettes Brot conquered Germany’s dance floors and radio stations. In 2008, the band
released their album “Strom und Drang” – then incorporating electronic elements into their hip-hop
style.
http://www.fettesbrot.de/shhh/
https://www.facebook.com/fettesbrot?fref=ts
Song: Nordisch By Nature (album: Auf einem Auge blöd)
Tocotronic
Back in 1995, Dirk von Lowtzow (vocals, guitar), Jan Müller (bass) and Arne Zank (drums) deeply
stirred Hamburg’s indie scene when they released their first album “Digital ist besser”. The three
band members made Hamburg their city of choice and have long become an integral part of the
city’s music scene. While their recent works may contain string, synthie and even chanson
elements, they have never abandoned their political approach.
http://www.tocotronic.de
https://www.facebook.com/Tocotronic
Song: Ich möchte Teil einer Jugendbewegung sein (album: Digital ist besser)
BOY
This band is certainly not the easiest to google. In 2011, Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass made a
name for themselves in Germany with their carefree songwriter-pop and their debut album “Mutual
Friends”. The band have been almost continuously on tour for the last few years – even in the
United States. Valeska and Sonja actually got to know each other when studying pop at a Hamburg
academy.
http://www.listentoboy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/listentoboy
Song: Drive Darling (album: Mutual Friends)
Die Goldenen Zitronen
Veterans of the Hamburg punk scene and affectionately known by their fans as “the Goldies”:
starting in 1984 as a satirist, leftist band opposing the commercial music industry, this band has
long since developed their sound in the direction of Schlager pop, indie rock, disco beat and
electro-avantgarde. Today, Ted Gaier and Schorsch Kamerun are the only remaining members of
the original line-up. As co-owner of the Golden Pudel Club, Schorsch promotes an experimental
music culture and is also making a name for himself in Germany as a playwright and director.
http://www.die-goldenen-zitronen.de/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Die-Goldenen-Zitronen/260606172342?fref=ts
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Song: Der Investor (album: Who’s Bad)
H.P. Baxxter / Scooter
“Hyper, Hyper” – this was the battle call that catapulted H.P. Baxxter’s Scooter project to the top
league of mainstream techno in Germany. Songs such as “Wicked!” or “Rebel Yell” continued
Scooter’s success story, with more than 30 million records sold to date. With Northern German
industriousness and a shot of self-mockery, H.P. Baxxter has always remained true to his
mainstream approach and continues to thrill his fans in sold-out stadiums.
http://scootertechno.com/
https://www.facebook.com/scooterofficial
Song: Hyper, Hyper (album: ...and the beat goes on)
Udo Lindenberg
A black slouch hat, sunglasses, and an indistinct mumble – these are the characteristics of singersongwriter Udo Lindenberg. Back in the 1970s, Udo created a niche for non-cringy Germanlanguage rock between Krautrock and Schlager music. In the 1980s, Udo started focussing more
on political themes. His song “Sonderzug nach Pankow” is an ironic letter to Erich Honecker, the
East German head of state at the time. Today, Udo Lindenberg is also a successful painter and is
mentioned as a role model by younger musicians such as Jan Delay or Clueso.
http://www.udo-lindenberg.de/startseite.52415.htm
https://www.facebook.com/UdoLindenberg
Song: Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria (album: Andrea Doria)
Trümmer
Trümmer demonstrate that the rebel spirit of Hamburg’s music scene is still alive today. Trümmer
are thus following the legacy of the critical-minded “School of Hamburg”, a genre that included
bands such as Die Sterne, Die Goldenen Zitronen and Blumfeld. Paul Pötsch (vocals), Tammo
Kasper (bass) and Maximilian Fenski (drums) pen protest songs that evoke a sense of a new
beginning. Dealing with sleepless nights, revolt and euphoria, their 2014 debut album made
Trümmer the number one newcomer band from Hamburg.
http://www.truemmer.tv/
https://www.facebook.com/truemmer.band
Song: In all diesen Nächten (album: Trümmer)
Tonbandgerät
Sibling duos and school bands are a good recipe for success, and Tonbandgerät combine both of
these ingredients. Sisters Isa and Sophia Poppensieker (bass and guitar, respectively) founded
Tonbandgerät when they were both still in school. They made the band a quartet when they later
added Ole Specht (vocals, keyboard) and Jakob Sudau (drums) to the line-up. Since then the band
has rocketed with their fresh balloon pop.
http://www.musikvomband.de/
https://www.facebook.com/tonbandgeraet
Song: Alles Geht (album: Heute ist für immer)
Fuck Art, Let’s Dance!
Indie music detached from the School of Hamburg – this is what Fuck Art, Let’s Dance! stands for.
“Discourse pop” is being replaced by a synthie sound, based on the band’s motto: stop brooding –
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just dance! In 2010, this approach earned the four young band members the “Krach & Getöse”
award – Hamburg’s music award for new talent. And yet they are not as apolitical as their band
name might suggest. After all, their 2014 album “Atlas” was released under the leftist label
Audiolith.
http://www.faldmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/faldmusic
Song: Home (album: Atlas)
Rhonda
When the quintet Rhonda first appeared in 2013, Hamburg’s music scene was instantly shaken by
their retro-soul approach. Thanks to her scratchy timbre and punky 60s soul, singer Milo Milone
has often been compared to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Adele. Since then, Rhonda
have developed a distinct style all of their own – as proven by their 2014 debut album “Raw Love”.
http://rhondamusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.band
Song: Camera (album: Raw Love)
Die Heiterkeit
German-language pop with a laconic attitude: with their 2012 debut album “Herz aus Gold”, trio
Rabea Erradi (bass), Anna-Leena Lutz (drums) and Stella Sommer (vocals / guitar) demonstrated
their talent for laid-back lyrics. In 2014, the three girls released their second album, which takes
you all the way to “Monterey”, while still remaining true to the “School of Hamburg” tradition.
http://dieheiterkeit.de/
https://www.facebook.com/dieheiterkeit?fref=ts
Song: Für den nächstbesten Dandy (album: Herz aus Gold)
Lùisa
Despite her long blonde hair and her soft features, Lùisa is anything but a mellow songwriter.
Lùisa’s songs have a somewhat rough, scratchy and boisterous feel, and her deep, smoky voice
adds a rock flavour to her acoustic folk songs. During live performances, Lùisa embeds her songs
in entertaining anecdotes – almost like a Northern German version of Wallis Bird, the Irish guitar
virtuoso. “One Youth Ago” was the title of her 2012 debut album, which she also presented on
television on various occasions.
http://www.listentoluisa.com/
https://www.facebook.com/listentoluisa
Song: Nighthawks (album: One Youth Ago)
Marcus Wiebusch
When Marcus Wiebusch released his debut album “Konfetti” in 2014, he had already experienced
the ups and downs of the music business. A former singer in various punk bands, Marcus knows
even the smallest St Pauli cellar venue, and as the front man of the indie rock band “Kettcar” he
released the album “Du und wieviel von deinen Freunden”, which won the “Indie Album of the Year
2002” award. But instead of getting carried away with his success, Marcus supported several fellow
musicians and bands and went on to found a label with some of these: Grand Hotel van Cleef, a
label that even the US indie band “Death Cab for Cutie” have signed up to.
http://www.marcuswiebusch.de/
https://www.facebook.com/marcuswiebuschmusik
Song: Der Tag wird kommen (album: Konfetti)
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Gisbert zu Knyphausen
It was a twist of fate that allowed Gisbert zu Knyphausen his first tour: fellow musician Olli Schulz
had heard the songs of the singer-songwriter, thought they were great and immediately asked the
frail musician to join him during his own tour. Live on stage and on his two albums, the native
Hessian enchants his audience with his acoustic guitar – sometimes tender, sometimes hoarse,
and sometimes uplifting. Gisbert’s lyrics are anything but clichéd, as his album “Hurra Hurra So
Nicht” certainly demonstrates.
http://www.gisbertzuknyphausen.de/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gisbert-zu-Knyphausen/30156734220
Song: Melancholie (album: Hurra Hurra So Nicht)
Neonschwarz
Hamburg’s hip-hop scene is of course as alive as it was in the 90s and noughties, when bands
such as Absolute Beginner, Fischmob, Fettes Brot or Samy Deluxe were rapping on Hamburg’s
stages. Today, bands such as Neonschwarz are taking over – with Captain Gips, Johnny Mauser,
and Marie Curry as their singing and rapping MC, and DJ Spion Y as the man behind the
turntables. Although the four already celebrated their first hit, “On A Journey”, in 2010, it took them
another four years until they released their debut album “Fliegende Fische”. All good things come
to those who wait!
http://neonschwarz-music.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NeonschwarzHamburg
Song: Hinter Palmen (album: Fliegende Fische)
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