London 86
London 86 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Members | Stefan Klose (Vocals, Guitar), Denny Hellbach (Bass), Marco Frenzel (Keyboard, MD), Michael Hellwig (Management). |
London 86 (also known as L.86, L86, London86) is a modern pop rock band founded in 1995 in Berlin, Germany. Members of London 86 are: Stefan Klose (Vocals, Guitar), Denny Hellbach (Bass), Marco Frenzel (Keyboard).
History
The history of London 86 begins in October 1995 – under the name "The Krauts" ("Die Krauts" in German). Daniel Burde (bass), Torsten Schwertfeger (keyboardist), and singer/guitarist Stefan Klose created the group/band. Marco Frenzel joined The Krauts in 1997.
In February 1999, the group produced a 37-minute CD, "Club Of The Inferior", which gave the band numerous appearances (among other things), as the opening act for "Die ART" (German) and "Blindly Passengers", a television appearance on "ROK TV" in Rostock, and airplay on the radio station "Fritz". Six months later, the mini-CD "Never Tried" was released.
In April 2001, London 86 was formed from the band "The Krauts". The band's name has two possible origins. In 1986, the band members first met in London during a school trip, not knowing they would form a band in the future. Coincidentally, there is also an album by the band "Talk Talk" called "London 1986", which was considered the most influential music during the foundation of London 86. Their music is heavily influenced by such famous British bands as Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, Wolfsheim, The Divine Comedy, and David Bowie, to name but a few.
Their first notable release was their album "Changes", released in 2001. Their song "Losing control" became a daily top track on www.mp3.de in May 2001, and "Someday Somehow" reached number 2 in the Popcharts (number 13 in the overall chart). In October 2001, London 86 won a radio competition on the German radio show "Popagenten" on radio Fritz with their song "Someday Somehow" and was invited for an interview. One year later, London 86 again won the radio competition with their song "Tower of Lies".
In 2003, London 86 contributed several songs to the movie LUVRGRL, produced by Lee Bennett Sobel and released by Lo-Fi Entertainment.
In early 2004, London 86 used several music videos in their concerts, filmed by producers BlueScreenProducerCrew. The group also decided to share their future success with a Berlin music publisher, "Popagenten".
Recently, London 86 has been working with the famous German producer IC Falkenberg (also known as Ralf Schmidt).
Discography
Albums
- 1997 "This is a song we never played before" demo CD
- 1999 "Club Of the Inferior" CD
- 1999 "Never Tried" M-CD
- 2000 "Die Krauts - Promo 2000" Promo CD
- 2001 CHANGES (CD).
- 2002 Songtext.net (Sampler).
- 2002 Cringer (Sampler).
- 2002 Trinity volume 1 (Sampler).
- 2002 Different Creeds (Sampler).
Movie Soundtrack
- Luvrgrl by Lee Bennett Sobel from Lo-Fi Entertainment
External links
Downloads
- music.download.com/london86/[permanent dead link]
- www.mp3.de/home/london86/[permanent dead link] (German)
Reviews
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