Welle:Erdball
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Background information | |
Also known as | Honigmond Feindsender 64.3 |
Origin | Stadthagen,Germany |
Genres | Bitpop,synthpop,electronic |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | SPV |
Members | Hannes "Honey" Malecki MissMoonlight M.A. Peel c0zmo |
Past members | Alf "A.L.F." Behnsen Fräulein Venus Lady Lila Fräulein Plastique Zara Soraya.vc KayCat Xenia G. |
Website | www.welle-erdball.info |
Welle:Erdball(often abbreviated asW:E) is a German band whose sound is distinguished by their intensive use of theCommodore 64'sSIDsound chip.
The band name literally means "Wave:Earthball" or "Wave:Globe" and is inspired by aWeimar republicanradio play titled "Hallo! HierWelle Erdball!".The band's logo displays a rotated version of the Eastern German motor companyVEB Sachsenring,the former producer the world-famousTrabantcar.
Welle:Erdball have been part of thedemosceneand produced severalmusicdisksas well as other formats over the years. They have also performed live at theBreakpoint 2006.
In addition to his work as Welle:Erdball, Honey was involved in the project called "Das Präparat" from 2003 to 2005. Honey (a.k.a. Dr. Georg Linde) and "Plastique" have launched a side project called "homo~futura".
Members
[edit]- Hannes "Honey" Malecki - lyrics, vocals (1990-)
- MissMoonlight - percussion, vocals (2019-)
- M.A. Peel - percussion, vocals (2019-)
- c0zmo - music, programming (2019-)
Former members
[edit]- Isa - Vocals, Tones (1993-1995)
- Xenia G-punkt – Vocals, Percussion (1995-1999)
- KayCat – Percussion (2000–2002)
- Soraya.vc – Vocals, Percussion (2000–2004)
- Zara – Percussion (2004–2005)
- Fräulein Plastique - Vocals, percussion (2005-2013)
- Alf "A.L.F." Behnsen - music, programming (1990-2019)
- Fräulein Venus - percussion, vocals (2003-2019)
- Lady Lila - percussion, vocals (2013-2019)
Gallery
[edit]-
Hannes "Honey" Malecki
lyrics, vocals -
Alf "A.L.F." Behnsen (1990-2019)
music, programming -
Frl. Venus (2003-2019)
percussion, vocals -
Lady Lila (2013-2019)
percussion, vocals
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Der Sinn des Lebens(The meaning of life,1992 as Honigmond)
- Es ist an der Zeit(It is about time,1993)
- Frontalaufprall(Head-on impact,1994)
- Alles ist möglich(Everything is possible,1995)
- Tanzpalast 2000(Dancing palace 2000,1996)
- Der Sinn des Lebens(The meaning of life,1998)
- Horizonterweiterungen(Expansion of the horizon,only Vinyl 12 ", 2004)
- Die Wunderwelt der Technik(The wonderworld of technology,CD 2002 / Vinyl 12 ", 2005)
- Chaos Total(CD 2006 / Picture-Vinyl 12 ", 2009)
- Cmdr. Laserstrahl(radio play, 2009)
- Operation: Zeitsturm(2010)
- Der Kalte Krieg(The Cold War,2011)
- Tanzmusik für Roboter(Dance Music for Robots,2014)
- Gaudeamus Igitur(2017)
- Film, Funk und Fernsehen(2022)
Singles and EPs
[edit]- Nyntändo-Schock(Nyntändo-Shock,1993)
- W.O.L.F.(1995)
- Telephon W-38(1996)
- Deine Augen / Arbeit Adelt!(Your eyes / Work ennobles!,1998)
- Starfighter F-104G(2000)
- VW-Käfer & 1000 Tage(VW Käferand 1000 days,2001)
- Super 8(2001)
- Nur tote Frauen sind schön(Only dead women are beautiful,2003)
- Ich bin aus Plastik – Vinyl(2008)
- Ich bin aus Plastik – CD (With extra tracks than Vinyl)(2008)
- Die Singles 1993–2010– 10 cd box (2010)
- Computerklang(Computer Sound) (2013)
- Ich rette dich(I will save you) (2014)
- 1000 Engel(1000 angels) (2015)
DVD
[edit]- Operation: Zeitsturm Movie-DVD (2010)
- Der Kalte Krieg Live-DVD (2011)
Solo- or Sideprojects
[edit]- The Screeching MiEW (1994, Honey and Xenia G.)
- 1994: Awakening of the Animals (Cassette album, 2003 Re-release of songSpeak for the Futureon the W:E EPNur tote Frauen sind schön)
- Das Präparat (2003 to 2005 Honey)
- 2004: Tanz' mit Deinem Gefühl (MCD)
- homo~futura (2005, Honey [alias Dr. Georg Linde], Plastique, K. Gross und F. Enstein)
- 2011: Der Neue Mensch
- The Girl & The Robot (2009, Plastique and Deadbeat)
- 2010: The Beauty of Decay
- 2011: Silence ⋆ Borderline (EP)
- Die Funkhausgruppe (Welle:Erdball, Die Perlen, Sonnenbrandt and Hertzinfarkt)
- 2011: Mono-Poly
References
[edit]- Blazek, Matthias (2006).Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen(in German). Celle. p. 150.ISBN978-3-00-018947-0.
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External links
[edit]- Official Welle:Erdball page
- Welle:ErdballonDiscogs
- Welle:ErdballonAllMusic
- Welle:Erdballon C 64 Scene Database (CSDb)
- Welle:Erdballon Pouët.net