Boytronic
Encyclopedia
Boytronic is a German
music group that plays electropop. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Wobker and Peter Sawatzki in Hamburg
, Germany
as Kapitän Sehnsucht (Captain Desire). The original Boytronic released two synthpop albums: "The Working Model" (1983) and "The Continental" (1985). The record company, claiming rights to the band name, put together a completely different line-up in 1986. It was headed by Hayo Lewerentz (Hayo Panarinfo) (U96
/Major Records
) and continued to record under the Boytronic name until the mid-90's. In 2002, Boytronic was revived by Wobker from the original group and Panarinfo from the second incarnation.
The band had three charting singles in Germany.
Kamerata: (Holger Wobker, Ralf Martens)
Beachhead (Holger Wobker\Hans Johm)
Germany
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music group that plays electropop. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Wobker and Peter Sawatzki in Hamburg
Hamburg
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, 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...
as Kapitän Sehnsucht (Captain Desire). The original Boytronic released two synthpop albums: "The Working Model" (1983) and "The Continental" (1985). The record company, claiming rights to the band name, put together a completely different line-up in 1986. It was headed by Hayo Lewerentz (Hayo Panarinfo) (U96
U96
U96 is a dance music project formed by the German DJ and producer Alex Christensen and a team of producers called Matiz , known for a number of 1990s Eurodance hits.-Biography:...
/Major Records
Major Records
Major Records is a music label from Hamburg, Germany, focussing on electronic pop music. Currently, their most popular artists include Ladytron, IAMX, X-Perience and Boytronic.- History:...
) and continued to record under the Boytronic name until the mid-90's. In 2002, Boytronic was revived by Wobker from the original group and Panarinfo from the second incarnation.
The band had three charting singles in Germany.
1982–1985
- Bryllyant Berger (aka Holger Wobker)
- Peter Sawatzki
- Klaus Stockhausen
- Charly Schöppner (had his own band as well: "Electric Theatre")
- (Klaus Dufke)
1987–1993
- Marc Wade
- Alberto Hauss (Ingo Hauss, also known as Bela Lagonda)
- Hayo Lewerentz
Discography
Albums- The Working Model (1983)
- Continental (1985)
- Godspell (unreleased) (1986)
- Love for Sale (1988)
- Boyzclub Remixes (1991)
- The Heart And The Machine (1992)
- A Feather on the Breath of God (unreleased) (1995)
- Autotunes (2002)
- The Working Model - Reverse (2003)
- Maxi (2004)
- The Continental (The Replace) (2005)
- Dependence (Nov-2006)
Kamerata: (Holger Wobker, Ralf Martens)
- "Lovers & other strangers" - Singles: Heroin / Charlotte / Horseback (1988)
Beachhead (Holger Wobker\Hans Johm)
- "Drowning Tonight" (2006)
Singles
- You (1983) GER #10
- Diamonds And Loving Arms (1984)
- You (US release) (1984)
- Man In A Uniform (1984)
- Hold On (1984)
- Late Night Satellite (1985)
- Hurts (1986)
- You ('86 release) (1986)
- Bryllyant (1988)
- I Will Survive (1988)
- Tears (1988)
- Don't Let me Down (1988) GER #45
- Trigger Track '89 (1989)
- Hold On ('91 release) (1991)
- You ('91 release) (1991)
- Pictures Of You (1992)
- My Baby Lost Her Way (1992)
- Send Me An Angel (1994) GER #95
- Blue Velvet (1995)
- Living Without You 1 (2002)
- Living Without You 2 (2002)
External links
- Boytronic.de — official homepage
- Boytronic Lyric Page
- Boytronic biography