Doc Schoko
Encyclopedia
Doc Schoko are a rock and roll
band based in Berlin
, Germany
. Formed in 1990 in Dortmund (Westphalia) by Christian Schulte, the band has found international recognition through contributions to the tribute samplers silver monk time
- a tribute to the monks and Perverted By Mark E. / A Tribute To The Fall.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band based in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, 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...
. Formed in 1990 in Dortmund (Westphalia) by Christian Schulte, the band has found international recognition through contributions to the tribute samplers silver monk time
Silver monk time
Silver Monk Time is both a tribute record to the German-American beat band The Monks and the soundtrack to the award winning film Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback. The record was produced and compiled by the filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios. It was released in October 2006. The official...
- a tribute to the monks and Perverted By Mark E. / A Tribute To The Fall.
Band personnel
- Doc Schoko: Vocals, lead vocalist, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Kurt Kreikenbom: Drums
- Uwe Jahnke: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jo-Jo Wolter: Bass
The sound of the band
Doc Schoko's band started out as a straight punk rock outfit. The band self-distributed its work on MCs. On recent records the band's approach has shifted towards a krautrock sensibility.Albums and EPs
- Einen Gegen (2001, Choose Records) [LP], Play Loud! ProductionsPlay Loud! Productionsplay loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
, (pl-13) [download] - Tränen + Wölkchen ep (2004, Choose Records) [EP], Play Loud! ProductionsPlay Loud! Productionsplay loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
, (pl-14) [download] - Große Straße (2005, CD + LP, Album) Louisville Records
- Schlecht Dran / Gut Drauf (2009, Play Loud! ProductionsPlay Loud! Productionsplay loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
, (pl-07) [LP, download]
Films and videos
- Doc Schoko: Oktopus im PentagrammDoc Schoko: Oktopus im PentagrammDoc Schoko: Oktopus im Pentagramm is the title of the second film within the "play loud! music series". It features Berlin-based singer and songwriter Doc Schoko and his band . The band performs "Oktopus im Pentagramm" at Berlin Volksbühne in 2007. Filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
, a film by Dietmar PostDietmar PostDietmar Post is a film director, producer and owner of a film and music label.- Biography :Dietmar Post worked as an off set printer before studying Theatre and Film Studies and Spanish Language at Free University in Berlin and at Complutense University in Madrid. In 1995 he obtained his master's...
and Lucia PalaciosLucia PalaciosLucía Palacios is a film director, producer and owner of a film and music label.- Biography :Lucía Palacios studied Cinema Studies at Complutense University in Madrid. In 1995 she obtained her master's degree. Between 1996–2003 she lived and worked in New York. It was in New York where she worked...
(2009, Play Loud! ProductionsPlay Loud! Productionsplay loud! productions is a Berlin-based film production company and film and music label, founded in 1997 in New York by filmmakers Dietmar Post and Lucia Palacios...
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