Saalschutz
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Saalschutz is a Swiss Electropop band from Zurich. The band classifies it's style as "techno punk".
single with Knarf Rellöm, released on Rewika Records in 2003, the first album Das ist nicht mein Problem followed in 2004, released on ZickZack
records. Saalschutz combines electronic dance music with mostly German, sometimes English and seldom French or Swiss German lyrics which often have dada
istic characteristics. It combines the styles of Synthpop
, Electropunk and Electroclash
- as well as Metal
, Garage Rock
, Tribal House
and Trance
- creating a style similar to that of Knarf Rellöm, Räuberhöhle and (in parts) Egotronic
. In 2006, the second regular album Saalschutz machts möglich was released on ZickZack and Audiolith Records
. After touring extensively the band released their third album Entweder Saalschutz in November 2010.
While, compared to bands like Egotronic or Frittenbude, not being explicitely political in their lyrics, Saalschutz supports political initiatives such as I Can't Relax in Deutschland or Rage Against Abschiebung.
Albums:
Splits:
Band History
After a splitSplit album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
single with Knarf Rellöm, released on Rewika Records in 2003, the first album Das ist nicht mein Problem followed in 2004, released on ZickZack
ZickZack
ZickZack is a German record label based in Hamburg. Founded by former "Sounds" magazine journalist Alfred Hilsberg in 1980, it mainly distinguished itself by releasing acts from the underground side of Neue Deutsche Welle, a term coined by Hilsberg in his Sounds article "Neue Deutsche Welle - Aus...
records. Saalschutz combines electronic dance music with mostly German, sometimes English and seldom French or Swiss German lyrics which often have dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
istic characteristics. It combines the styles of Synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, Electropunk and Electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
- as well as Metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
, Garage Rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
, Tribal House
Tribal house
Tribal house is a subgenre of house music similar in structure to deep house, but providing elements of ethnic or indigenous musical percussions...
and Trance
Trance
Trance denotes a variety of processes, ecstasy, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.The term trance may be associated with meditation, magic, flow, and prayer...
- creating a style similar to that of Knarf Rellöm, Räuberhöhle and (in parts) Egotronic
Egotronic
Egotronic is a German Electropunk band from Berlin formed in 2000. It is well-known for its ultra-left political views.-Band history:After a couple of projects released through self-publishing, Egotronic joined the Hamburg record label Audiolith Records in 2005, whereon their first single Nein...
. In 2006, the second regular album Saalschutz machts möglich was released on ZickZack and Audiolith Records
Audiolith Records
Audiolith Records is a German Independent record label from Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, which publishes mainly Electronic music and Indie rock. While its musical style varies, the label's focus certainly is on Electropunk, where it has developed significant influence on the German music scene.- History...
. After touring extensively the band released their third album Entweder Saalschutz in November 2010.
While, compared to bands like Egotronic or Frittenbude, not being explicitely political in their lyrics, Saalschutz supports political initiatives such as I Can't Relax in Deutschland or Rage Against Abschiebung.
Discography
Singles:- 2010 Ravepunk für eine bessere Welt
- 2010 Headliner der Herzen
Albums:
- 2004 Das ist nicht mein Problem
- 2006 Saalschutz machts möglich
- 2010 Entweder Saalschutz
Splits:
- 2003: Knarf Rellöm & DJ Patex / Saalschutz: Little Big City / Technopunk
- 2005: Saalschutz / The Dance Inc.: Never Mind The Remix
- 2005: EgotronicEgotronicEgotronic is a German Electropunk band from Berlin formed in 2000. It is well-known for its ultra-left political views.-Band history:After a couple of projects released through self-publishing, Egotronic joined the Hamburg record label Audiolith Records in 2005, whereon their first single Nein...
/ Saalschutz: Luxus - 2006: Saalschutz / Räuberhöhle: Saalschutz loves Räuberhöhle