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Tocotronic is a German rock band founded in 1993 (see 1993 in music). Similar to Blumfeld or Die Sterne they are considered a part of the Hamburger Schule (School of Hamburg) movement. They are influential for bands such as Wir sind Helden.
Tocotronic got signed to L' Age D' Or, a German independent record label situated in Hamburg, in 1994 after quickly gaining popularity in the local scene. Their early style consists of ironic sloganeering ("I want to be part of a youth movement") and almost diary-like songwriting, paired with a lo-fi rock sound with elements punk rock and grunge. In 1995 they released their debut-album "Digital ist besser" (Digital is better) followed by their second album "Nach der verlorenen Zeit" (After the Lost Time) only a few months later. Their third album, released in 1996, was the first to hit the German charts. The music got more complex over time, their lyrics less direct, resulting in a sound that was compared to that of Pavement on Tocotronic's 1999 album "K.O.O.K". The self-titled "White Album", released in 2002, features dreamlike songs; metaphoric, heavily produced, highly polished, it completes a slow but steady course away from their early works ("eins zu eins ist jetzt vorbei" - "one-to-one is over now").
Despite never being overly commercially successful, Tocotronic have a steady fanbase in Germany and their records are regularly reviewed and acclaimed in mainstream newspapers and music magazines alike.
In July 2007, Tocotronic released their eighth studio album, "Kapitulation". Also, around this time, the band announced the end of their working relationship with long-time label "L'age D'or", and consequently, "Kapitulation" was released by Vertigo Berlin, a sublabel of Universal music. Their ninth studio album, "Schall & Wahn", was released in January 2010 and became their first number-one record. "Wie Wir Leben Wollen", was released on 25th of January 2013 and "Tocotronic" (commonly known as "Das Rote Album", or "The Red Album") was released on the 1st of May 2015, currently the band's most recent album.
The current band members and positions are Jan Müller (bass), Arne Zank (drums), Dirk von Lowtzow (rhythm guitar, vocals), and, since 2004, Rick McPhail (lead guitar, keyboard).
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Albums
Nüchtern bleiben / Abschaffen EP
Wie wir leben wollen
Abschaffen Single
Auf dem Pfad der Dämmerung Single
Macht es nicht selbst Single
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Imitationen Single
Download at Amazon.com®Kapitulation Single
Download at Amazon.com®Sag alles ab Single
Download at Amazon.com®Gegen den Strich Single
Download at Amazon.com®Aber hier leben, nein danke Single
Download at Amazon.com®Hi Freaks Single
Download at Amazon.com®This Boy Is Tocotronic Single
Download at Amazon.com®Freiburg V3.0 Single
Download at Amazon.com®Tomorrow Will Be Like Today Single
Jackpot Single
Download at Amazon.com®Let There Be Rock Single
Sie wollen uns erzählen Single
Download at Amazon.com®Dieses Jahr Single
Die Welt kann mich nicht mehr verstehen Single
Meine Freundin und ihr Freund Single
Popular Songs
- How We Aim To Live
- Monchichi
- Wie wir leben wollen
- Neue Zonen
- Lied der Jugend
- Unter dem Sand
- Höllenfahrt am Nachmittag
- Eine Theorie
- Warm und Grau
- Exil
- Warte auf mich auf dem Grund des Swimmingpools
- Die Revolte ist in mir
- Neutrum
- Die Verbesserung der Erde
- Vulgäre Verse
- Chloroform
- Im Keller
- Auf dem Pfad der Dämmerung
- Freiburg V3.0
- Misfortune Must Be Fought Back
- Tomorrow Will Be Like Today
- Für immer jung
- Mach es
- Um die Ecke
- Das sind keine Rätsel
- Die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks 2
- Morgen wird wie heute sein
- Die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks 1
- Das Unglück muss zurückgeschlagen werden
- Unter der Schnellstraße