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The Notwist

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Biography

Formed near Munich as a post-hardcore band, The Notwist gradually began to embrace a fusion of classic '80s indie pop songwriting and scruffy electronic backings indebted to Oval and Autechre. The quartet is comprised of brothers Markus and Micha Acher (on vocals/guitar and bass, respectively) plus programmer/keyboard player Martin Gretschmann and drummer Martin Messerschmid. Their self-titled 1989 debut and 1992's Nook were rough-and-tumble punk LPs. Third album 12 marked the group's first flirtation with electronics, though the chord structures and vocals of Markus Acher marked The Notwist more as an alternative band. The band then gained an American distribution deal with Zero Hour, and after 12 was reissued, fourth album Shrink -- almost entirely abstract electronic in nature -- appeared in 1998. Neon Golden (2002) and The Devil, You + Me (2008) were both song-oriented in nature, albeit with electronics continuing to play a significant role in the band's material. [See also: Potawatomi, Console, Lali Puna, Ms. John Soda, 13 & God, Tied & Tickled Trio.] ~ John Bush, Rovi

Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    You're the color
    You're the movement
    And the spin
    Never
    Could it stay with me
    Consequence - (5:12)  -  32,912 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    You know this place
    You know this gloom?
    We've been here before
    When life is a loop
    You're in a room without a door
    Pick Up The Phone - (3:55)  -  19,480 plays
  3.  
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    He's living next the rails
    He can tell you things of different cars and trains
    Now he's trying the whole day
    To switch off time by causing train delay
    Could be enough
    Pilot - (4:27)  -  17,210 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    You'll no longer be kissed and kind
    As you long for intuition
    As you have to learn the lesson twice
    You'll no longer be kissed and kind
    As you long for intuition
    One With The Freaks - (3:37)  -  15,937 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    No matter what we say
    No matter what we think
    We will never, will never leave this room
    What are we going to do about this?
    This Room - (4:44)  -  13,247 plays
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