User:Mjakow/Westblock

'''Westblock, post punk/new wave band from Vienna, Austria. Formed 1981 consisting of Franz Brendinger (vocals, percussion), Paul Frey (bass, drums), Martin Jakowitsch (vocals,synth) and Stivie Vukics (drums, vocals, guitar). They all lived at the legendary housing project Spalowskygasse3, 1060 Wien, an appartement building (set to be demolished in a few years time) given rent free to a group of punks and artists by the city council. www.wieninternational.at/en/content/whom-does-city-belong-en in 1982 they released "Europa" on the punk compilation "Heimat bist du grosser Soehne", Panza Platte  http://www.sra.at.record/1668 1982 they also released "Heiligenstadt" on the compilation " Teilkoerper, Koerperteile", WEA                  http://www.sra.at/record/2197 1983 they recorded several songs for the soundtrack of the movie "Wiener Brut" by Hans Faedler, another resident at Spalowsygasse3. http://www.film.at/wiener_brut/ in1983 Brendinger, Jakowitsch and Vukics, as well as actors Barbara Schmitt and Wolfgang Sinhuber created a dadaistic theatre piece based on the novel "Tenderenda der Phantast" by Hugo Ball. It was performed at the "Dramatisches Zentum Wien" with subsequent guest performances in Munich and Berlin. 1984 Jakowitsch left Vienna and 1986 emigrated to New Zealand in 2010 the compilation "Neon Beats" on Klanggalerie released another previous unpublished version of "Europa" from 1984. http://www.sra.at/record/14856 in 2011 panzaplatte released the vinyl compilation "De Guade Oide Zeit" with two more Westblock tracks on it. http://www.sra.at/page/de_guade_oide_zeit Westblock performed at the launch party with the lineup Brendinger (voc, git, trumpet), Jakowitsch (synth, voc), Vukics (git, bass) and drummer Gilbert Medwed.

Albums

Die Westblock Cede (CD, Album) Label: Klanggalerie – gg160

Country: Austria Released: 19 Oct 2012 Genre: Rock Style: New Wave, Post-Punk Tracklist ▼ 1 		Scheisse 2 		Der Wahnsinn 3 		Heiligenstadt 4 		Vorstadtküsse 5 		Engel 6 		Pervers 7 		Wir Alle Warten Nur Noch Auf Dich 8 		Ich Will Alles Sagen Können 9 		Heimat 10 		Die Hast 11 		Amerika 12 		Alles Und Nichts 13 		Stivie Bist Du Glücklich 14 		Uns Gets Gut 15 		Vielleicht Treffen Wir Uns Singles & EPs

Wir Alle Warten Nur Noch Auf Dich (CDr, EP, Pro) 	Sextant Music 	2010