Pitmen
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Psychobilly, Rockabilly |
| Labels | Crazy Love Records |
| Website | www.pitmen.de |
| Members |
Christian Waleschkowski: vocals & acoustic guitar, Grischa: double-bass, Holger Grothe: guitar, Daniel Dolch: drums. |
Pitmen is a German psychobilly group that began in 1995.
History
Pitmen were founded in the spring of ’95, when drummer Peer Timmer and double bass-player Grischa Dördelmann where looking for suitable musicians to play with. They became attentive on Christian Waleschkowski (voice / acoustic guitar) who was performing at this time with an Irish Folk group. They also invited Christian Rubbert who played the electric guitar.[1]
In the summer of 1996 they went into a recording studio for three days to record a demo tape. Guido Neumann of “Crazy Love Records” loved it so much, that he released it as their debut EP “Misfits”.[2] Luckily the reviews in the fanzines were very good. Support gigs for bigger bands such as The Meteors and Mad Sin followed.
In winter of ’97 they recorded their first CD called “Listen To The Engine”,[3] which is still a best seller at the record stalls. Their 2nd album “Welcome To The Show” was released (on Picture-Vinyl and CD) in the summer of 2001. The latest four-track EP including the song “Jingle Bells” was released in October 2001.
In spring '98 electric guitar player Maik Kaczmarek joined the band when Christian Rubbert left. After their gig on January 2000 he was replaced through Holger Grothe. In spring 2000 drummer Peer gave the sticks to ex-Disturbance drummer Arnd Richter.[4] These two new members gave their debut gig at the 8th Psycho Meeting in Calella (Spain).
Arnd left the band in April 2002 so now ex-Dildo Brothers drummer Daniel Dolch is practising with the guys for their next gigs in Finland and again in Spain.
In 2003 they played their "last" show so far and decided to take a break. Every member joined and played in other bands to get new influences and play different styles.
In 2007 the guys are back [5] and start rehearsing again. Their first gig in 5 years was at the Satanic Stomp in 2008.[6]
2009 tours include appearances on “Club Sin pt9” (Tampere, Finland) and “Psychomania Rumble” (Potsdam, Germany) festivals.
Discography
- “Misfits” (EP, 1996, “Crazy Love Records”)
- “Listen To The Engine” (1997)
- “Fran Drescher” (EP, 1999)
- “Welcome To The Show” (2001)
- “Jingle Bells” (EP, 2001)