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Animalize Me by Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub

Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub

Künstlerbiographie Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub

Phillip Boa * 18. Januar 1963 In Dortmund Ist Ein Deutscher Independent-Musiker Sänger Songwriter Gitarrist Und Komponist. Er Gründete 1984 Die Independent-Band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub. Mit Dem Album 'Hair' Und Der Single 'Container Love' Gelang 1989 Der Kommerzielle Erfolg Und Internationale Anerkennung. Die Musik Boas Ist Beeinflusst Von Britischem Punk Und New Wave Sie Pendelt Stilistisch Zwischen Pop Und Avantgarde. Durchgehendes Merkmal Sind Eingängige Melodische Refrains Die Von Stimmungswechseln Durchbrochen Oder Verfremdet Werden. Dabei Stehen Sich Der Hohe Gesang Von Bandmitglied Pia Lund Und Die Belegte Stimme Boas Diametral Gegenüber. Nach Seinem Bisher Erfolgreichsten Album 'Boaphenia' 1993 Setzte Boa Einen Bewussten Bruch Um Sich Einem Metalprojekt Zu Widmen. Mit Voodoocult Gründete Phillip Boa Eine Heavy Metal-Band Bestehend Aus Dave Lombardo Am Schlagzeug Chuck Schuldiner Gitarrist Waldemar Sorychta Gitarrist Mille Petrozza Gitarrist Und Ihm Selbst Als Sänger. Die Band Veröffentlichte 1994 Das Album 'Jesus Killing Machine'. Ein Jahr Später Brachte Die Band Mit Einer Völlig Anderen Besetzung Ein Zweites Selbstbetiteltes Album Heraus. Danach Löste Sich Die Band Wieder Auf. Im Herbst 2006 Ging Boa Mit Seinem Voodooclub Auf Remastered-Tour. Dort Wurden Konsequent Nur Stücke Der Drei Wiederveröffentlichten Alben 'Copperfield' 'Hair' Und 'Hispanola' Gespielt. Des Weiteren Gibt Es Seit 2001 Alljährlich Zwei Oder Drei Weihnachts-Clubkonzerte In Der Leipziger Moritzbastei. 2007 Erschien Das Album 'Faking To Blend In' Auf Motor Music. Am 13. Februar 2009 Ist Das Neue Album 'Diamonds Fall' Bei Rough Trade Erschienen. Dafür Wurde Der Can-Schlagzeuger Jaki Liebezeit Für Die Kompletten Drums Und Percussion Als Voodooclub-Mitglied Engagiert. Nach Diversen Mitgliederwechseln Besteht Der Heutige Live Voodooclub Aus Folgenden Musikern * Phillip Boa Gesang Gitarre * Pia Lund Gesang * Maik T. Bass * Moses Pellberg Schlagzeug * Toett Keyboards Percussion * Oliver Klemm Gitarre The History Of Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub ------------------------------------------ "One Of The Most Influential Continental Bands" NME Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub Were Formed In The Western Part Of Germany In 1985 By Phillip And Vocalist/keyboardist 'Pia Lund' Later Joined By Percussionist/voodoodrummer 'The Voodoo' All 3 Had Just Entered University Where They Met And Drummer/programmer 'Der Rabe'. They Released Their First Album 'Philister' In The Same Year On Their Own Constrictor Label And Received Excellent Reviews In Their Home-Country Where It Soon Topped The Indie-Charts. In 1986 Rough Trade Germany Director Heino Drecker Helped To Sign The Band To English Indie Label Red Flame Who Re-Released The Album Across Europe. Several Singles Of That Album Gained 'single Of The Week' Status In NME Sounds And Melody Maker And So Did The Whole Album Itself. The British Press Described Their Style As A Form Of Pop Avantgarde Strange Music Often Beautiful And Pop/rock But Noisy And Angst Ridden With Ironical/cynical Lyrics Full Of Great Different Metaphors And Twistssome Early Critic Called It A Collision Between B 52's/Talking Heads The German Feel Of Can With The Wisdom And Cynical Approach Of The Fall. Phillip's Main Influences Were Also Joy Division Velvet Underground XTC Magazine Wire Etc. In 1987 Encouraged By The Reaction The Band Decided To Rehearse And Play Their First Concerts In Germany England The Netherlands Scandinavia Etc. Later That Year They Met German Producer Legend Conny Plank Kraftwerk Can DAF Who's Been A Fan Since The Band's First Album. Sadly Conny Could Not Fullfill His Commitment Because Of Health Reasons He Passed Away 2 Years Later However He Had Recommended A Replacement In A Former Student Of His Eroc. Slightly Mad Ex Krautrock Figure Eroc Recorded The Second Album 'Aristocracie' Released Also On Red Flame Receiving Brilliant Reviews Single And Album Of The Week In NME Etc. Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub Still Remain The German Band With The Most "Album And Single Of The Week's" In The British Music Press Ever 8 X "Single Of The Week" And 5 X "Album Of The Week" Reviews In NME Melody Maker And Sounds . The Band Toured Indie Clubs Across Europe And Got Signed By A Major-Label Polydor In Hamburg. This Move Triggered A Backlash For Phillip As He Was At First Called A Traitor For Doing This Phillip Was A Symbolic Figure Of The "never Sell Out" Indie Ideology . Through The Years Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub Were Special Guest Of The Great John Lydon's Band P.I.L. Played Smaller Alternative-Festivals With Just To Name A Few Nick Cave Sonic Youth Björk The Fall Residents Gun Club Iggy Pop Or Manic Street Preachers. And Big Festivals Such As Roskilde Sharing The Same Stage With People Like David Bowie Or Bob Dylan. Phillip Did Collaborations With Magnificent Metal-People Like Dave Lombardo From Slayer Or Chuck Schuldiner From Death And Mille From Kreator. Furthermore The Voodooclub Has Been Remixed By Acclaimed Electronic Gurus Like Aphex Twin LFO Schneider TM Or The Notwist. Anyway Up Until Today Phillip Still Keeps His "never Sell Out" Indie Ideology Alive And Well Refusing To Appear On TV Rejecting Advertising/sponsoring Even In 2008 Were This Practice Is Wide Spread Amongst A Lot Of Bands. Phillip However Was Aware Of The Negative Impact The "signing To A Major" Would Have On His International Career He Released Several Albums On Polydor In The Later 80's Til 1997 'Copperfield' And 'Hair' 'Helios' And 'Boaphenia' Receiving Great Reviews. 'Container Love' From The Album Hair Was A Minor Hit In Some European Countries And Together With 'Kill Your Ideals' 'Fine Art In Silver' 'This Is Michael' 'And Then She Kissed Her' And 'Love On Sale' Still Is The Band's Most Popular Song. Phillip Decided To "stop" His International Career Well Aware Of The Fact That He Would Never Receive That Credibility And Praise Of The Leading Influential Journalists For Longer Than 3 Albums. He Stopped Touring Outside Of Germany From 1991 On And Did His Best To Make Sure He Did Not Releases His Albums Outside Of His Home Country. Nowadays Via Amazon Or I-Tunes A Lot Of Boa's Stuff Is Available Internationally. However His Ever Loyal Hardcore Fans Inside And Outside Of Germany Guarantee Him Concerts And Releases That Are Always Somehow Doing Well Enough Boa Nowadays Is Still Very Well-Respected Almost Lost Non Of His Credibility And Yes He Never Ever Sold Out!!! Since The Beginning Of His Career International Producers John Leckie Bowie-Producer Tony Visconti - Currently Working With The Great Morrissey And Loads Of Others Liked To Work With Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub In The Recent Years He Worked For Example With Gareth Jones Interpol And With Strokes-Producer Gordon Raphael On An Album Called 'Decadence & Isolation' Yes Phillip Knows That The Album-Title Is Uncool But He Doesn't Care . This Unique Approach To Music Making Is Again Visible In The Voodooclub Creation 'Faking To Blend In' Album Released Summer 2007. On This Latest Outing One Not Only Sees The Return Of 'Der Rabe' One Time Original Drummer Of The Voodoclub As Co-Producer But Also A 'rising Star' Of The Berlin/Kreuzberg Underground Scene Tobias Siebert As Producer. This Is A Definitive Return To Old Form For Boa. The Album Is Packed With A Collection Of Great Songs With Infectious Melodies Wrapped In A Warm But Spiky Blanket Of "beautiful Noise" Not Far From The Best Work Of The Ever Influential CAN "maestros" Of The Avant-Garde Scene. Complex Yet Romantic Musical And Lyrical Structures Flow Effortlessly Throughout The Whole Album That One Can Clearly Savour With The First Listen But At The Same Time Discover Further Intriguing Arrangements Rooted Deep Into The Compositions With Repeated Plays. After Phillip Ended His Business-Relationship With The Record-Label Motor He Wasn't Sure What To Do In The Future. It Didn't Take Him Long To Decide. Now Signed To Rough Trade Distribution Germany Boa Finished Writing A New Album At Temple Studios Malta - Once More Returning To The Ideology Of The Former Described Avantgarde/popmelody - Clash. Phillip Took On An Idea Of The Late Producer Conny Plank To Work With The Genius Drummer Jaki Liebezeit Of CAN. Together With Producer Tobias Siebert Phillip And Jaki Met Up In Berlin To Record Drums And Percussion For The New Album Released February 2009 . Very Interesting Recording Sessions Took Place Boa Tobias And Jaki Once Called The "best Drummer In The World" By NME – Trying To Achieve A Common Purpose Discover New Aspects Within The Structures Of Pop/rock Music. As A Result Of This Cooperation The Music Sounds More Spacious Cinematic And Yet Intense With The Typical Boa Songwriter-Qualities And The Voodooclub Individual Style. They Unfold With The Unusual But Yet Groovy Jaki-Stamp On It. Mixing Of The Album Was Finished In December 2008 In Berlin. The Album Was Released In Germany Via Rough Trade Distribution Export And ITunes Worldwide And Received Very Positive Media Response. A Tour With Fifteen Grandiose Shows In February/March 2009 Was Presented By Karten Jahnke Agency Hamburg. Five Very Special Shows Were Played In October 2009 With Jaki Liebezeit Who Usually Refuses To Play To Songstructures. After A First Nervous Show In Hamburg The Experiment Turned Out To Be Brilliant And Jaki And Phillip Were So Happy That They Did Not Exclude To Repeat That Live Concept In The Future. As The Whole Outlook For The Voodooclub Is Concerned The Future Is Unwritten-But Talking To Boa An End Of The "career" Is Not Planned For The Near Future. He Seems Too Be Too Addicted To The Habit Of Writing Weird But Beautiful Indie/pop/rock/avantgarde Whatever Music. A Livealbum Will Be Released More Or Less As A Fan Edition Available Via The Official Phillip Boa Shop In July 2010. It Will Feature Jaki Liebezeit's Drumming On 5 Of The Songs And Is Not Reproduced Overdubbed Etc. Only Authentic 1 1 Recording Mixed In Malta In The Spring Of 2010. Meanwhile Phillip Started Writing New Material And Decided To Keep The Year Concert-Free With The Exception Of A Few Shows In Sept./Oct. Where A Good Selection Of Singles And Great Songs Of Boa's Catalogue Will Be Presented. Spring 2011 The Boa Albums HELIOS And BOAPHENIA Are Released As Re-Mastered Edition With Unreleased Songs And Better Sound . There Will Be Unique Live Concerts At Which The Voodooclub Will Respectively Play The First 11 Songs Of The 2 Albums. So Let It Be Written So Let It Be Done ...