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Artist Biography For 39 Clocks

The 39 Clocks Were An Underground Band From Hannover. Together With Nova Express The Beauty Contest Shiny Gnomes Multicoloured Shades Kastrierten Philosophen Castrated Philosophers And Yellow Sunshine Underground They Contributed To The German Underground Neo-Psychedelic Scene Of The 1980s. In 1976 Jürgen „J.G.39“ Gleue Guitar Bass Vocals And Christian „C.H.39“ Henjes Guitar Orgal Vocals Both From Hannover Played Together Under The Name Killing Rats And Later Automats Trans "Machines" . The Nucleus Of The Band Was Soon Expanded With The Addition Of Drummer Claudius Hempelmann He Later Joined Labelmates And New Wave Proponents Der Moderne Mann And Rüdiger Klose Also Known For His Work With Die Kastrierten Philosophen. In The Studio They Were Joined By Amongst Others Süsskind From Kosmonautentraum Spaceman Dream On The Melodica And Emilio Winschetti Singer With Labelmates Mythen In Tüten Later In Mint And The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman On Synthesizer. In 1980 A 7" Of 'DNS' Was Released Through The Independent Record Label No Fun Records As Was Their 1981 LP 'Pain It Dark'. For Their Second Record Gleue And Henjes Founded Their Own Record Label Psychotic Promotion Through Which Die Kastrierten Philosophen Also Released Their First Record. In 1983 The Duo Split And Henjes Founded The Beauty Contest Who Released Records Through The Hamburg Label What's So Funny. Visually The Band Were Reminiscent Of The Velvet Underground And Musically They Were Influenced By The American Garage Rock Of The 1960s With A Psychedelic Direction And Its Comparable Simplistic Production Techniques Along With A Bastardised Use Of The English Language Somewhat Similar To What We Know Today As "Denglisch" The German Equivalent Of Franglais . They Were Always Dressed In Black Wearing Sunglasses And Coined Phrases Such As "black And White TVs Show Better Films Than Colour Sets." Rather Than Melodic Psychedelic Rock They Called Their Music "psycho-Beat". Many Speak Retrospectively Of Thegroup As "the German Velvet Underground" - A Comparison That The Duo Always Rejected. The Clocks Never Had An Entry Into The Hannover Rock Hall Of Fame However They've Not Quite Been Forgotten. For Example In 1998 One Of The Clocks' Songs Found Its Way Onto The Soundtrack Of The Film "23 - Nichts Ist So Wie Es Scheint" "23 - Nothing Is Quite As It Seems" . In Addition Many Remember Them As The Forerunners Of The German Psychedelic Renaissance In The Attempt To Stylise Hannover To The Coming Pop And Rock Domination Through Which The Clocks Were Lumped In With Mainstream Bands Such As Scooter And Mousse T A Particularly Strange Mixture. This Bit Makes Little Sense In English Or German . Diskographie Excerpt Pain It Dark 1981 NO Fun Record LP
Subnarcotic 1982 Psychotic Graduation-Re Publishes 1988 On What's So Funny About LP
Blades In Your Masquerade Best OF 1983 Flicknife Sharp LP
Cold Steel Ton The Heart Demo & Outtakes 1985 What's Funny About In Such A Way LP
13 More Protest Songs 1987 What's Funny LP About In Such A Way
The Original Psycho Beat Best OF 1993 What's Funny About In Such A Way CD Diskographie Christian Henjes Excerpt THE BEAUTY CONTEST Feel Putrefies 1984 To What's In Such A Way Funny About LP
THE BEAUTY CONTEST No. 6 1985 What's So Funny About Maxi
THE BEAUTY CONTEST Town Center Lights 1984 What's So Funny About Maxi Diskographie Jürgen Gleue Excerpt EXIT OUT Peruse Prankster 1985 What's So Funny About LP
THE COCOON While The Recording Engineer Sleeps 1987 William Realm Acoustic Memory LP
THE COCOON Stretching Things 1992 What's So Funny About LP/CD
THE Phantom PAYN Of Volume. 1 Dig The Squares - They're Ugly 1991 GB 45 LP EP
THE Phantom PAYN ACT Trouble With Ghosts " 1992 Glitterhouse Record CD
THE Phantom PAYN ACT Trouble With Ghosts Revised Version 1993 Hidden Record LP
THE PHANTON PAYN ACT Bath Vibes Anyone? 1994 Hidden Record LP/CD
A Phantom PAYN SEANCE Telegraphic Grooves From A DEAD Mailbox 1995 Hidden Record LP
THE Phantom PAYNS More Phantom Than Ever 1997 Toasters In Test LP
J.G.39 Afternoon Non Happening 2000 NO Label Record CD

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