- country:Germany
- style(s):Polka
- label:Westpark
- type:Band, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Magnetic Music
Line up
- Depkat, Thomas (Drums)
- Ferraro, Mario (guitar, vocals)
- Grosse, Volkmar (bass + vocals)
- Hausmann, Iven (Trombone + vocals)
- Hillmann, Andreas (Trumpet)
- Meyer, Jo (Accordion + vocals)
- Oltersdorf, Oliver (Clarinette, trombone)
- Wieczorek, Andreas (vacals + sax)
Links
Polkaholix
You think German polkas are only good for lederhosen ?
Check out the POLKAHOLIX
Clear your minds pull on your sweats and - May the 2/4s be with you
In March 2001 in Berlin, eight musicians, well-known on the scene, acknowledged their already advanced Polkaholism.
These POLKAHOLIX admit, after the first introductory drugs Rock, Ska, Balkan music, German Folk and Klezmer
they are now totally addicted to 2/4 time. This drug is produced from hits and standards which are checked for
Polka-suitability by the addicts, and, if necessary, forced sadistically into a Polkaholistic form.
POLKAHOLIX have re-animated the Polka tradition of Berlin, understandably in their own way.
2/4 time and off you go this is Berlin-Speed-Polka.
The POLKAHOLIX ' songs are well-known. Every German has hummed, sung or danced to them. New, however, is the way that they are presented by these Polka-maniacs.
Germany, Bohemia, the Caribbean, Rock & Roll, Africa, local pub atmosphere, all that and more appears at some time and, mixed with each other, drags the listener into a grandiose sense of well-being and makes one addicted.
The POLKAHOLIX debut CD "Denkste" was in the top twenty of the
WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE.
The POLKAHOLIX CD was nominated for the German Music Award(category world music).
"Ruth" is the award for folk, singer-songwriter and world music in Germany.
POLKAHOLIX got a nomination for the Ruth 2005 (category local roots).
The new album "Great Polka Swindle" was released in September 2007 and reached immediately the top ten of the SWR Liederbestenliste, Nr. 16 of the World Music Charts Europe and will reach the top ten soon. The album was awarded with the Vierteljahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Watch this space