Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Years active	1993–present
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Members	Dirk von Lowtzow Jan Müller Arne Zank Rick McPhail

Tocotronic is a German rock band founded in 1993 (see 1993 in music). Similar to Blumfeld and influential for bands such as Tomte, Tocotronic not only innovated German language music, but also inspired a number of later bands, such as Wir sind Helden. Their influence on pop culture is widespread, from fashion (Tocotronic made the combination of 1970s style training jackets with cheap second-hand ad-shirts famous in Germany) to the playful and weird look of their early records. Image File history File links Tocotroniclogo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x2102, 195 KB) Tocotronic (German Band) Source: press photo from Powerline (bands agency) Photographer: Gianni Occipinti Permission given by Powerline to be used as Gnu-FDL File links The following pages link to this file: Tocotronic ... The smaller Alster lake at dusk Hamburg (Low German: Hamborg, [haˑmbɔːχ]) is the second largest city in Germany and with Hamburg Harbour, its principal port, Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the piano, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Blumfeld Blumfeld is a indie-pop band from Hamburg, Germany, which arised from the bands Arm, Laut und Der schwarze Kanal. The name of the band was coined by the main character of the short story Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle by Franz Kafka. ... Tomte is a German-speaking indie band from Hamburg. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Music is conceptual time expressed in the structures of tones and silence. ... Wir sind Helden (short: WSH, German for We are heroes) is a German musical band. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Tocotronic come from Hamburg and are released on L'Age D'Or, together with Die Sterne - forming the so-called Hamburger Schule ("School of Hamburg"). The band members are bassist Jan Müller, drummer Arne Zank, and guitarist and singer Dirk von Lowtzow. Starting with the latest album "Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen" a new guitarist and keyboarder, Rick McPhail, has joined the band. He used to play with Tocotronic on live shows before. The smaller Alster lake at dusk Hamburg (Low German: Hamborg, [haË‘mbɔːχ]) is the second largest city in Germany and with Hamburg Harbour, its principal port, Hamburg is also the second largest port city in the European Union. ... Introduction The tagline Wir sind neu in der Hamburger Schule (Whe are new to the Hamburg school) of Tocotronic gave name to a group of rock bands coming from Hamburg in the 90s formed around the LAge DOr label. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ...

The band became a subject of dark irony when in 1995 on their album Nach der verlorenen Zeit they released a song called "Michael Ende, Du hast mein Leben zerstört"' (Michael Ende, you destroyed my life), ostensible a hate-song against the writer of the popular book Neverending Story, only a couple of months before Ende died. Michael Ende (November 12, 1929 - August 29, 1995) was a German writer of fantasy novels and childrens books and part of the anthroposophical movement. ... The Neverending Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) is a fantasy novel by Michael Ende, first published in 1979. ...

Discography

• Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen (2005) (Pure Reason Must Never Prevail)
• Tocotronic (2002)
• K.O.O.K Variationen (2000)
• K.O.O.K. (1999)
• K.O.O.K. (English Version) (1999)
• The Hamburg Years (1998)
• Es ist egal, aber (1997) (It Doesn't Matter, But)
• Wir kommen um uns zu beschweren (1996) (We're Coming To Complain)
• Nach der verlorenen Zeit (1995) (After The Lost Time - a pun on the German title of Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time (Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit))
• Digital ist besser (1995) (Digital is Better)

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External links

• http://www.tocotronic.de Official homepage.
• http://www.tocotronix.de Fan page.
• Tocotronic Ushered in New Era of German Rock Deutsche Welle