WIZO (IPA pronunciation: [visəʊ]) is a Punk Rock band from Sindelfingen, Germany. The band was formed in 1985. Their messages run from political to humorous, but they are strongly against Nazism, Fascism, Racism, and "all of that durt." They dissolved in March 2005. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Sindelfingen has about 60,000 residents and is about 15 km south west of Stuttgart, Germany. ... This article is about the year. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water cooler at a racially segregated street car terminal in the United States in 1939. ...

Lineup

• Axel Kurth on Guitar
• Jörn Genserowski on Bass
• Herr Guhl on drums

Biography

Jochen Bix founded the band "Wieso" (meaning "why?") with friends in Sindelfingen, a town in the vicinity of Stuttgart. In 1986 they altered their name to "WIZO" and got their first gig in 1987. In 1988 WIZO released their first demo tape, "Keiner ist Kleiner" ("Nobody's smaller"). In 1990, they released another demo, "Gute Freunde" ("Good Friends"). Jochen only sang a few songs, including the Judas Priest cover, "Breaking the Law." He then left and Axel Kurth became the front man. Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Judas Priest is an influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England and later reformed four years later by K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. ...

Later that year, they founded their own label, Hulk Räckorz and released the "Klebstoff" ("Glue") EP, their first vinyl record. A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ...

In 1991, "Für'n Arsch" (familiar for "To No Avail") was released. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1992, their first CD, "Bleib Tapfer" ("Stay Brave") was released. The song "Kein Gerede" ("No Bullshitting") was censored by the government for containing "terroristic messages" and several hundred copies were confiscated. In response, they re-released the CD "Bleib Tapfer/für'n Arsch" after recording an instrumental "karaoke" version of the song, blacking out the lyrics in the liner notes, and labeling it as "Child Safe" out of spite. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeské Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... A Karaoke machine Karaoke (Japanese: カラオケ, from 空 kara, empty or void, and オーケストラ ōkesutora, orchestra) is a form of entertainment in which an amateur singer or singers sing along with recorded music on microphone. ... Liner notes are the booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or any sound recording container. ...

They then released the single "Roy Black ist tot" ("Roy Black Is Dead") as a dubious tribute to the German pop-star Roy Black on the one year anniversary of his death. The tribute in question was a punk cover of a children's song with the lyrics altered to a German version of "Roy Black is dead, Roy Black is dead." It was named the worst CD of the year by the Bild-Zeitung, a major German yellow-press newspaper. The Bild-Zeitung (often abbreviated Bild, lit. ...

In 1993, during the annual "Chaostage" ("Chaos Days") in Hannover, they played a concert from the back of a truck in the middle of the crowd of rioting punks. They received national media attention following the concert. Later that year, they also recorded a music video of a cover they performed of the song "All that she wants" by Ace of Base. It received a surprising amount of airplay in Europe and was the only licensed cover. 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). ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... A music video (also promo) is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Ace of Base is a Swedish dance/pop band that consists of Ulf Ekberg (Buddha), and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker), Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren[1]. They released their debut album in 1992, and went on to major chart success throughout the 1990s. ...

In 1994, their next CD, "UUAARRGH!" was released, and was very popular for an independent group. Fat Mike, bassist for NOFX and founder of Fat Wreck Chords became interested a year later in 1995, after coming in contact on the Warped Tour. He signed them onto his label for international releases, but they remained with Hulk Räckorz for releases to the German speaking world. They also released "Herrénhandtasche" ("Purse For Gentlemen") and played on a tour with Die Ärzte. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Fat Mike (Michael John Burkett) (born January 31, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the vocalist and bass player of the popular punk rock band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. ... NOFX is a punk band from California. ... The company logo of Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike the lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX and his wife Erin, in 1990. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warped Tour Logo Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. ... Die Ärzte (also spelled die ärzte; German for the physicians) are a German rock/punk rock band from Berlin. ...

In 1996, WIZO's lineup changed; Ingo Hahn replaced their current drummer, Charly Zasko, and he and Axel "are fortunately no longer in contact." With Ingo, "Doof wie Scheiße" ("Stupid As Shit") was also recorded. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1997, they released the "Weihnachten stinkt" ("Christmas Stinks" or "Christmas Sucks") Split EP with the Japanese punk band Hi Standard. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1998, Wizo released "Kraut & Rüben" ("Tops and Curnips") EP on Fatwreck, being the songs that were already popular in Germany, but unknown to the rest of the world. That year, Herr Guhl replaced Ingo as drummer. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

September, 2004, WIZO made a first in the music industry by releasing a single on USB keydrive, titled as the "WIZO Stick EP." In addition to five high bitrate MP3's, it also included a video, pictures, lyrics, and tabs. In November of 2004, coinciding with the release of their final album, "Anderster," they announced their intent to dissolve in March of 2005, upon the conclusion of their farewell tour. Axel Kurth stated "After 18 years of fun, stress and scandals with WIZO, the concept of a 'punkrockband' finally became too reactionary and too boring for me. Punk stays my way of life; time for new things." On March 4th, 2005, Wizo played their final concert in Stuttgart. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A USB keydrive, shown with a US quarter coin for scale. ... In telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) point. It is quantified using the bit per second (bit/s) unit. ... Tablature is a form of musical notation designed for musical instruments which gives the player instructions on where to put their fingers rather than which notes to play. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...

Discography

• Für'n Arsch (1991)
• Bleib tapfer (1992)
• UUAARRGH! (1994)
• Mindhalálig Punk (Auróra & Wizo Split) (1994)
• Herrénhandtasche (1995)
• Kraut & Rüben (1998)
• Stick-EP (2004)
• Anderster (2005)

fürn Arsch is the debut album by Wizo. ... Bleib tapfer is the second album by Wizo. ...

Songs of note

1. Kein Gerede (No Bullshitting)
2. Raum der Zeit (Space Of Time)
3. Kopfschuss (Headshot)
4. Quadrat im Kreis (Square In a Circle)
5. R. A. F. (Red Army Faction, referring to a former German terrorist group)
6. Goldenes Stück (Golden Piece (of shit))
7. Nix + Niemand (Nothing and Nobody)
8. Gute Freunde (Good Friends)
9. Klebstoff (Glue)
10. Hey Thomas

External links

• (German) Official Page
• (German) Hulk Räckorz WIZO page
• Fat Wreck Chords' WIZO page
• (German) A fansite
• WIZO Lyrics
• English translations of many of their songs