Sturm Café
| Sturm Café | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gävle, Sweden |
| Genres | EBM |
| Years active | 2001– |
| Labels | Progress Productions, SCR |
| Members |
Jonatan Löftstedt Gustav Jansson |
Sturm Café is an electronic body music band from Gävle, Sweden.
Music made by Sturm Café provides the soundtrack of the movie Die Zombiejäger.
Band members
- Jonatan Löfstedt - vocals, music
- Gustav Jansson - music, live keyboards & drums
Occasional band members / collaborators
- Pehr-Anders Stockenberg - live drums
- Oskar Gullstrand - videoprojections, art work, music videos
- Björn Andersson - live member during 2003
- Joakim Mohlund - guest vocals on "Schweiss Bier und Stahl", live keyboards and second vocals during 2006
- Slim Vic - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version.
- Chinese Theatre - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version
History
Sturm Café started out by the two teenage boys Gustav (born 1985) and Jonatan (born 1985) in 2001 under the name The Xenophobian Alliancexenophobian alliance. They released a couple of demo cassette tapes and handle out just to close friends. The instrumentation was a cheap digital synth with an Atari for sequencing and an analog 4 channel portable studio the quality of the songs were low but charming.
Later on in 2002 they bought some analogue synthesizers and a digital portable studio and the music started to spread through mp3.com. The name of the band had at this time changed to Sturm Café which came up as an idea from Gustav's father. The music had moved to a definite EBM:ish approach with minimalistic analogue basslines, monotonous drum machines and chanting vocals in German.
This eventually led to some live gigs in early 2003. Now people started to talk and the success was a fact when they performed live at Sweden's biggest open air alternative music festival Arvika Festival in the summer of 2004. Later on that year they signed at contract with the record label, Progress Productions.
One year later the album So Seelisch, So Schön! was released and climbed the position of 75 at the Swedish official album sell chart. Same autumn Jonatan moved to Poland for medicine studies which somewhat put Sturm Café on halt.
The halt was temporary; Jonatan moved back to Sweden the next year and the work with the band could continue.
Instrumentation
- Sequential Circuits Pro-One
- ARP Odyssey
- Moog Prodigy
- Korg Poly-800
- MicroKORG
- Novation DrumStation
- Novation Bass Station
- Roland TR-505
- Yamaha RX11
- Atari Mega 4
- Akai S900
- Akai S3000
- Korg N1R
- DOD Graphic Equaliser R-815A
- EKS Cyclone Multistage Processor
- Korg D1600
- Yamaha AW16G
- Tama Techstar TS-306 Electronic Voice Module
- Yamaha Dx7s
- Yamaha Tx81z
Discography
- So Seelisch, So Schön! CD/2CD (2005)
- Tot CDM (2008)
- Koka Kola Freiheit 7" (2010)
- Europa! CD & 2x12" (2015)
- Compilations:
- APE Produkt #3 CDR (contributing track: "Regimegegner") (2003)
- Electronic Compilation CD-R (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Radiosüchtig") (2004)
- Interbreeding III: Xenophobic 2CD (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Mr.T") (2004)
- ElectriXmas 2004 CD (contributing track: "Ein Mann Und Sein Bart") (2004)
- Born / Evolve / Progress vol.1 CD (contributing track: "Stiefelfabrik" + "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2005)
- Hymns of Steel CD (contributing track: "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2006)
- Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 56 2CD (contributing track: "Die Wahrheit") (2006)
- Infacted vol.3 CD (contributing track: "Radiosüchtig") (2006)
- Born / Evolve / Progress vol.2 CD (contributing track: "Weltliches Leben") (2007)
- Mortal Decay 2CD-R (contributing track: "Der Grosse Schwein (Terror Punk Syndicate Remix)") (2007)
- Infected vol.4 2CD (contributing track: "Tot (Terror Punk Syndicate Remix)") (2008)
- Machines Against Hunger 2CD (contributing track: "1/15") (2008)
- Nacht Der Maschinen VolumeTwo CD (contributing track: "Ich Spekuliere") (2008)
- 5 Years Of Progress - 2004-2009 CD (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2009)
- EBM Collection Vol.1 12" (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2009)
- Swedish EBM - The Collection CD (contributing track: "Scheissnormal") (2010)
- Nacht Der Maschinen Volume Three (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2011)
- Electronic Body Matrix 1 (contributing track: "Die Wahrheit") (2011)
- Doppelhertz Vol. 2 (contributing track: "Sicherheit") (2011)
Complete tour history
- Klubb Volga, Sweden Stockholm, April 23, 2003
- Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, May 30, 2003
- Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, July 18, 2003
- Valhall, Sweden Falun, July 20, 2003
- Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, December 13, 2003
- Electrobash #2, Sweden Uppsala, January 23, 2004
- Adrenalinfestival, Sweden Sundsvall, January 31, 2004
- Club Spacelab, Sweden Gothenburg, February 6, 2004
- Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, March 11, 2004
- Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, April 3, 2004
- More Than A Party '04, Sweden Uppsala, April 11, 2004
- Vogon Variety, Sweden Malmö, May 8, 2004
- Plasticity, Sweden Gothenburg, July 9, 2004
- Arvikafestival, Sweden Arvika, July 15, 2004
- Electronic Wonders, Sweden Oskarshamn, October 30, 2004
- Bodybeats, Germany Berlin, November 13, 2004
- Beatclub, Germany Dessau, November 20, 2004
- Club Harrow Road, Sweden Örebro, December 3, 2004
- ElectriXmas, Sweden Lund, December 11, 2004
- Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, December 17, 2004
- Club Spacelab, Sweden Gothenburg, February 4, 2005
- Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, March 18, 2005
- Sticky Fingers, Sweden Gothenburg, November 4, 2005
- Nuclear Nation, Sweden Linköping, November 5, 2005
- Neostalgia, Sweden Malmö, February 4, 2006
- Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, February 11, 2006
- SAMA, Sweden Gothenburg, April 14, 2006
- Der Bunker, Sweden Gothenburg, July 28, 2006
- Beatclub, Germany Dessau, September 9, 2006
- Klubb Lakritz, Sweden Norrköping, November 24, 2006
- Das Boot, Baltic Sea December 8, 2006
- Sus Fel Nap, Hungary Budapest, January 19, 2007
- Tech Noir, Sweden Stockholm, January 27, 2007
- Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, February 23, 2007
- Die Villa, Germany Leipzig, April 7, 2007
- Club Undercut, Sweden Lund, May 3, 2007
- Void Spring Festival, Sweden Kalmar, May 5, 2007
- Club Hellfire, Norway Trondheim, June 9, 2007
- Club Maiden, Norway Oslo, June 10, 2007
- Familientreffen III, Germany Sandersleben, August 4, 2007
- Club Radium, Sweden Karlstad, November 2, 2007
- Beatclub, Germany Dessau, March 23, 2008
- Club Arkham, Finland Turku, November 21, 2008
- Club Lagerhof, Germany Leipzig, December 6, 2008
- Musikens Hus, Sweden Gothenburg, May 16, 2009
- Familientreffen V, Germany Sandersleben, July 24, 2009
- Bodytåget, Sweden Stockholm, March 6, 2010
- Klubb Kalabalik, Sweden Växjö, March 20, 2010
- Traffic Club, Italy Rome, April 3, 2010
- Salzmanns Factory, Germany Kassel, July 10, 2010
- Collapsed City Festival, Poland Szczecin, October 31, 2010
- Belgian Independent Music Festival, Belgium Antwerp, December 18, 2010
- Holdeplassen, Norway Trondheim, March 19, 2011
- Beatclub, Germany Dessau, March 26, 2011
- Bodyfest, Sweden Stockholm, October 1, 2011
- Neostalgia, Sweden Malmö, March 24, 2012
External links
- Sturm Café discography at Discogs
- Myspace
- Sturm Café discography at MusicBrainz
Interviews
Reviews
- So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Neurozine
- So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Metica
- So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Sideline
- Concert Review, April 2006
- Concert Review, April 2004