The Notwist

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Weilheim, Germany (1989 – present)

The Notwist is a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989 in Weilheim, Germany, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup. While their early records moved through heavy metal/metal into dark indie rock, their recent efforts, for which they have received the most attention, have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups of Morr Music.

Markus and Michael Acher formed the group together with Martin Messerschmidt in Weilheim, near Munich. In 1990 they recorded their self-titled debut, a grunge-metal oriented LP. 1992 saw the release of Nook, which has an indie rock sound, while their 1995 album 12 contains their first flirtation with electronics. Martin Gretschmann (aka Console) joined the group in 1997. Shrink, released in 1998, is a jazz-electro-rock album. The album Neon Golden (released in 2002) put them on the map for American listeners.

In 2003 the band started their own record label Alien Transistor and released a soundtrack for the movie Lichter by Hans-Christian Schmid. On September, 6th 2004 the EP Solo Swim came out, a collaboration between The Notwist, Console and Klimek, which is also the soundtrack for the documentary Kanalschwimmer by Jörg Adolph. Both EPs are only available on vinyl as is the latest EP by Rayon (Markus Acher), released in spring 2006.

Some of The Notwist’s songs have been remixed by Four Tet, Manitoba, Console, Loopspool, and others. Singer Markus Acher collaborated with Anticon rapper/producer Alias on the song “Unseen Sights.

1	Good Lies	1,908
2	Where In This World	1,626
3	Consequence	1,546
4	Pick Up the Phone	1,529
5	Gloomy Planets	1,460
6	Boneless	1,411
7	Pilot	1,367
8	Trashing Days	1,274
9	Alphabet	1,271
10	Gravity	1,269
11	One With the Freaks	1,216
12	Sleep	1,150
13	On Planet Off	1,140
14	This Room	1,106
15	Gone Gone Gone	1,096

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punkasphuck86 wrote:
11 hours ago

anyone else like all of their albums? i imagine their latest sound is the most popular, but i'm loving the first two records right now as well!

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acarci wrote:
yesterday afternoon

super!

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jlnlps wrote:
yesterday afternoon

notwist is amazing!

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he-war wrote:
yesterday morning

consequence. WOO

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davmcperson wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I'm kind of new to this band, but they quickly became my number one. ;)

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Hklti36Fljf wrote:
Tuesday morning

good combination: indietronica

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pewdie wrote:
last month

another planet is so their best song!

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sebi-p wrote:
last month

alles geil!!! und der gig auf dem "la route du rock"-festival in st. malo war ein highlight! beste band ever :-)

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pepemetz wrote:
last month

Das neue Album ist ja wohl mal genial!

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mrjulius wrote:
last month

Holy crap, the new album is god awful.

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csmeatwad wrote:
last month

MOAR LIKE DA BLOWTWIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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skifiend86 wrote:
last month

I plan on ordering the import of Shrink and maybe 12 (which will look good next to 13) but can someone give me a little description of those?

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david_z wrote:
last month

ich liebe diese musik so sehr......

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loewenhardt wrote:
last month

I'm sorry to interupt this meaningful conversation, but - you might (might might) like this: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Loewenhardt Thanks for trying... =^-^=

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powerpuffpete wrote:
last month

Beat_C: These guys are so pre-twee! They were pre-electro too! Check out "Neon Golden." Meanwhile, Boneless is an awesome song!

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Frau_F wrote:
last month

This is total perfection.... I love it

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hobbyfreud wrote:
last month

:)

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davecaldasrocha wrote:
last month

really enjoyed your show at field day! come back soon

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makit0 wrote:
last month

Wow, great music on their myspace =o!

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jetaimejamiet wrote:
last month

come on everyone we all know the best song of this band is consequence

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