Madsen (band)

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Madsen is a German rock band that hails from Priesseck, a section of Clenze in the Wendland. Three of the members are brothers with the surname Madsen, hence the band's name.

Their music combines elements of Pop, Rock, and Punk together with lyrics in German. They released their debut album in 2005 and reached #23 on the German music charts.

1 Members
2 Biography
3 Music
4 Discography
5 Commercial Releases
6 External links

[edit] Members

Sebastian Madsen: Vocals & Guitar
Johannes Madsen: Guitar
Sascha Madsen: Percussion
Folkert Jahnke: Key Board
Niko Maurer: Bass Guitar

[edit] Biography

The Madsen brothers began playing music at an early age. Towards the end of the 1990s, they had already been in two bands: Alice's Gun and Hoerstuatz. One group based itself upon the Hard Rock genre, while the other experimented with hip hop music and crossover elements.

In 2004, the band wanted to further develop their music and lyrics and chose to change their name to Madsen. They sent their demos to Universal Music, which listened and signed Madsen to a contract at the end of 2004. The band played many local and regional shows and became local heroes of a sort in the Wendlands area.

In April and June 2005 Madsen's first two singles appeared, and in May 2005 their self-titled debut album was released.

After playing before largely small audiences in 2004, the band — through publicity generated by Universal Music — received the opportunity to play before larger audiences. They have since performed in several open-air music festivals, and have made appearances on MTV and various radio stations.

In 2005 the band performed in many German music festivals, including: Rock im Park, Rock am Ring, Highfield, and Hurricane. In June 2006 Madsen performed at the Nova Rock music festival, which has boasted such performers as Audioslave, System of a Down, Green Day, Metallica, and Guns N' Roses.

Madsen spent much of late 2005 and early 2006 in the recording studio. In August, 2006, they released their second album Goodbye Logik which reached #8 on German charts.

[edit] Music

Madsen's music contains elements of Punk and Rock, and includes sequences ranging from quiet reflection to passionate displays of emotion. Many fans say the band's lyrics are insightful and well-developed, as they reflect a wide variety of themes and subjects —- including "you, me, the world, the sky, hell, heaven, and everything else." Madsen's upbeat songs and passionate vocals are said to be a major factor in their relative success in Germany.

Madsen's style of music reminds some of a former popular German group, Tocotronic, and many music critics see the band as a new hope for the German music market.

[edit] Discography

Music sample:

"Diese Kinder" excerpt (file info) — play in browser (beta)
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Madsen released their self-titled debut album on May 5, 2005. The track listing is as follows:

Vielleicht (Maybe)
Immer mehr (More And More)
Die Perfektion (Perfection)
Unsichtbar (Invisible)
Diese Kinder (These Kids)
Immer wieder (Again And Again)
Panik (Panic)
Im Dunkeln (In The Dark)
Lüg mich an (Lie To Me)
Mein Therapeut und ich (My Therapist and Me)
Wohin (Where To)

Music sample:

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Madsen's second album, "Goodbye Logik", was released on August 11, 2006. It features eleven new songs, and the track listing is as follows:

Du schreibst Geschichte (You're Writing History)
Ein Sturm (A Storm)
Piraten (Pirates)
Goodbye Logik (Goodbye Logic)
Ich rette die Welt (I Save The World)
Unzerbrechlich (Unbreakable)
Ich komme nicht mit (I'm Not Following)
Der Moment (The Moment)
Happy End (Happy Ending)
Ein Produkt (A Product)
Euphorie (Euphoria)

[edit] Commercial Releases

Single: Die Perfektion, released April 1, 2005, reached #67 on the German Charts.
Album: Madsen, released May 5, 2005, peaked at #23 on the German Charts and #39 on the Austrian Charts.
Single: Immer mehr, released June 3, 2005, reached #96 on the German Charts.
Single: Vielleicht (Chart status currently unknown)
Single: Du schreibst Geschichte, released July 28, 2006, reached #55 on the German Charts and #64 on the Austrian Charts.
Album: Goodbye Logik, released August 11, 2006, reached #8 on the German Charts and #18 on the Austrian Charts.