Straftanz

Straftanz
Origin Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Genres Aggrotech
Futurepop
Years active 2006–present
Labels Scanner, dependent
Website http://straftanz.de
Members
jing, k-x, -jl-, cyberdominator

Straftanz is a German electronic dance music project, established in the summer of 2006. Straftanz is formed by a loose group of artists (j-ing, k-x, -jl- and cyberdominator) calling themselves the Straftanz ZK. Additional artists involved are Carsten Jacek (SITD), Mille Petrozza, and Myk Jung (The Fair Sex) who were involved in the recording of the first album Forward Ever. Some connection to the Futurpop Project Rotersand was claimed several times but never officially approved. In interviews, Straftanz described its musical style as "Industrial-Streetfighting-Dance". In fact, the sound of Straftanz is best described as a mixture of EBM, futurepop, trance, rave, metal, and rhythm noise elements that are tied together with a present dance groove.

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History

The track "Straftanz" was first played at the club Sixx P.M. in Dortmund. DJs copied the demo and spread it across Germany and Europe before any record deal was offered. The German label "Dependent" signed Straftanz and in October 2006 released the single "Straftanz" with surprising success, hitting Position 35 on the Deutsche Alternative Jahrescharts, annual collection of the year's most relevant releases.[1] Despite the fact that its lyrics mainly consisted of the names of German alternative clubs and DJs, "Straftanz" in its various versions covering different areas of Germany (Ost, Sued, West and Nord) gained relevance at alternative parties worldwide. The UK act Revolution By Night completed a remix of the track entitled "Straftanz UK (featuring RBN)" for the band, but currently this version has not been made available commercially. However, it was available on the Straftanz myspace page, picked up club play in the UK, and was played live several times by RBN.

After the record label Dependent went out of business, Straftanz changed to the label Scanner and released the EP "Tanz Kaputt, was Euch Kaputt Macht!" which was followed by the project's first album release "Forward Ever". German music magazines covered Straftanz extensively.[2][3][4][5] "Tanz Kaputt, was Euch Kaputt Macht!" in the "Deutsche Alternative Jahrescharts 2008" Straftanz achieved Position 23.[6] Straftanz played several clubshows and Festival Gigs since 2007. In October 2009, Straftanz toured for the first time by joining VNV Nation on the second part of their "Faith Power and Glory" tour.

Straftanz are currently working on their second album.

Discography

Straftanz - Mainstream Sellout Overground (2011)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Trendcharts:: Straftanz - "Straftanz" auf Platz 35 der Alternative Jahrescharts In: http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html
  2. ^ Catrin Nordwig: Die Tanzflächen Guerilla. In: Sonic Seducer. Mai Ausgabe, 2008, S. 20.
  3. ^ Catrin Nordwig: Wofür auch immer. In: Sonic Seducer. Juni Ausgabe, 2008, S. 56.
  4. ^ Marc Urban: Straftanz In: Orkus. Mai Ausgabe, 2008, S. 78.
  5. ^ André Piewak: Straftanz bringt Dynamik in die Subkultur. In: Dark Spy. Nr. 23, 2008, S. 60-61.
  6. ^ Trendcharts:: Straftanz - "Tanz Kaputt, was Euch Kaputt Macht!" auf Platz 23 der Alternative Jahrescharts In: http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2008/DAC/index.html

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This article incorporates information from the revision as of 6 November 2009 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.