Spliff (band)
Spliff was a Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) rock band, active in the 1980s. The members were already playing together before they were 'adopted' by Nina Hagen when she came to West Germany in 1977. They recorded two albums with her as the Nina Hagen Band before continuing under the name Spliff when Hagen went solo. Their characteristic sound was a mix of electronic music, reggae and punk rock. They recorded "The Spliff Radio Show" in 1980, their only album in English. After parting ways with vocalist Alf Klimek, the remaining members carried on in German sharing vocals between all four of them. Their album 85555 however was released in a limited English edition too, which is extremely rare. Despite their influential status, the band was shortlived.
Many of the musicians subsequently formed a band called Froon.[1] The Other Ones was another offshoot band, which included Alf Klimek, who had appeared on the Spliff Radio Show as Alf Klimax.
Members
- Herwig Mitteregger
- Reinhold Heil
- Manfred Praeker
- Bernhard Potschka
- Alf Klimek
- Lisa Bialac
Albums
- The Spliff Radio Show (1980)
- 85555 (1982)
- Herzlichen Glückwunsch (1982)
- Schwarz auf Weiss (1984)
- Alles Gute (1990) ('The Best Of Spliff').Packaged in a tin,this CD has a heat sensitive hidden track,'Zeite Uber Zeite' only available after boiling water has been poured over the CD prior to play.This extra track will not play if the CD is cold,or at room temperature.
References
The Spliff Radio Show (1980)