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mathias knoop: guitar, vocals
jens würdemann: drums
carsten detmers: bass guitar
peter tiedeken: guitar
oliver ruhmkorf: keyboard, samples contact
peter tiedeken
0174 / 31 69 008 petertiedeken@web.de
jakobstraße 4, 26817 rhauderfehn / burlage
jens würdemann
0441/ 3906118 or 0177 / 7423959 endpoint@t-online.de
www.onemanandhisdroid.de
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Biography
Friendship is like one soul located in two bodies, someone once
said and I'm sure it works the same in the case of music: music
occupies one body and its listeners the other. One Man and His
Droid certainly share a soul with their audience. The five members
of the band come together as one single unit and through their
music they attempt not to reach an anonymous audience, but rather
individuals. It is with this personal approach that they offer
themselves to you. And once you listen, you easily understand,
they're great.
Two years ago OMAHD introduced themselves to the world with their
debut album, "Où est le magnetophone?", impressing
at-home-listeners and concert-goers alike with rousing melodies
and live performances, their sound landing somewhere between Foo
Fighters and Fugazi - though the modest members of OMAHD are the
last to accept comparisons to such influential bands.
"Où est le magnetophone?" was like an adolescence
for the band: though they were still walking through the world
of rock in children's shoes, they were maturing and one could
feel their potential and capacity to evolve. With their new album,
"PARTYPEOPLE," One Man and His Droid have not strayed
from the roots laid down with "Où est le magnetophone?",
they have undergone a metamorphosis. OMAHD have grown up without
being forced to feel ashamed of words like "emo." What
happened in the studio during the summer of 2003, was pure rock
and the end result brilliantly displays this. It screams for the
smoky and dusty air of a small club and the athmosphere of the
open sky at a summer festival. Inspired by their surroundings
in sunny Spain, and with a little help from Pale front man, Holger
Kochs, (who also provided the artwork and layout) One Man was
able to cross over old barriers and tread on fresh ground.
Harmony and variety were always their thing, but also apparent
when you look at Peter, Matthias, Jens, Oliver and Carsten, is
the way in which the music is growing with its makers. Catchy
like Motorpsycho and dirty like Pixies, they surprise their listeners
with unexpected, yet flowing elements. A wide array of genres
is their art, as is apparent with the electronic "Read the
Manual First" following the straight indie "Drop That
Beautiful." Despite the variances, one constant throughout
"PARTYPEOPLE" is the pageant of intense honesty. With
this record, OMAHD give themselves completely to their audience.
"PARTYPEOPLE" doesn't reel you in after the second or
third song, it puts it
spell on you immediately with the first tones of the first song,
"Indianapolis," which is more into your face than any
song performed by
OMAHD ever before. This album is like a tree: sturdy but alive,
robust but
vigorous. One can feel that the band really worked hard, to satisfy
themselves and their listeners.
This is a changing and potent album, with elements of rock, post
hardcore,
electronik and emo, played by a band, who have no need to hide
and if it has
not already been one, then now they must be recognised.
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