Boytronic is a German music group that plays

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. It was founded in 1983 by Holger Wobker and Peter Sawatzki in

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as ''Kapitän Sehnsucht'' (Captain Desire). The original Boytronic released two synthpop albums: ''The Working Model'' (1983) and ''The Continental'' (1985). The record company, claiming rights to the band name, put together a completely different line-up in 1986. It was headed by Hayo Lewerentz (Hayo Panarinfo) ( U96/

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) and continued to record under the Boytronic name until the mid-1990s. In 2002, Boytronic was revived by Wobker from the original group and Panarinfo from the second incarnation. They released the albums ''Autotunes'', ''Maxi'' and remastered editions of ''The Working Model'' (Reverse) and ''The Continental'' (Replace) with bonus tracks. The albums were released on Hayo Lewerentz label Major Records. Wobker teamed up with his Beachhead bandmate Hans Johm (Antlers Mulm) and Michael Maria Ziffels for the ''Dependence'' (2006) album. On this album the song "Forever" from ''The Continental'' album, sees its German version as "Für Immer". The band had three charting singles in Germany. In a 1986 ''

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, from an imported recording by this group.

Group members

1982–1985

* Bryllyant Berger (aka Holger Wobker) * Peter Sawatzki-Bär * Klaus Stockhausen * Charly Schöppner (had his own band as well: "Electric Theatre") * Klaus Dufke

1986–1987

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(''Hayo Panarinfo'') *

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1987–1993

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(aka ''Bela Lagonda'') * Hayo Lewerentz

1994–1995

* Hayo Panarinfo * Bela Lagonda

2002–2005

* Holger Wobker * Hayo Panarinfo

2006

* Holger Wobker * Hans Johm (Antlers Mulm) * Michael Maria Ziffels

2017

*Hayo Lewerentz *Alberto Ingo Hauss *James Knights

2018

*Holger Wobker *James Knights

Discography

Boytronic discovery

Albums

* '' The Working Model'' (1983) * ''The Continental'' (1985) * '' Love for Sale'' (1988) * '' The Heart And The Machine'' (1992) * '' Autotunes'' (2002) * ''Dependence'' (November 2006) * ''Jewel'' (2017) * ''The Robot Treatment'' (2019)

Remix albums

* '' Boyzclub Remixes'' (1991) * ''The Robot The Robot Treatment (Remix Pack Piece Of Entertainment And Dancing Wild For You)'' (2020)

Re-released albums

* ''

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'' (bonus tracks) (2003) * '' The Continental'' (The Replace - bonus tracks) (2005)

Unreleased albums

* ''Blueberry Pancake With Maple Syrup'' (unreleased) (1986) * ''

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'' (unreleased) (1995)

Compilations

* ''Maxi'' (2004) * ''The Original Maxi-Singles Collection'' (2014) * ''The Drama Compilation''

Singles Boytronic

* ''You'' (1983) GER No. 10 * ''Diamonds And Loving Arms'' (1984) * ''You'' (US release) (1984) * ''Man In A Uniform'' (1984) * ''Hold On'' (1984) * ''Late Night Satellite'' (1985) * ''Hurts'' (1986) * ''You'' ('86 release) (1986) * ''Bryllyant'' (1986) * ''I Will Survive'' (1988) * ''Tears'' (1988) * ''Don't Let me Down'' (1988) GER No. 45 * ''Trigger Track '89'' (1989) * ''Hold On'' ('91 release) (1991) * ''You'' ('91 release) (1991) * ''Pictures Of You'' (1992) * ''My Baby Lost Her Way'' (1992) * ''Send Me An Angel'' (1994) GER No. 95 * ''Blue Velvet'' (1995) * ''Living Without You'' 1 (2002) * ''Living Without You'' 2 (2002) * ''Time After Midnight'' (2017) * ''All You Can Eat'' (2019)

As KAMERATA - Holger Wobker, Ralf Martens

Album

* ''Lovers & Other Strangers'' (1988)

Singles

* ''Charlotte'' (1987) * ''Heroin'' (1987) * ''Horseback'' (1988)

As BEACHHEAD- Holger Wobker, Hans Johm

* ''Drowning Tonight'' (2006)

References

External links

* *
Boytronic biography
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