Captain Capa is a German electronic band from
Bad Frankenhausen
Bad Frankenhausen (; officially: Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser) is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the U ...
. The band was first signed at
Cobretti Records but has been signed at
Audiolith Records
Audiolith Records is a German Independent record label from Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, which publishes mainly Electronic music and Indie rock. While the bands under the label have varied musical styles, the label's main focus is on Electropunk, where it ...
since 2010.
Work
In December 2007 Captain Capa released their EP ''These Fights Are Never Over'', which was re-released as a special edition including various remixes several months later. The EP also included the 2008 single "Adolescence".
The band's first album ''Tonight Is The Constant'' was produced by Hamburg-based
Electro musician Norman Kolodziej (
Der Tante Renate,
Bratze) and released in 2009 at Cobretti Records. The Cover was designed by Hannes Naumann.
The album received mainly positive reviews. Michael Möller of Laut.de for instance called it a "truly acceptable record" with "fitting sound and direction". However, Möller stated he expected more originality for the next album. In his review for Intro, Benjamin Walter classified the music not as
Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...
but rather as "High-Speed-Pop", which he described as highly danceable. He specifically praised the choruses and the work of producer Kolodziej.
The album ''Ausflug mit Freunden'' by
Egotronic features the song "You", a collaboration with Captain Capa. Furthermore, Naumann was featured in tracks by
Juri Gagarin and
Kasaka. In 2010, Captain Capa released the
split EP
A split album (or split) is a music album that includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There are also singles and EPs of the same variety, which are often called "split singles" and "split EPs" respectively. Split albums differ from "v ...
''Tote Tiere'' with
Supershirt, which also features the eponymous title track, a collaboration between the two bands. The EP was released by Audiolith Records, where Captain Capa signed in the summer of 2010. The release was also accompanied by a tour through Germany.
In May 2011 Captain Capa released their second studio album, ''Saved My Life''. It was also produced by Norman Kolodziej and released via Audiolith Records.
In September 2011, the band was awarded the "New Music Award" by various
ARD youth radio programs.
[Möller, Mathias: Nominiert von MDR SPUTNIK: Captain Capa.]
In February 2012, Captain Capa was confirmed to be playing the
Vans Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring rock music festival that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019, and returned in 2025 for its 30th anniversary. By 2015, Warped was the largest traveling music festival in the United S ...
on select dates in July–August 2012.
They announced the release of their third album in fall 2013.
On 12 January 2015 Captain Capa has announced that Biermann will leave the band due to personal commitments. Despite this, new songs and an upcoming tour are scheduled to be released in the same year.
Discography
Singles:
* 2008: ''Adolescence'' (Cobretti)
* 2011: ''Faraday'' (Audiolith)
* 2011: ''Rivals'' (feat. Deniz Jasperspen (
Herrenmagazin)) (Audiolith)
EPs:
* 2007: ''These Fights Are Never Over'' (Cobretti)
* 2008: ''These Fights Are Never Over Special Edition'' (Cobretti)
* 2010: ''Tote Tiere'' (
Split-EP with
Supershirt)
Albums:
* 2009: ''Tonight Is The Constant'' (Cobretti)
* 2011: ''Saved My Life'' (Audiolith)
* 2013: Foxes
References
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German electronic music groups