Turbostaat, Tobert Knopp, Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Turbostaat is a

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band, established in 1999 in

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, now based in

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, Germany,

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and

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. The band consist of its original five members.

History

Turbostaat was formed in January 1999 from members of the punk rock bands, ''Exil'', ''Zack Ahoi'' and ''Unabomber''. Following the move of the band members from Husum to Flensburg, the album ''Flamingo'' was released in 2001 and the album ''Schwan'' in 2003 on the label ''Schiffen''. The performances of Turbostaat included appearances as a warm-up act for

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, with whom the band worked on a German language lyric cover of the

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song ''Hell on Wheels'', which was called ''Frieda und die Bomben''. This appeared on the Beatsteaks single ''Hello Joe'' in 2004. In May 2004, Turbostaat toured

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with finish punk band Manifesto Jukebox. At the end of 2006, after label ''Schiffen'' stopped releasing new records Turbostaat changed to the newly established label ''Same Same But Different'' and recorded the album ''Vormann Leiss'' at the end of March 2007, which was released on 17 August 2007. It marks the start of the since 2007 ongoing work and friendship relationship with berlin based producer '' Moses Schneider'', who recommended the band to capture their live sound recording their albums live as well, what the band has adopted to their way to record/produce music unchanged until now. In February 2008, the band announced that they were recording in a studio again, and at the 2009 Highfield Festival near Hohenfelden, the album was announced for the beginning of 2010. The band played the new songs ''Surt + Tyrann'' and ''Strandgut'' at festivals that summer. The band's fourth album, ''Das Island Manöver'' was released on 9 April 2010, and ''Surt + Tyrann'' was released as a free download on the band's web site. - the album was recorded with producer Moses Schneider at chez cherie berlin The band's fifth album, ''Stadt der Angst'', was released as a double vinyl on 5 April 2013 on Clouds Hill Recordings. A cd version with bonus tracks which are not on the vinyl record exists. Less than three years later, on 29 January 2016, Turbostaat released their sixth album, ''Abalonia'' through ''PIAS''. The record was recorded at ''

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s'' berlin with '' Moses Schneider'' and ''Tim Tautorat''. The limited bx-set contains a 7" with previously unreleased track ''Der Sturm'' photoprints from the studio sessions and a bandana, The live record ''Nachtbrot'' was recorded on three days in Leipzig with '' Moses Schneider'' and was released on 11 January 2019 through PIAS. The double vinyl is embedded in a hard cover book containing photos taken over 4 years by constant roadcrew member and photographer ''Andreas Hornhoff''. Uthlande released 17 January 2020 through PIAS and was recorded at ''

s'' berlin with '' Moses Schneider'' and ''Tim Tautorat''. The album was listed 6th in the German top 100 charts.

Side projects

Guitarist Marten Ebsen and Thomas Goetz, drummer of

, started the project ''NinaMarie''. Their first EP was released under the name ''Scheiss. Taxi - Scheiss. Paris'' in March 2006. Bassist Tobert Knopp has released several experimental/ambient records with fellow longtime collaborateur Ulf Schütte as ''Aosuke'' on labels such as dekorder together with ''Black to Comm'', '' Audiolith'', ''tape tektoniks'' and ''meudiademorte''. Tobert Knopp has released a Split 7" with the band ''InFlux'' and a mini-cd called "''dead cres''t" containing mostly harsh noise music on the tape label ''tape tektoniks''. Knopp was the bass player in the doom/psychrock band ''Mountain Witch'' from 2011 to 2017 contributing to the albums "''cold river''" and "b''urning village''" released on '' this charming man records''. He is known to use several pseudonyms hiding on collaborations and studio work such as Klaus Hoffmann, Tut Ench Armut or Smoothy Pommes. Knopp has worked as a visual artist designing the record covers and merchandise vor his band Turbostaat until his departure from visual work after finishing "''stadt der angst''" in 2013. He has been contributing cover artworks for ''The Robocop Kraus'', ''Aosuke'', ''Hallo Kwitten'', ''Datashock'' to name a few.

Discography

Albums

*2001: ''Flamingo'' *2003: ''Schwan'' *2007: ''Vormann Leiss'' *2010: ''Das Island Manöver'' *2013: ''Stadt der Angst'' *2016: ''Abalonia'' *2019: ''Nachtbrot'' *2020: ''Uthlande'' *2025: ''Alter Zorn''

Singles

*2006: ''Haubentaucherwelpen/Pingpongpunk 7"'' *2007: ''Harm Rochel 7"'' *2007: ''Haubentaucherwelpen'' *2008: ''Insel'' *2010: ''Pennen bei Glufke'' *2013: ''Alles bleibt konfus 7"'' *2013: Beatssteaks / Turbostaat - Record store day 7" *2014: Live at Clouds Hill 10" *2017: Die Tricks der Verlierer 7"

References

External links

Turbostaat official web site
in German

in German
Interview and Prima Wetter (live) on wenn's rockt! WebTV
in German {{Authority control German punk rock groups Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Germany