- Klaus Mitffoch
Infobox musical artist
Name = Klaus Mitffoch
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Origin =Poland
Genre =Post-punk , New Wave
Years_active =1979 –1984
Label = Tonpress
Associated_acts = Klaus Mit Foch
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Current_members =Lech Janerka Krzysztof Pociecha Wiesław Mrozik Marek Puchała
Past_members = Kazimierz Sycz
Notable_instruments =Klaus Mitffoch was a Polish rock group founded in 1979 in
Wrocław byLech Janerka , Krzysztof Pociecha and Kazimierz Sycz.cite book |last = Gnoiński |first = Leszek |title = Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka |publisher = In Rock |year = 2001 |language = Polish |pages = pp. 285–286 |isbn = 83-86365-08-0] Soon joined by Wiesław Mrozik and Marek Puchała (who replaced Sycz on drums), the band gained a large underground following. They recorded their first single "Ogniowe Strzelby/Śmielej" in 1983 and their debut album "Klaus Mitffoch" in 1984. It received several awards and is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock music.cite web |url= http://www.rmf.fm/muzyka/biografia,1033,Klaus,Mitffoch.html|title= Klaus Mitffoch biography|accessdate=2008-02-04 |publisher=RMF FM |language= Polish]The band disintegrated in 1984. Janerka went on to a long-term solo career; Pociecha collaborated with Janerka on two more albums. From 1986 to 1989 Mrozik and Puchała, joined by Paweł Chyliński (guitar/vocals), Jacek Fedorowicz (bass guitar) and Zbigniew Kapturski (guitar/vocals), continued to perform under the name 'Klaus Mit Foch'; this latter line-up released the album "Mordoplan" in 1988.
Personnel
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Lech Janerka (bass guitar/vocals)
* Krzysztof Pociecha (guitar/backing vocals)
* Wiesław Mrozik (guitar/backing vocals)
* Marek Puchała (drums/backing vocals)Discography
* "Klaus Mitffoch" (1984)
* "Mordoplan" (1988)Notes
References
* cite web
title=Klaus Mitffoch
work=WIEM Encyclopedia
url=http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/43172,,,,klaus_mitffoch,haslo.html
accessdate=2008-02-06
language=Polish
*cite book
last = Gnoiński
first = Leszek
title = Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka
publisher = In Rock
year = 2001
language = Polish
pages = pp. 285–286
isbn = 83-86365-08-0
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