Birmingham 6 (band)

Birmingham 6 is a Danish electro-industrial/EBM group founded in 1991 and named after the Birmingham Six, a group of Irish men mistakenly imprisoned for the Birmingham pub bombings. Members include Kim Løhde Petersen and Michael Hillerup.

They took on the name as they focused on injustices worldwide, but particularly in western democratic society. Their lyrics have often been controversial and some radio stations have banned airplay of their songs, while other groups refused to be associated with them. They released their first album, "Mindhallucination" in 1994 and "Assassinate" in 1995, followed by "Error of Judgement" in 1996 and finally "Resurrection" in 1999.

7 tracks on the album "Error of Judgement" were sung by Jean-Luc de Meyer, better known as a member of Front 242.

Birmingham 6 also released as a single a cover of "Godlike" by KMFDM.

Birmingham 6 has written several songs questioning governmental systems and their unwillingness to admit their own fallibility. "Israel" talks about the issues between the Palestinians and the Jews. "Contagious" discusses AIDS and "Who Do You Love?" points out the difficulty in telling good from evil. The song "6794700" describes some hypocritical church views on abortion. "Love Child" describes how the tourism agency in Thailand helps western travel agencies fulfill certain men's desire for an underage prostitute.

The song "Policestate" talks about the riots in Copenhagen in 1993 during the re-voting for the European Union in which police shot into the angry mob, causing several casualties.

Discography

Albums

*"Mindhallucination"
*"Assassinate"
*"Error of Judgement"
*"Resurrection"

*Also provided a notable cover version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" for the 1997 tribute album "Covered In Black", by Cleopatra records.

EPs and Singles

*"Israel"
*"Contagious"
*"Policestate"
*"To Protect and To Serve"
*"The Kill"
*"You Cannot Walk Here"
*"Mixed Judgements"

External links

* [http://www.birmingham6.com Official Birmingham 6 website]
* [http://www.sloth.org/samples-bin/samples/group?exact=Birmingham+6 Birmingham 6 on the Top Sample Lists]