Sturm Café

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Name = Sturm Café


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Origin = flagicon|Sweden Gävle, Sweden
Genre = Oldschool-EBM
Years_active = 2001-Present
Label = Progress Productions
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Current_members = Jonatan Löftstedt
Gustav Jansson
Pehr-Anders Stockeberg
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Sturm Café is an electronic body music band from Gävle, Sweden.

Music made by Sturm Café provides the soundtrack of the movie Die Zombiejäger.

Band members

* Jonatan Löfstedt - vocal, music
* Gustav Jansson - keyboards, music
* Pehr-Anders Stockenberg - drums

Occasional Band Members / Collaborators

* Oskar Gullstrand - videoprojections, art, music videos
* Björn Andersson - live member during 2003
* Joakim Mohlund - guest vocals on "Schweiss Bier und Stahl", livekeys and second vocals during 2006
* Slim Vic - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version.
* Chinese Theatre - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version

History

Sturm Café started out by the two teenage boys Gustav (born 1985) and Jonatan (born 1985) in 2001 under the name The Xenophobian Alliance. They released a couple of demo cassett tapes and handle out just to close friends. The instrumentation was a cheap digital synth with an Atari for sequencing and an analog 4 channel portable studio the quality of the songs were low but charming.

Later on in 2002 they bought some analogue synthesizers and a digital portable studio and the music started to spread through mp3.com. The name of the band had at this time changed to Sturm Café which came up as an idea from Gustav's father. The music had moved to a definite EBM:ish approach with minimalistic analogue basslines, monotonous drum mashines and chanting vocals in German.

This eventually lead to some live gigs in early 2003. Now people started to talk and the succés was a fact when they performed live at Sweden's biggest open air alternative music festival Arvika Festival in the summer of 2004. Later on that year they signed at contract with the record label, Progress Productions.

One year later the album "So Seelisch, So Schön!" was released and climbed the position of 75 at the Swedish official album sell chart. Same autumn Jonatan moved to Poland for medicine studies which somewhat put Sturm Café on halt.

The halt was temporary, Jonatan moved back to Sweden the next year and the work with the band could continue.

Sturm Café next album is estimated to be released before the end of 2008.

Instrumentation

* Sequential Circuits Pro One
* ARP Odyssey
* "Moog Prodigy"
* "Korg Poly-800"
* "MicroKORG"
* Novation Drumstation
* "Roland TR-505"
* Yamaha RX11
* "Atari Mega 4"
* "Akai S900"
* "Akai S3000"
* Korg N1R
* DOD Graphic Equaliser R-815A
* EKS Cyclone Multistage Processor
* Korg D1600
* Yamaha AW16G
* Tama Techstar TS-306 Electronic Voice Module
* Yamaha Dx7s
* Yamaha Tx81z

Discography

** "SCP001 CD-R" (2002)
** "SCP002 CD-R" (2002)
** "SCP003 CD-R" (2003)
** "SCP004 CD-R" (2003)
** "APE Produkt #3 CDR" (contributing track: "Regimegegner") (2003)
** "SCP005 CD-R" (2003)
** "SCP006 CD-R" (2003)
** "Radiosüchtig CD-R" (2003)
** "Electronic Compilation CD-R" (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Radiösüchtig")" (2004)
** "Interbreeding III: Xenophobic 2CD" (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Mr.T") (2004)
** "ElectriXmas 2004 CD" (contributing track: "Ein Mann Und Sein Bart") (2004)
** "Born / Evolve / Progress vol.1 CD" (contributing track: "Stiefelfabrik" + "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2005)
** "So Seelisch, So Schön! (CD/2CD)" (2005)
** "Hymns of Steel CD" (contributing track: "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2006)
** "Infacted vol.3 CD" (contributing track: "Radiosüchtig") (2006)
** "Born / Evolve / Progress vol.2 CD" (contributing track: "Weltliches Leben") (2007)
** "Tot CDM" (2008)

Complete Tour History

* Klubb Volga, Sweden Stockholm, April 23, 2003
* Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, May 30, 2003
* Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, July 18, 2003
* Valhall, Sweden Falun, July 20, 2003
* Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, December 13, 2003
* Electrobash #2, Sweden Uppsala, January 23, 2004
* Adrenalinfestival, Sweden Sundsvall, January 31, 2004
* Club Spacelab, Sweden Göteborg, February 6, 2004
* Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, March 11, 2004
* Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, April 3, 2004
* More Than A Party '04, Sweden, April 11, 2004
* Vogon Variety, Sweden Malmö, May 8, 2004
* Plasticity, Sweden Göteborg, July 9, 2004
* Arvikafestival, Sweden Arvika, July 15, 2004
* Electronic Wonders, Sweden Oskarshamn, October 30, 2004
* Bodybeats, Germany Berlin, November 13, 2004
* Beatclub, Germany Dessau, November 20, 2004
* Club Harrow Road, Sweden Örebro, December 3, 2004
* ElectriXmas, Sweden Lund, December 11, 2004
* Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, December 17, 2004
* Club Spacelabd, Sweden Göteborg, February 4, 2005
* Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, March 18, 2005
* Sticky Fingers, Sweden Göteborg, November 4, 2005
* Nuclear Nation, Sweden Linköping, November 5, 2005
* Neostalgia, Sweden Malmö, February 4, 2006
* Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, February 11, 2006
* SAMA, Sweden Göteborg, April 14, 2006
* Der Bunker, Sweden Göteborg, July 28, 2006
* Beatclub, Germany Dessau, September 9, 2006
* Klubb Lakritz, Sweden Norrköping, November 24, 2006
* Das Boot, Baltic Sea December 8, 2006
* Sus Fel Nap, Hungary Budapest, January 19, 2007
* Tech Noir, Sweden Stockholm, January 27, 2007
* Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, February 23, 2007
* Die Villa, Germany Leipzig, April 7, 2007
* Club Undercut, Sweden Lund, May 3, 2007
* Void Spring Festival, Sweden Kalmar, May 5, 2007
* Club Hellfire, Norway Trondheim, June 9, 2007
* Club Maiden, Norway Oslo, June 10, 2007
* Familientreffen III, Germany Sandersleben, August 4, 2007
* Club Radium, Sweden Karlstad, November 2, 2007
* Beatclub, Germany Dessau, March 23, 2008

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/sturmcafe Myspace]
*MusicBrainz artist|id=3b6bf2c1-3226-43e8-8c75-2e91e8c05820|name=Sturm Café

Interviews
* [http://www.synth.nu/artikel_visa.php?aid=32 Synth.nu Interview 2005]

Reviews
* [http://www.neurozine.com/?p=reviews&s=view&OId=617&l=2 So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Neurozine]
* [http://www.metica.se/reviews/review_result.php?r_id=1703 So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Metica]
* [http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=13535_0_17_0_C So Seelisch, So Schön! CD Review in Sideline]
* [http://www.bulldozer.nu/avtryck/sama06.html Concert Review, April 2006]
* [http://www.movinghands.net/articles/detail.asp?id=53 Concert Review, April 2004]