A German duo whose moody electronic songs like 'Kein Zurück' defined a certain 1990s sound.
For a good sense of their sound, try 'Once In A Lifetime' from the top songs list. It's all there, the mood, the vocals, the electronics.
They landed a real breakthrough with 'Kein Zurück' in 1995, a song about inescapable situations that caught on far beyond Germany. That track, along with others like 'The Sparrows and The Nightingales', shows their knack for pairing Markus Reinhardt's distinctive voice with Peter Heppner's layered electronic arrangements. It's a specific, atmospheric kind of pop that still feels like its own thing.
They started in Hamburg in 1987 with a rougher industrial edge before settling into the melodic synthpop heard on 1992's 'No Happy View'. After 'Kein Zurück' hit, they kept making albums in that vein, from 'Spectators' in 1999 to their final studio record 'Come Back' in 2018.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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