Robocop Kraus
Why Robocop Kraus Became The Love Of My Life
Long time no hear: After a long break and only sporadic performances, Robocop Kraus have regrouped and are back at the start. Almost a quarter of a century after the band was founded and international releases on labels such as L"Age D"Or., Epitaph and Anti, they present a compilation with all the tracks that were not available on the regular albums, including some rarities and previously unheard ones Material. "Why Robocop Kraus became the love of my life" Good question, if it's even a question, because the question mark is missing: Founded at the end of the 90s, consisting of members of the former school bands of the Realschule and the Gymnasium of the small town of Hersbruck in Middle Franconia, equipped only with rudimentary technical skills on the respective instruments (every band member had to play an instrument that was not mastered before - this was a founding condition) and without fear of making a song out of the most stolen and hung musical idea, the band was actually for doomed to fail. But Robocop Kraus became the love of our lives: 5 albums between 1999 and 2007, first on the in-house band label Swing Deluxe, most recently on the international label Epitaph. 100th shows all over Europe, USA, Russia and Japan. Encounters and friendships with people and bands, adventures and concerts in squats, bars and clubs. answers enough? Then in 2010 a somewhat longer break, only a few shows. But last year, 2021, we had to realize that Robocop Kraus is the love of our lives: A concert request was spontaneously accepted, even the concert organizer was surprised at the confirmation, so were we. Then back to the rehearsal room, now to the 6th, with even more instruments. Then of course we had to listen to the old songs again to practice, yes, and so we discovered these 28 songs while browsing through the archives and put them together here: They range from the very first recordings and songs up to the year 2022, collect EPs, Compilation tracks, some all-time faves like Poor Soul Relax as well as previously unreleased songs and alternative versions. For the first time a Robocop Kraus double album, with great artwork by Lorenzo Zimmermann and extensive liner notes written by the band themselves, revealing many true and untrue secrets and anecdotes. And what's next: Robocop Kraus will be on tour again in 2023 and new songs are being worked on in the rehearsal room, let's see what happens here. Because old love doesn't rust...