Bands with German names which are not from a German speaking country

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- nasenbluten from newcastle, australia
- spielerfrau from new york city
- rademacher from fresno, ca

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Berlin, from... err, England?

― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Nektar!

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:13 (twenty years ago)

When I start my solo electro project, Mannergarten, I will not be from Germany.

― wmlynch (wlynch), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Männergarten? It doesn't exist as a word in the German language but you can make it up, the German vocabulary is always expandable by joining existing words together.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:24 (twenty years ago)

mannheim steamroller

― dave q (listerine), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:32 (twenty years ago)

i forgot about bauhaus.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

SPK

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:53 (twenty years ago)

...uh, Stum? (mit umlaut)

― gbx (skowly), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Aren't Berlin from Cincinatti or something?

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:00 (twenty years ago)

S.O.D.
Nazi Dogs
Evil Weiner
Elvis Hitler
Camper Van Beethoven

eewwww????

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:08 (twenty years ago)

@gbx: stumm from finland, maybe?

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Das Damen

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:10 (twenty years ago)

Nitzer Ebb
Depeche Mode

I think Berlin were from LA...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:11 (twenty years ago)

er, Joy Division and New Order...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:11 (twenty years ago)

a little research: Schtum (of "Skydiver" fame) are from Britain.

― gbx (skowly), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:13 (twenty years ago)

Markscheider Kunst (Russia)

― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:18 (twenty years ago)

die kreuzen

― latebloomer: Ambassador With Training In Righteousness (latebloomer), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Nitzer Ebb
Depeche Mode
???

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

oops, Depeche Mode is French...doh!

Nitzer Ebb sure sounds German...

oh: Dessau

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Laibach

― D.D. Disappointed Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

if i gratuitously plug myself, tauchsieder. from scotland and wales.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Thursday, 13 April 2006 17:42 (twenty years ago)

ludwig von 88 (france)

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 18:49 (twenty years ago)

um, does The Wolfgang Press count?

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 13 April 2006 18:54 (twenty years ago)

danzig

― jodias of sunhillow (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 April 2006 18:56 (twenty years ago)

spandau ballet

― jodias of sunhillow (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 April 2006 18:57 (twenty years ago)

neil hamburger (haha sorry)

― jodias of sunhillow (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 April 2006 18:59 (twenty years ago)

Wurm

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 13 April 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

where are "zeigeist" (sic) from?

― jodias of sunhillow (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 April 2006 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Midwest, no?

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 13 April 2006 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Männergarten? It doesn't exist as a word in the German language but you can make it up, the German vocabulary is always expandable by joining existing words together.

-- alex in mainhattan (alex63@bigfo

Yeah, Männergarten.

― wmlynch (wlynch), Thursday, 13 April 2006 19:16 (twenty years ago)

zeitgeist are from australia!

i hadn't heard of that männergarten crèche for men before. thanks for the update of my vocabulary.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 13 April 2006 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Helmut.

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Thursday, 13 April 2006 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but zeigeist are from Sweden. Whereas this fellow in the US Marines. Thankfully not an officer.

― someone let this mitya out! (mitya), Thursday, 13 April 2006 20:03 (twenty years ago)

There are lots of metal bands with gratuitous German accents:

Mötley Crüe
Blue Öyster Cult

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 13 April 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

Britney Speer

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Thursday, 13 April 2006 20:17 (twenty years ago)

Led Zeppelin?

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 13 April 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

Steppenwolf

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 14 April 2006 00:12 (twenty years ago)

Elvis Hitler became Big Jim and the Twins

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Friday, 14 April 2006 00:13 (twenty years ago)

Norwegian band D.D.R.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 14 April 2006 00:26 (twenty years ago)

Frogsporten - sorry made that one up.

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Friday, 14 April 2006 02:59 (twenty years ago)

Uberhund

― Brian Good, Friday, 14 April 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

Franz Ferdinand

― Brian Good, Friday, 14 April 2006 04:45 (twenty years ago)

josef k.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Friday, 14 April 2006 06:41 (twenty years ago)

Warn Defever played bass in Elvis Hitler...

― hank (hank s), Friday, 14 April 2006 11:38 (twenty years ago)

Messer für Frau Miller (Russia)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 14 April 2006 11:47 (twenty years ago)

Das EFX

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 14 April 2006 11:48 (twenty years ago)

Zeitgeist what became the Reivers were from Austin, I believe.

― John Erik Goodman (slugbuggy), Friday, 14 April 2006 11:54 (twenty years ago)

Also, there was a punk group called Angst. Also, I assumed this thing would show my login name and not the "Your Full Name" slot which I interpreted literally.

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Friday, 14 April 2006 12:16 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, the Reivers (from Austin) released their first album as Zeitgeist but ran into trouble because someone else was using it.

― patita (patita), Friday, 14 April 2006 13:33 (twenty years ago)

Aus-Rotten

― Jason Toon (Jason Toon), Friday, 14 April 2006 14:26 (twenty years ago)

berlin = LA

― jonathon, Saturday, 15 April 2006 23:44 (twenty years ago)

I make songs, and put them under the name Thomas Mehlt. I am actually from Canada, and am not German.

― Tokyo Ghost Stories (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Sunday, 16 April 2006 03:10 (twenty years ago)

Waldteufel, some kind of dark Odin loving drone-folk from somewhere in America. Surprisingly good actually...

― Rombald, Sunday, 16 April 2006 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Die Romantik
Radio Berlin
Sorry About Dresden (although that title reflects an American perspective, I guess)...

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 00:14 (twenty years ago)

A Certain Ratio?

― Roque Strew (RoqueStrew), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 03:18 (twenty years ago)

Sick Dick and the Volkswagens

― Myonga Von Bönn (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 04:53 (twenty years ago)

I'm saving the name "Die Hinterbrühler Ratschenkinder" for the right All-American project.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 08:30 (twenty years ago)

>> Also, there was a punk group called Angst.

??that's a German name??

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 09:36 (twenty years ago)

Yes. Angst = Fear

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 10:12 (twenty years ago)

Yes, but the whole point is it's used in English too

― TS: Mick Ralphs vs. Ariel Bender (Dada), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 10:14 (twenty years ago)

As are Schtum and Zeitgeist

― TS: Mick Ralphs vs. Ariel Bender (Dada), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 10:17 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, that was my point, the word may be German in origin but if it's also an English word I figure it doesn't count.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 10:21 (twenty years ago)

Donner Und Blitzen

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 11:51 (twenty years ago)

Nobody has said "Husker Dü" ?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 11:58 (twenty years ago)

That's Swedish. Or Norwegian.

― TS: Mick Ralphs vs. Ariel Bender (Dada), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 12:05 (twenty years ago)

Ah, I did read the thread title as "German Sounding". But anyway...

husker du = "More Husker You" - according to Babelfish.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 12:11 (twenty years ago)

Messer für Frau Miller (Russia)

I don't think these guys qualify - it's their "export" name (and most of their audience abroad is in Germany). In Russia, they're Nozh Dlya Frau Muller.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 12:48 (twenty years ago)

Unterseeboot 2

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 12:49 (twenty years ago)

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