Definitely a pronunciation task but Hörstreich from Augsburg, Germany don't sound a bit like you'd expect them to. Take the Franz out of Ferdinand, stirr it with sticky hooklines and then smash it all up with loads of furious rock'n'roll. A mind boggling craze that will screech to a brake just before it reaches disaster and leave the crowd all over excited and desperately longing for more. While their hometown Augsburg is growing to become famous for German pop music, Hörstreich keep on playing their own game. It's noisy, but friendly, fierce but beautiful, and it's got all you need, if toe tapping just isn't quite enough. Hörstreich have been touring for more than thirteen years and recorded 7 lps. With gigs all over Germany and Europe (GB, CZ, FR) they have made a racket in many places and got people jumping many times. Besides open airs, clubs and festivals, they have also gigged unique occasions like supermarket concerts and an unplugged tour through Augsburgs pubs or the London Architecture Biennale. And there sure is loads to come! Hörstreich's new album "legs without brains" was released in october 2015. The band has grown in sound and taken on a slight 80s atmosphere. as always, the band will offer all songs for free download on their webpage under creative commons license. If you get the chance to see the band perform live, be prepared for loads of energetic bouncing, charismatic raket making and mind boggling breath taking. Or, as the press would say: ... a bundle of energy with a voice like the Cure's Robert Smith, the band, all clad in black ... produced a blistering performance and an encore which got the crowd really jumping for the first time. (BD England) Releases: 2010 tinytension 2008 ['plein] edition 2004 el zoo 2003 löpönk 2002 smile to the music 2000 nun zu etwas völlig Anderem 1997 voll Rasse u. dezenter Eleganz Members: Martin Obst . vocals, bass Björn Schiemann . guitar, vocals Michael Hahn . guitar Andreas Pietzowski . drums Address: Hörstreich c/o Martin Obst Ludwig-Thoma-Str. 17 86157 Augsburg Germany fon: +49 179 4832322 email: info@hoerstreich.de web: www.hoerstreich.de