The Notwist @ Astra Berlin | Sunday & Monday 25 + 26.05.2014

Just months after their sold out show at Heimathafen, Alien Transistor label heads return to Berlin for two more dates this May. To coincide with the release of their brand new album Close To The Glass in February, The Notwist will undertake an extensive european tour. At the end of 1998 “The Wire” was asking “Is Weilheim the new Seattle?” The Notwist are a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup.

While their early records moved through heavy metal into dark indie rock, their recent efforts for which they’ve received the most attention have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups on the record label Morr Music. The Notwist are Markus Acher / guitar, vocals; Michael Acher / bass; Andi Haberl / drums and Martin Gretschmann (aka Console) / programming.

The Notwist | Close To The Glass
httpv://https://youtube.com/watch?v=SElWFqBTv1E

The two Achers and Messerschmid formed the group in 1989 in Weilheim, near Augsburg. In 1990 they recorded their self-titled debut, a grunge-metal oriented LP. 1992 saw the release of Nook, which has an indie rock sound, while their 1995 album 12 contains their first flirtation with electronics.

The Notwist | Good Lies (live in Ljubljana)
httpv://https://youtube.com/watch?v=pFIt-w-ciUk

Martin Gretschmann joined the group in 1997. Shrink, released in 1998, is a jazz-electro-rock album. In 1998 Cynthia Dall did the vocals for a remix of “Torture Day” by The Notwist. The album Neon Golden put them on the map for American listeners, with its heartfelt sentiment and catchy tunes. The group has been remixed by Four Tet, Caribou, Console, Loopspool, Panda Bear and others. Singer Markus Acher collaborated with anticon. rapper/producer Alias on the song “Unseen Sights,” an effort that shows a surprising musical breadth for both artists.