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Walking down a dusty road
Birth Control.
I've been on a bit of a Krautrock binge lately and came across this band that has been around since 1968. They took the name Birth Control as a stab at Pope Paul's policies on anti-birth control.
They have released approximately 30 albums, including a couple of live records. The style is probably best described as progressive hard rock.
The band has had a fair amount of band member changes over the years and they did take a break between 1983 and 1993 following the death of guitarist Bruno Frenzel.
Founding members:
Bernd "Nossi" Noske - vocals, drums & percussion - 26. December 1968 to February 2014
Bernd "Koschi" Koschmidder - bass - August 1968 to February 1973
Reinhold "Booboo" Sobotta - keyboards - August 1968 to January 1972
Rolf "Rolly Joker" Gurra - saxophone, guitar, vocals - August 1968 to December 1969
Fritz "Little Lord" Gröger - vocals, guitar - August 1968 to Fall 1969
Reiner Borchert - guitar - (August 1968 to March 1969)
Klaus Orso - guitar - August 1968 to December 1968
Hugo Egon Balder - drums - August 1968 to 25. December 1968
Gerd Alsheimer - trumpet - August 1968
Current members:
Peter Föller - vocals (1973 - 1977, since 2016)
Sascha "Sosho" Kühn - keyboards, piano (since 2000)
Martin "Ludi" Ettrich - guitar, talk box (since 2011)
Hannes "Cyborg Haines" Vesper - bass, backing vocals (since 1998)
Manfred von Bohr - drums (1977 - 1980, since 2016)
I've been on a bit of a Krautrock binge lately and came across this band that has been around since 1968. They took the name Birth Control as a stab at Pope Paul's policies on anti-birth control.
They have released approximately 30 albums, including a couple of live records. The style is probably best described as progressive hard rock.
The band has had a fair amount of band member changes over the years and they did take a break between 1983 and 1993 following the death of guitarist Bruno Frenzel.
Founding members:
Bernd "Nossi" Noske - vocals, drums & percussion - 26. December 1968 to February 2014
Bernd "Koschi" Koschmidder - bass - August 1968 to February 1973
Reinhold "Booboo" Sobotta - keyboards - August 1968 to January 1972
Rolf "Rolly Joker" Gurra - saxophone, guitar, vocals - August 1968 to December 1969
Fritz "Little Lord" Gröger - vocals, guitar - August 1968 to Fall 1969
Reiner Borchert - guitar - (August 1968 to March 1969)
Klaus Orso - guitar - August 1968 to December 1968
Hugo Egon Balder - drums - August 1968 to 25. December 1968
Gerd Alsheimer - trumpet - August 1968
Current members:
Peter Föller - vocals (1973 - 1977, since 2016)
Sascha "Sosho" Kühn - keyboards, piano (since 2000)
Martin "Ludi" Ettrich - guitar, talk box (since 2011)
Hannes "Cyborg Haines" Vesper - bass, backing vocals (since 1998)
Manfred von Bohr - drums (1977 - 1980, since 2016)
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