#009 - And One

Wow, this rocks (or should I say pops). German synthpop group And One has a long history behind then starting already 1989. The band formed after Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz met in 1989 at a Berlin club and since that they've released nine albums. For some reason I hear some traces of former The Smiths vocalist Morrissey in these songs (and I have to say I like Morrissey quite a lot). I don't know why i get that image constantly since the music has more or less nothing to do with the gloomy world of Morrissey. But works for me.

Using both English and German in their lyrics creates nice variations in their songs. Especially I've been listening their latest original album Bodypop (what a nice name and maybe even genre of their own). Released in 2006 this album just sound really really good. They have released a cover album (Bodypop 1 1/2) in 2009 covering for example Depeche Mode and The Cure and it includes also live versions of various synthpop hits like New Order's Blue Monday and Pet Shop Boys' It's a Sin.

Here's one sample from that Bodypop album, Military Fashion Show.






Some links:
http://www.andone.de
http://www.myspace.com/andoneofficial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_one
http://www.last.fm/music/And+One
http://open.spotify.com/artist/6OAueBADydAjR5lP5NqTvv