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Spahni

About Me

Playing drums since age eight, Daniel Spahni is currently playing with LKJ & the Dennis Bovell Dub Band, runs is own FreeLoopAttack band "Larsen Rupin", created in 1990, and produces a nice Reggae Dub Ska with Spahni's Dub Dancers. Also plays psychedelic rock with new french spoken band "La Bande à Mani". Also provides Live solo-Performaces using lots of electronic Toys, and playing heavy syncopated rythms.

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Member Since: 8/30/2006
Band Website: http://www.spahni.biz
Band Members:

Spahni Plays with: Linton Kwesi Johnson, Dennis Bovell, John K'piaye, Johnny T, Tony "Grocco" Utah, Fabio Marchiori, Kaï Sunquist, Klas Jervors, Internal Dread, Steve Gregory, Nick Straker, Larsen Rupin, Gilbert Ummel, Andre Schenk, Pier-Luigi Pisino, Nibar Nabab, Greg Arbogast, La Bande à Mani, Gino Berchicci, Christian Caplet, Thierry Kocher, Spahni's Dub Dancers.And did perform or record with The Mad Lighters, Peeni Waali, Elliot Sharp, Helmut Neugebauer, Rico Rodrigez, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Centry, The Moonraisers, The White Belly Rats, Archie Shepp, Die Vögel Europas, Pippo Pollina, Jean "Binta" Breeze, Michael St-Georges, Bobby Kray,Junior Tschaka, Darius Rourou, Pape Bass, Bee Bee Honey, Girl Frank, Helmut Lipsky, Tobias Morgenstern, Stefan Kling, Sylvian Gagnon, L'Ensemble Rayé, Nimal, Razzle Dazzle, Les Sales Combles, Christian Addor, Cédric Vuille, Jean-20 Huguenin, Momo Rossel, Chris Bovet, and many others...


Influences: All Music is a gift. My main influence regarding drum-techniques is definetly Jojo Mayer. MyGen Profile Generator
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Try to sound Unique, like everybody.

CHECK OUT MY DISCOGRAPHY

Eastenders feat Bajka 12"Vinyl "Capitalism" (2008) La Bande à Mani CD "à bras le corps" (2008) Bobby Kray and the Dub Band CD "Tales from a skinny white boy" (2007) Fizze CD "Besinnungslose Zeiten" (2007)
Larsen Rupin CD "Procès Verbal" (2007) Junior Tshaka CD "La Jungle" (2007)
Cédric Vuille CD "804 center street" (2007) Dennis Bovell CD "All over the world" (2006)
Dennis Bovell CD "Audio Active" (ed 2006) L'Ensemble Rayé CD "Théatre de la Poudrière" (2006)
Peeni Waali vs Shildknecht CD "Sha" (2006) Darius Rourou CD "Le Rebelle" (2006)
Cédric Vuille CD "Des pas rayés" (2004) Spahni's Dub Dancers CD "Sunny Spot" (2003)
Lee "Scratch" Perry & the white belly rats CD "Panic in Babylon" (2004) Lee "Scratch" Perry & the white belly rats SingleCD"Fight to the Finish" (2004)
Larsen Rupin CD "Contredanses" (2003) Larsen Rupin CD "A Ban" (ed 2003)
LKJ CD "LKJ in Dub vol.3" (2002) L'Ensemble Rayé CD "Les contrepoints cardinaux" (2002)
Good Girl CD "Good Girl" (2001) Spahni's Dub Dancers CD "Cabatterista" (2000)
Peeni Waali CD "The Eve of..." (2000) L'Ensemble Rayé CD "Ein Fest für Pu den Bären" (2000)
The Mad Lighters CD "Freedom Call" (2000) Fizzè CD "The Peeni Waali Phenomenon" (1999)
Helmut Lipsky CD "moontide (1998) Tobias Morgenstern CD "Morgenstern" (1998)
Pippo Pollina SingleCD "I Fiori del Male" (1998) LKJ CD "More Time" (1998)
Pippo Pollina CD "Rossocuore" (1998) Chus CD "Pensando en ti" (1998)
Kokott CD "Nicht in Montreux" (1998) Compilation CD "Ebony & Ivory" (1998)
Girl Frank MaxiCD "Ruby" (1998) Michael von der Heide SingleCD "Mit dir leben" (1998)
Bee Bee Honey CD "Here I come" (1997) L'Ensemble Rayé CD "Quelques Pièces détachées" (1997)
The Mad Lighters CD "Shine" (1997) Peeni Waali CD "The Return" (1997)
Girl Frank CD "Girl Frank" (1997) Compilation CD "Ouvrez les Oreilles" (1995)
Bee Bee Honey CD "Unstoppable" (1995) Razzle Dazzle CD "Single Joy" (1995)
Conscious Sounds CD "From beggining to End" (????) Nibar Nabab CD "Sahara Express" (1995)
Centry meets the music family CD "Release the Chains" (1994) Compilation CD "Dub Revolution" (1994)
Compilation CD "Ambient Auras" (1994) Die Vögel Europas CD "Short Stories" (1993)
Nimal CD "Dis Tanz" (1993) The Mad Lighters CD "Play on Mr. Music" (1990)
Les Salles Combles MaxyVinyl "Les salles vides" (1989)
Record Label: Put my own music out myself.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

La bande à Mani - à bras le corps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrFnvHk0BKo
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:05:00 GMT

La Bande à Mani & Larsen Rupin

Hello all!La Bande à Mani just received their first cd, "à bras le corps", and is inviting all of you for a free concert, release party, during "La fête de la musique" at La case-à-chocs of Neuchâtel,...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 01:25:00 GMT

coming next

Hello all! At the moment I'm in Stockholm where I've just played a gig with Internal Dread and friends?We are now mixing the first album of my new french rock band "La bande á Mani", which should be r...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:50:00 GMT

1000 friends on myspace!!!

Got my 1000th friend on myspace:a friend of guywho's winning a free cd of Spahni's Dub Dancers "Sunny Spot" and a free cd of Larsen Rupin "Procès Verbal"That's it for the rewards for now, as my networ...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:05:00 GMT

900th friend

Got my 900 th connection: http://www.myspace.com/postimage who will get a free cd of Spahni's Dub Dancers "Sunny Spot"if claiming it...Next prize for connection 1000 will be a special packagestay tu...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:49:00 GMT

produceing La Bande à Mani

on 19-21st of october, La Bande à Mani will be recording the last 3 tracks for its first cd "A bras le corps" that should be released in January 2008 on SpahniMusic...stay tuned for more infos about r...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:43:00 GMT

concours zicmeup jusqu'au 3i aout / zicmeup contest untill august 31st

Bonjour!Je m'appelle Spahni et suis batteur depuis 1975. Je présente sur zicmeup la musique que je produis actuellement à Neuchâtel, en suisse.Si vous aimez le Reggae-Dub:http://www.zicmeup.com/artist...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:24:00 GMT

About prizes for new connections

I will carry on giving free cd's to every 100th friend untill 1000th.Then I will have to slow down to each 250th as my net is growing much faster than I first thought.Thanks to everybody around the wo...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:00:00 GMT

800th friend

I've reached 800 connections on myspace and the lucky one, this time is Ludi Um.Check him out at: http://www.myspace.com/ludi1 He will get a free Spahni's Dub Dancers "Sunny Spot" CDLet's go for 900...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:56:00 GMT

700th friend

Just got my 700th friend, here on Myspace:Nathanel from Switzerland gets a free cd (Spahni's Dub Dancers. Sunny Spot)Keep adding me and have a chance to win your own.Spahni
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 00:50:00 GMT