The history of the German Elitist Band is somewhat of a myth as very few people have actually ever talked to the members of this bizarre, covert trio of artists. Even though they're rarely seen on stage, their performances are legendary, a somewhat psychotic blend of performance art and music, referring all the while to their audience as idiots. While some are insulted, those fans in the know take this as their cue to drink. They have also been chased out of several clubs in the United States as they are fond of making American jokes between songs. Their purpose has never been clear, some say they are wealthy German nobility, so bored with their lives that they travel the world, emerging to play hastily announced shows. Others think they are former mental patients involved in a radical form of therapy. What is known is that the tradition of the German Elitist Band goes back centuries.
The original incarnation of the German Elitist Band was born of a secret society within the order of the Teutonic Knights, an elite military group, half warrior and half priest, formed in the early days of German Christianity. From within this order a group of Minneisingers was sent to chronicle The Third Crusade in 1189. The Siege of Acre is believed to be the oldest known existing piece of GEB music and is thought to have been taken for its own protection during the Nuremberg bombings of World War Two. It has never been recovered and remains the Holy Grail of German artists.
What we know about the present day incarnation of the German Elitist Band is that they hail from Stuttgart, are rarely seen performing live, and are working on their debut album Achtung Idiots! on littleguy records. They only appear in public in masks, a tradition that pays homage to their Teutonic ancestors who wore armored helmets to conceal their identities from political rivals. We hope you love their music as much as we do and if you are fortunate enough to ever see them perform, remember to buy them a beer, a German beer.
