If you want to download all the original stuff: go to ITunes, Musicload or whatever and search for LEDERNACKEN.
Then you can do the Boogaloo at home!!!
"...one who dares to be different.."
"...master of electro rock dadaism..."
"...icon of the perverts..."
Born in Windhoek, Namibia, a former German colony, where his parents had a farm and his grandfather was a soldier for the Kaiser who occupied the colony. At the age of four came back to Germany.
In 1984 LEDERNACKEN recorded 'Amok' and the legendary 'Double Album' produced by German studio wizard Andreas Drewling, also playing keyboards (Jupiter 8). Ledernacken's inspirations were jungle drums, German marchmusic and the famous Austrian artist Otto Mühl (a 'happening maker' in the 60ies). Releases in the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, Australia and Japan followed. 'Amok' got into the American dance charts peaking at number 3.
The 12" records 'Ich will Dich essen', 'Shimmy & Shake', 'Let yourself go' and 'Do the boogaloo' also entered the American dance charts. Big articles in magazines all over the world followed such as: Stern, Billboard and NME who labeled Ledernacken's music as 'Sexbeat Humour'.
The cover of 'Amok' got into the book of record covers. The video of 'Amok' was voted video of the year in Canada. Director of all Ledernacken videos in the eighties was Derek Burbidge, an English filmmaker.
The cover of the legendary 'Double Album' featured artwork of the English painter Chris Morton. There was a numbered limited edition of 2000 albums with each cover painted differently by Morton himself.
Ledernacken and Band did some legendary shows all over Germany and GB, always with a refrigerator on stage containing the drinks for Ledernacken. Sometimes the band got so drunk that they stopped playing.
Today Ledernacken is running a production company and a recording studio in Hamburg. He's also into high end mastering and music publishing.....if you're interested in recording your songs, a mixdown of your tracks or a pro mastering of your mixes, get in contact with Ledernacken for prices and conditions. Write a mail to
[email protected].
Listen to a new Ledernacken production recorded at ULTRASCHALL in Hamburg. The artist is O.O.D., the song is called 'Mindchameleon'.
Mindchameleon by The O.O.D. Band
Original wardrobe of LEDERNACKEN designed or supplied by Simone Filipowsky and Biggy LaFontaine.
Here's the video of "Ich will Dich essen" .This one is considered a Nacken masterpiece...
Otmar blows his horn, awesome Jupiter 8 sounds by Andreas Drewling, a hard driving Oberheim drummachine and Nacken's outragous vocals....
Three versions of the 'Let yourself go' video including an ambitious guitar solo by Red Hot Rudy Grosser. Dig it !!
