Germaniacs

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Crafty producer / songwriter ( Karma, Solar Moon, Klaus Schulze ...) meets tough urban female singer with truly exceptional timbre. That’s the short version.
As simple as it may sound - but it’s not. So what drove Tom Dams, said producer -and enough of a singer himself- to dig out such seemingly undiscovered talent in Germany’s capital Berlin ? Isn’t he busy enough already ? And what’s that stupid band name all about anyway ??
Well... both had discovered their mutual need for ‚the real deep shit’ in some dubious experimental vocal workshop where they had ‚accidentally’ met. And particularly deep vocalese shit that would have to be.
So while Simone had to be dug out from the Folk heritage of the 80’s, singing with ‚Be Mine Or Run’ – Tom was still to be persuaded to work on ‚yet anuzzer totally non-commercial’ project.... but what he could hear in Simone’s voice simply turned the tides. Simone had begun to sing before she could walk or talk, and she never stopped ever since. A true maniac, so to speak. And sure enough, one fine day in 2004, the two just couldn’t help it... giving it a try at 'The Clinic' - Tom’s studio.
That very first recording session immediately resulted in the haunting ‚Walking under Water’ track. Ramesh Weeratunga, one of Berlin’s finest World Music producers, heard the track the day after – and muttered he was thunderstruck „by that somewhat... germanic sound“. Tom and Simone took him by the word - and decided to call themselves ‚The Germaniacs’, lowering their already slomo-ish rocker attitude even more – Owww ... how few bpm can you stand ?
And here they are – ever-flooding themselves (and the world around them) with true passion and vulnerability – something you don’t find often anymore these days. Which brings us back to where we started: As simple as it sounds – but it’s not ...
Be prepared for a true listening experience when their debut album is ready in summer 2008. Those guys actually have something to tell us. Something we need to know.