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great dynamo

trying to catch simple lost things with a rope.

About Me

For more than ten years, Great Dynamo is recording what some people may consider as contemporary pop music. The founding member of the German 90s-Indie-Pop-Outfit "Frantic Flowers" now has swinging loops, singing organs, sawing guitars and the big melodies on his side. Countless songs and fragments about big french cars, photos that can't talk, men in black leather pants and other news no one needs to know. Roughly speaking, it's all about the difficult job to catch simple lost things with a rope. And that has been it for quite a long time.But now things changed, when Rolf Spinger (git), Roland Wolff (b, git) and Jan Zinnschlag (dr) came aboard to help manouvering the ship on stage.Watch out for this indie pop beat out happening in your town soon:

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Member Since: 5/23/2006
Band Website: soundof.franticworld.de
Band Members: Great Dynamo (Hauke Schmidt)& the Lights: Frank Jäger (keys) Rolf Spinger (git) Roland Wolf (bass) Jan Zinnschlag (dr)
Influences: Trying to catch simple lost things with a rope. Expected and less expected ups and downs. Life and never knowing how to live it.The Fall, Pixies, Mika, Jesus and Mary Chain, Devo, Gorillaz, Pavement, Hüsker Dü, Velvet Underground, Jamie T, Talking Heads, Daniel Johnston, The Monks, The Wedding Present, Flaming Lips, Neptunes, Beck, Money Mark, Konk, Go Betweens, Syd Barrett, Jonathan Richman, Cleaners from Venus
Type of Label: None

My Blog

a night at the pvc.

das live-debut liegt hinter uns, und wenn man den kommentaren der besucher glauben darf wars fürs publikum so toll wie für uns. die songs scheinen auf der bühne mindestens so gut wie zu funktioni...
Posted by great dynamo on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:32:00 PST

tonite it shows

the first ever great dynamo and the lights show is coming up tonite at pretty vacant club düsseldorf. after more than ten years of homerecording we are looking forward to a special night at düsseldorf...
Posted by great dynamo on Fri, 30 May 2008 05:25:00 PST

special guest: BENKJOV

its our pleasure to announce BENKJOV (www.myspace.com/benkjov) as our very special guest for the upcoming friday night show at pretty vacant club in düsseldorf....
Posted by great dynamo on Mon, 26 May 2008 04:07:00 PST

need more?

got more. just uploaded "dreamin of mojo", another great dynamo classic, recorded in 2000. it's about guys in black leather pants who still think robert plant was something else than unbearable. they ...
Posted by great dynamo on Thu, 08 May 2008 04:06:00 PST

one from the attic

thought we just make your familiar with more of the potential live material. so today we uploaded another one from years ago. its called "(i get the) cargo trailer" and its a fun one.
Posted by great dynamo on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PST

coolibri says

- coolibri may 2008 - "Aus eins mach vierDas bunte Pop-Universum von Great Dynamo Ich muss wieder auf die Bühne", sagt Trinkhallen-DJ Hauke Schmidt. Fast genau zehn Jahre nach Auflösung der Indie-Ban...
Posted by great dynamo on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:56:00 PST

another new one

the great dynamo keeps being productive. yet another new ditty is online to keep you in touch with whats happening in the lab. as usual its rough, its simple, its a demo. and the titel says it all: pl...
Posted by great dynamo on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:00:00 PST

free download of new song.

i just added a brand new song-file. its a demo version of a 60s-style club pop stormer called "and even if". download for free and enjoy! 
Posted by great dynamo on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:11:00 PST

beginning to see the lights

we have a new date for the canceled show at pvc duesseldorf. its on friday, may 30 2008. thanks to mr buzzpop for the quick new offering. we will be there with some brand new songs to make you be...
Posted by great dynamo on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:19:00 PST

great dynamo and the lazarett

hallo liebe freunde zeitgemäßer popmusik,   die zeiten für unsereins sind hart. dazu passt die schlechte nachricht, die ich euch heute zu verkünden habe: der great dynamo and the lights auftritt ...
Posted by great dynamo on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:05:00 PST