Die Sterne - Themenläden und alle Remixe (1997)

Die Sterne were founded in 1992. Aside from the bands Blumfeld and Tocotronic, Die Sterne are one of the most important representatives of the so-called "Hamburger Schule" (Hamburg school). Rock, Soul and Funk are some of the major influences on the music of Die Sterne.

The band was formed in 1992 when frontman Frank Spilker (guitar & vocals) asked his acquaintances Thomas Wenzel (bass, also bassist of "Die goldenen Zitronen" ("The Golden Lemons"), Frank Will (keyboard) and Christoph Leich (drums, also member of the famous German band "Kolossale Jugend") if they didn't want to join his band project Die Sterne ("The Stars") he kept running for a while as a solo project.
In the same year they released their first single "Fickt das System" ("Fuck the system", this sentence is usually not translated into German), followed by their first two albums "Wichtig" ("Important", 1993) and "In Echt" ("For real", 1994) on the German label L'Age D'Or. Both albums are known for their live-playability, translated quotes from other songs and commentaries about social structures. In 1996 their most popular album "Posen" ("Poses") containing the hit "Was hat dich bloß so ruiniert" ("What has ruined you so much") was released, followed by excessive touring, all of their concerts being sold out.

After the release of their next two albums "Von allen Gedanken schätze ich doch am meisten die Interessanten" ("Of all thoughts I admire the interesting ones most", 1997) and "Wo ist hier" ("Where is here", 1999) Frank Will decided to leave the band to concentrate on his job as horticultural architect. Because the keyboard is necessary for their music a new keyboarder, Richard von der Schulenburg was engaged. Their next two albums, who are generally slower and less loud than their previous ones, were published by Virgin Records, their titles are "Irres Licht" ("Lunatic light", 2002) and "Das Weltall ist zu weit (und der Rest ist schon verteilt)" ("The universe is too large (and the rest is already given out)", 2004).

Here´s an EP from 1997 with the wonderful "Themenläden" from the album "Posen", including the original version and some very interesting remixes by Bigga Bush from Rockers Hi-Fi, the german house dj and producer Hans Nieswandt and others.

Tracklist:

1. Themenläden 6:50

2. Themenläden (Bigga Bush's Bright Moments Mix) 9:08

3. Themenläden (Transparenter T-Shirt Mix) 6:22

4. Themenläden (Just The Music Mix) 6:34

5. Themenläden (Out Of Lugano 2) 6:26

6.Themenläden (Brunswick 2000 Mix) 7:02

7. Themenläden (2000 Marks-Mix) 5:34

8. Themenläden (Stück Mix) 4:01 

9. Themenläden (Stars On 45 Mix) 5:16

Die Sterne - Themenläden und alle Remixe (1997)
(320 kbps, cover art included)