Garish is an Austrian alternative rock band. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of After having asserted themselves in the alternative scene inside and outside Austria's borders with their first two records "amaurose pur. " and "wo die nacht erzaehlt vom tag", their third album "Absender auf Achse" gained favorable press and fan reaction. Despite German lyrics, it is said that their emotional style of music is their "real language". The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
The band was nominated for the Austrian music award "Amadeus" three times (2001, 2003, 2005). A candidate is the prospective recipient of an Award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position for example to be elected
The band's name is an English adjective meaning dazzling, stridently coloured or excessively ornamented, gaudy, ostentatious, tastelessly showy, tacky or in raucously poor taste.
Members
- Kurth Grath (bass, *1980)
- Christoph Jarmer (guitars, *1981)
- Markus Perner (drums, *1980)
- Julian Schneeberger (guitars, *1980)
- Thomas Jarmer (vocals, *1979)
Albums
- "amaurose pur. " (1999)
- "wo die nacht erzaehlt vom tag" (2002)
- "Absender auf Achse" (2004)
- "Tintenfischalarm [Original Soundtrack & Movie Score by garish]" (2006)
- "Parade" (2007)
External links
- (German) www.garish.at