| Guano Apes | |
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| Origin | Göttingen, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock [1][2] |
| Years active | 1994 - 2005 |
| Label(s) | GUN/Supersonic Records |
| Website | http://www.guanoapes.org |
| Members | |
| Dennis Poschwatta Henning Rümenapp Sandra Nasić Stefan Ude |
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Guano Apes were a female-fronted alternative rock quartet from Göttingen, Germany, and one of the most successful German rock bands of all time. Göttingen ( ˈgœtɪŋən, Low German: Chöttingen is a College town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music GUN Records is a Record label located in Germany. Many artists on the label have had hit singles in Europe. Sandra Nasić is a German singer of Croatian descent The lead Singer of the rock band Guano Apes, Sandra was born in Göttingen Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In Music, a quartet (quatuor Quartett quartetto cuarteto is a method of instrumentation (or a medium used to perform a musical composition and consisting of four parts Göttingen ( ˈgœtɪŋən, Low German: Chöttingen is a College town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.
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The Guano Apes were formed in 1994 in Göttingen, Germany, by guitarist Henning Rümenapp, bassist Stefan Ude and drummer Dennis Poschwatta. Göttingen ( ˈgœtɪŋən, Low German: Chöttingen is a College town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Lead singer Sandra Nasić joined the band later in the same year. Sandra Nasić is a German singer of Croatian descent The lead Singer of the rock band Guano Apes, Sandra was born in Göttingen The band's career took off in 1996 after they won a contest for local unsigned bands with their song "Open Your Eyes". The song was also their first and most successful single, followed by the release of their 1997 debut album Proud Like a God. Proud Like a God is Guano Apes ' 1997 debut album It includes the singles "Open Your Eyes" "Lords of the Boards" and "Rain" "Open Your Eyes" also appears in the Warren Miller movie, "Fifty" (1999).
In 2000 Guano Apes released their second full-length album, Don't Give Me Names. Don't Give Me Names is the second album by the German band Guano Apes, released in 2000 The singles "Big in Japan" (an Alphaville cover) and "No Speech" received a lot of airplay and the album was certified gold in Germany. Alphaville is a German Synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s Walking on a Thin Line was released in 2003 and spawned the hit single "Quietly". Walking on a Thin Line is the third and final Studio album by Guano Apes. The band broke up after the release of their best of album Planet of the Apes and a final tour in February 2005. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular
After the break-up, a compilation album Lost (T)apes was released. Lost (Tapes is a compilation album by Guano Apes. It contains previously unreleased demos originally recorded in 1994 and 1995 It contains unreleased demos recorded in 1994 and 1995.
Dennis Poschwatta focused on his new band, Tamoto, in which he played the guitar (and drums on the album) and shared the vocal microphone with Markus Gumball a. k. a. G-Ball. Stefan Ude also participated in the recording of Tamoto's debut album. Henning Rümenapp focused mainly on working 'behind the scenes' and Sandra Nasić started working on a solo album called The Signal (released October 2007). The Signal is first solo album by German singer Sandra Nasic.
In 2006, Rümenapp, Ude and Poschwatta reunited and formed a new band named IO, together with American singer Charles Simmons. IO (pronounced the English way 'eye-oh' as opposed to the German way 'ee-oh' is a German Alternative rock band formed in 2006 after the demise of Guano Apes The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The band has been on the road several times since then and has also been writing and recording material for their debut album, which is yet to be released. Due to the busy schedule of IO, Dennis Poschwatta's other 'new' band Tamoto has been put on ice until further notice.
Guano T-apes is a video that documents the development of the Guano Apes from their beginning until today. Sandra Nasić is a German singer of Croatian descent The lead Singer of the rock band Guano Apes, Sandra was born in Göttingen Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Proud Like a God is Guano Apes ' 1997 debut album It includes the singles "Open Your Eyes" "Lords of the Boards" and "Rain" Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Don't Give Me Names is the second album by the German band Guano Apes, released in 2000 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Walking on a Thin Line is the third and final Studio album by Guano Apes. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Guano Apes - Live is an album of live recordings by Guano Apes. Lost (Tapes is a compilation album by Guano Apes. It contains previously unreleased demos originally recorded in 1994 and 1995 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This Guano Apes DVD was released on the February 7th 2005 The DVD's Research Conception Direction Editing & Design was constructed by Friedel Muders and distributed by BMG Ariola With band and individual interviews you get to know the members of the band better and experience curiosities and events from daily life in the music business. Along with the video clips, it contains lots of live material shot during the tours from Nov. , 1997 through the summer of 1998. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The video was directed by Richard Anjou and edited by Mathias Dohmbrinck.