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The Story of The Furious Swampriders Alles
begann 1990 damit, dass Tom THE PERC
Redecker (The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman, The Electric Family, Taras
Bulba) zu seinem geplanten Soloalbum zahlreiche Gäste aus der damaligen
deutschen Indie-Szene einladen wollte. Die Liste wurde dermaßen lang, dass Redecker das Konzept umwarf und
stattdessen ein neues entwarf: The Perc Presents THE FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS. Die
Songs sollten anders sein, gern schräg und kantig, selbst geschrieben oder
gecovert. Egal ob auf Akustikgitarre oder Synthesizer, egal ob Folk, Punk,
Rockabilly, Krautrock oder Minimal-Beat. Mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung des Labelchefs von Strange Ways Records,
Lothar Gärtner, wurde die Idee umgesetzt. Mit dabei waren u.a. M.Walking On
The Water, Rumble On The Beach, Element Of Crime, Der Beat From Bagdad, The
Strangemen, Billy Moffet’s Playboy Club, Ferryboat Bill, Die Mimmi’s, Romeos und
viele spontane Projekte, die sich im Studio zusammenfanden und aufnahmen. Da
fanden sich z.B. Musiker der Kolossalen Jugend und Ostzonensuppenwüfelmachenkrebs
in der Band Peter Messmer Erfahrung wieder. Das Album erschien im Oktober
1990 auf CD und Doppelalbum und wurde
ein unerwarteter Erfolg. So
war es kein Wunder, dass sich die Macher knapp drei Jahre später an eine
Fortsetzung wagten. Das Konzept wurde beibehalten, aber der Sumpf war internationaler
geworden! Neben bewährten deutschen
Swampriders wie M. Walking On The Water, Element Of Crime, Der Beat From
Bagdad und The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman gingen international
bewährte Kollegen mit ins Rennen, u.a. Jonathan Richman, The Walkabouts, The
Coal Porters, Floyd Westerman und Magnapop. Besonders gern gesehen
war der Beitrag von The Gun Club, da deren Jeffrey Lee Pierce für
Redecker und Gärtner immer DER Swamprider par Excellence war. Das Album endete
mit dem hammerharten Industrial-Folk der tschechischen Band Paprsky Inzenyra
Garina, ein furioser Abschluss! „The Perc Presents The Return Of THE FURIOUS
SWAMPRIDERS” erschien im Mai 1993 auf Strange Ways Records. Es
sollte nun eigentlich rasch weitergehen mit den FURIOUS
SWAMPRIDERS, aber Lothar Gärtner erkrankte schwer und starb im Dezember 2005 an
den Folgen seiner Krankheit. Und so dauerte es doch wieder eine ganze Anzahl
von Jahren, bis Tom Redecker den nächsten Ausritt wagte. „The
Perc Presents New Rides of THE FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS“ nennt sich nun der vierte
Teil der FURIOS SWAMPRIDERS-Saga, und die Zusammenstellung lässt keinen Wunsch
offen. Alte Bekannte sind dabei, wie M. Walking On The Water (mit einer
fulminaten Depeche Mode-Coverversion), sowie The Walkabouts, 16 Horsepower.
Ausserdem Underground-Queen Lydia Lunch mit Ausnahmegitarrist Dave
Alvin, Deborah Harry mit
ihrem Blondie-Mitmusiker Chris Stein und den Gästen Nick Cave und
Jeffrey Lee Pierce (!). Ebenfalls im Sattel: Golden Kanine, The
Raymen, Wovenhand, The Dad Horse Experience, Velvetone w/The Fat Honks, Johnny
Dowd (mit Brian Wilson), das Kirschbaum-Weishoff Trio und The Perc
selbst. Das Album endet mit einem Beitrag des in San Savador lebenden Musikers Harry
Payuta und seiner Sitar! Harry war bereits 1990 beim ersten Teil mit seiner
Band Vee Jays dabei. So schließt sich der Kreis. Theo Von Thyssen, April 2012
The Story of The Furious Swampriders
It all began 1990 when Tom THE PERC Redecker (The Perc
Meets The Hidden Gentleman, The Electric Family, Taras Bulba) intended to
invite a number of guests from the former German independent music scene to his
solo-album. The list was tremendously long, therefore he quit this concept and
created a new one called: „The Perc Presents THE FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS“. The
songs should be different, rusty, dusty, dirty with edges, written by his/their own or even
covers. No matter if acoustic guitar or synthesizer, if folk, punk, rockabilly,
krautrock or minimal beat. With the help of the label boss of Strange Ways Records, Lothar Gärtner, the
idea was realized. Amongst others, the participants have been M.Walking On The Water, Rumble On The
Beach, Element Of Crime, Der Beat From Bagdad, The Strangemen, Billy Moffet’s
Playboy Club, Ferryboat Bill, Die Mimmi’s, Romeos, as well as many spontanous projects which came together in the studio and
recorded something. E.g. there have been musicians of Kolossale Jugend
and Ostzonensuppenwürfelmachenkrebs who became The Band Peter Messmer Experience – only for this
record. The album was
released in October 1990 on CD and double vinyl and became an unexpected success. Therefore it was quite clear that the producer dared
to do a sequel to this success. The concept was the same, but the swamp was
even more international. Besides the approved German swampriders like M. Walking On The Water, Element Of Crime,
Der Beat From Bagdad and The Perc Meets The Hidden Gentleman also
international approved colleagues started the race, a.o. Jonathan Richman,
The Walkabouts, The Coal Porters, Floyd Westerman and Magnapop.
Especially liked was the input of The Gun Club, because singer Jeffrey
Lee Pierce always was THE swamprider par excellence for Redecker and Gärtner.
The album closed with the incredible instrustrial-folk of the Czech band Paprsky
Inzenyra Garina, a furious final. „The Perc Presents The Return Of THE FURIOUS
SWAMPRIDERS” appeared in May 1993 at Strange Ways Records. 7 years should pass by until Tom Redecker and Lothar
Gärtner, both meanwhile owner of the
label Sireena Records, in 2000 opened
the stable-doors again for a third ride: „THE FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS Ride Again!“
this record was called, and again a number
of international rock greats participated, like Joe Pernice, Harvester, Iain
Matthews, Rich Hopkins. Hermann „The
German“ Lammers-Meyer treated a duet with Willie Nelson, Steve
Earle dropped by and Sixteen
Horsepower were in the saddle for the first time. Now it should go on quickly with the FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS, but Lothar Gärtner got very sick
and passed away in December 2005 as an impact of the disease. Thus it took
again a couple of years until Tom Redecker was able to try the next ride: „The Perc Presents New Rides of THE FURIOUS
SWAMPRIDERS“ is the title of the 4th album of the FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS-Saga, and
the roundup does not left any wish open.
Old fellows like M. Walking On The Water (with a fulminant Depeche
Mode-cover version), as well as The Walkabouts, 16 Horsepower are participating to this project.
Same as underground-queen Lydia Lunch with the great guitar player Dave
Alvin, Deborah Harry with her
Blondie-co-musician Chris Stein and the guests Nick Cave and Jeffrey
Lee Pierce (!). Also in the saddle: Golden Kanine, The Raymen,
Wovenhand, The Dad Horse Experience, Velvetone w/The Fat Honks, Johnny Dowd
(with Brian Wilson), the Kirschbaum-Weishoff Trio and The Perc
himself. The album is closing with a song of Harry Payuta and his Sitar,
he’s a musician living in El Savador ! Harry already participated to the
first Swampriders album in 1990 with his
band Vee Jays. Thus the circle is closing. Here come THE FURIOUS SWAMPRIDERS - long may they run! Theo
von Thyssen, April 2012
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