Misc
An act of spiritual freedom.
“In the face of contemporary pecksniffian anaesthesia we’ll erect a whole gallery of forebears, heros who carried on the struggle against bad consciousness but still knew how to party, a genial gene pool, a rare and difficult category to define, great minds not just for Truth but for the truth of pleasure, serious but not [...]
Read moreThis is what straftanz is about.
I, will no longer depend on anyone to entertain me. I am going for the people, the music, the atmosphere and the experience. I will talk to strangers. I will increase my happiness by spreading happiness among others. I will dress up. I will not behave.
Tonight I will be legendary and I swear to escalate everything.
Read moreThis is what Straftanz was about.
We never answered, no matter how often we were asked. The question is the most obvious one and yet we never publicly talked about it and never planned to. But due to recent events we decided to break the myth and resolve the riddle: What does STRAFTANZ actually mean? It was 2006 and we were [...]
Read moreDancing Industrial is like Germans playing Basketball.
“Industrial Dance is a bit like Germans playing Basketball except for it’s not a sport.” I asked our Facebook crew some days ago, whether they had any idea what that could remotely mean. I think except for Faderhead no one really got my point, so I feel like I should give you all a ride [...]
Read morePyjama Party at Club π in Vienna.
Pyjama Partey at Club PI, Vienna. 22.09.2012. THIS SATURDAY: Post Gothic Modernism, Mädchen und Unicorn, Champagne, Pyjamas, Ibiza Industrial, Fuck Pop, Bedroom decoration ,Progressive Voodoo Techno, Electronic Body Music, spiked drinks, violent emotions, all things fluffy, all things cozy, all things sexy, all things escalated. DJs: -Jörg Lütkemeier – STRAFTANZ.ZK. / FOAMY – Resistanz. Schwarzflug,Cyber [...]
Read moreLet’s start.
Some asked when we are going to start writing a new Album. The answer is: Now. — straftanz (@straftanz) September 5, 2012 No more ranting. No more uniforms. No more fake industrial vs. real industrial. No more stories about this year’s glorious moments. It’s time for a new adventure, and it started last month when my friend [...]
Read more168h: Applications are closed.
We know all the things we need to know. Date and scope of the project week are to be announced ASAP. The response on our request was much more intense than we would have ever expected. I’d like to thank everyone that applied. We are getting ready for a full announcement. Be ready. Until then: [...]
Read moreWe want you. For 168 hours.
STRAFTANZ offers a 7 day internship/work experience. We are Straftanz. We are a collective of artists mainly based in the Ruhr Area. Our body of work is about the love of opposition, poetic terror and sub-cultural reflection. Our tools of the trade include, but are not limited to photography, video production, unauthorized displays of nudity, performance [...]
Read more
Escalate all the drinks. At Summer Darkness.
As Summmer Darkness regulars we know how to do that. We are professionals. Have some faith. With Javi from Terrolokaust we made plans on fucking things up really good. You should do too. Join us in Utrecht and celebrate Summer Darkness.
Read moreInterview ReGen Magazine
When hanging out in New Haven at Toad’s Place just across the street from Yale’s Sterling memorial library Lüke from ReGen Magazine was kind enough to record a nice little interview with le Band. Check it out. It shall bring you enlightenment. Really.
Read moreManifesto for Mayhem: Escalated House Visits
Musicians should pay house visits to their fans in order to escalate their dwelling spaces. Feel your intellectual musings on Facebook aren’t getting through to your crowd? Scared your MP3s aren’t ricocheting off the walls loudly enough? Petrified your precious groupies are slipping into mundanity? Feel your cyber is lacking the men? How do you [...]
Read more