Bobo In White Wooden HousesCountry of origin:Germany Type of music generally:Sweet, fun mainstream pop Status:Band no longer exists. Final release of the band was Cosmic Ceiling, 1995. This was followed by a release by the singer of the band, Bobo, with the London Session Orchestra (Glow, 1996). Bobo continued with some backing vocals for Rammstein, and a collaboration with "Saal Drei", Licht, in 2000. See also:Wikipedia's entry on Bobo Comparisons:The Sundays, Björk Covers/own material:Except for a few covers, own material has been released. General comments:German band with female vocals (sung in English) and guitar-based music. Very powerful live band. With the cosmic ceiling album only Bobo remains in the band, and the new project (I wouldn't call it a band) is using mainly keyboards now. Comments about live performance:They are a very strong live band. In the last weeks we were lucky to see two concerts of Bobo In White Wooden Houses. Since I wasn't too much in favour of the new album (Cosmic Ceiling), the tour was a big surprise. The live arrangements were sooo good! (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) Recommended first album:Passing Stranger. (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) Recordings:
Bobo In White Wooden HousesRelease info:1992—Pilgrim Records, Germany (Polydor)—513 458-2 Availability:Good, in Germany Ecto priority:Recommended Group members:Bobo—vocals, acoustic guitar Guest artists:Michael Nass—additional keyboard Produced by:Jens Trödle Comments:includes a very beautiful rock song, based on an Irish traditional. 2 or 3 songs on this album are recorded live. (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) Passing StrangerRelease info:1993—Pilgrim Records, Germany (Polydor)—517 924-2 Availability:Good, in Germany Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Bobo—vocals, backing vocals Guest artists:Matthias Bätzel—organ, piano Produced by:Ingo Vauk & Emanuel Fialik Comments:musically more evolved than the first album. again a nontypical song is my favourite, this time with a jazz flavour. (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) Cosmic CeilingRelease info:1995—Pilgrim Records, Germany (Motor Music)—527 629-2 Availability:Good, in Germany Ecto priority:Medium Group members:Bobo—vocals, guitarsH4>Guest artists: baukneX—programming Produced by:Emanuel Fialik, baukneX, Ingo Vauk, Olav Bruhn, Bobolina Comments:a complete change to the previous records. although the songs are still written on the guitar, they mainly use keyboards on the album. the reason might be that they now have their own studio, which gives them more time to experiment. thus the album has a more technical feeling, although Bobo's voice and the melodies are as good as on the earlier albums. still, this album might come as a shock to old fans. All songs written by Bobo, except one written by B. Green/A. Lincoln. (klaus.kluge@gmx.de) GlowBobo & The London Session OrchestraRelease info:1996—Pilgrim Records/Motor Music—531 963-2 Availability:Good, in Germany Ecto priority:Medium Group members:Bobo—vocals Guest artists:The London Session Orchestra Produced by:Emanuel Fialik, Wil Malone, Olav Bruhn. All songs arranged and conducted by Wil Malone Comments:A mixture of songs by the band and covers, sung by Bobo with music by the London Session Orchestra. Covers include: LichtSaal Drei feat. BoboRelease info:2000—Thorshammer—TH 005 Availability:Only released in Germany—even hard to find there Ecto priority:Medium Group members:Gersom Herold—synth Guest artists:Bobo—vocals Comments:Bobo said in an interview, her involvement with this recording was merely by chance. "I just happened to be there, when a friend...said 'While you're here, you might as well sing for us'". It's hard to believe, as her contribution is so substantial. Without her, this record would probably still be quite nice and well produced, but hardly as interesting. |
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