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Infobox musical artist| name = The Notwist| image = The Notwist - Zagreb.jpg| caption = The Notwist live in Zagreb| image_size = 250| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Weilheim in Oberbayern , Germany | genre = Indie rock , electronica ,Allmusic|class=artist|id=p207242|pure_url=yes Morr Music#Plinkerpop|plinkerpop ,Citation needed|date=November 2011 Post-Rock ,Allmusic|class=album|id=r660777|pure_url=yes Post-Hardcore (early) Allmusic|class=album|id=r591678|pure_url=yes| years_active = 1989–present| label = Morr Music| website = http://www.notwist.com/ Official website| current_members = Markus Acher Michael Acher Andi Haberl Console (musician)|Martin Gretschmann |past_members = Martin Messerschmidt The Notwist IPAc-en|'|n|o?|.|t|w|?|s|tcite video |people=Ioan Kaes (interviewer), Martin Gretschmann |date=2008-05-07 |title=The devil, you + Martin |url= http://www.cuttingedge.be/videos/61672-the-notwist-interview |format= Youtube video |medium=Video interview |publisher= Cutting Edge |accessdate=2008-07-07 |time=1:20 and 2:40 – band member Martin Gretschmann pronounces the band's name
are a Germany|German indie rock band. http://www.clevescene.com/2008-06-18/music/the-notwist/ dead link|date=January 2012 Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup. While their early records moved through heavy metal into dark indie rock , their recent efforts for which they have received the most attention have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups on the record label Morr Music .
History
The Acher brothers and Messerschmid formed the group in 1989 in Weilheim in Oberbayern , near Munich . In 1990 they recorded their self-titled debut, a grunge-metal oriented LP. 1992 saw the release of Nook , which has an indie rock sound, while their 1995 album 12 contains their first flirtation with electronics. Martin Gretschmann then joined the group in 1997. Shrink , released in 1998, is a jazz-electro-rock album. In 1998 Cynthia Dall did the vocals for a remix of "Torture Day" by The Notwist. The album Neon Golden (released in 2002) put them on the map for United States|American listeners, with its heartfelt sentiment and more pop-oriented sound.
The group has been remixed by Four Tet , Caribou (musician)|Caribou , Console (musician)|Console , Loopspool , Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear and others. Singer Markus Acher also collaborated with anticon. and rapper/producer Alias (artist)|Alias on the song "Unseen Sights".
The Notwist formed a group with Themselves named 13 & God , whose eponymous debut was released in 2005. Markus Acher , in addition to his work with The Notwist and 13 & God, also works with the band Lali Puna , while Mecki Messerschmidt now also plays drums for the recently reformed Schweisser . Michael Acher composes and programs for Ms. John Soda .
Messerschmidt left the group in 2007 and was replaced by Andi Haberl. The band's sixth full-length record, The Devil, You + Me , was released in Europe in May, 2008.Thiessen, Brock. http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx? csid1=123& csid2=4& fid1=32041 "The Demonic Minds of the Notwist", Exclaim! , July 2008. On June 17, 2008 the album was released in North America on Domino Records.
In 2009 they recorded Storm , a soundtrack to the film of the same name from Hans-Christian Schmid .
http://www.afrenchphotographer.com/photos_musique/2008-07-05_The_Notwist/index.php Concert photos in Roskilde Festival
http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/notwist The Notwist at Pandora
http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx? csid1=124& csid2=850& fid1=31877 The Notwist at exclaim!
http://www.israstage.co.il/Notwist The Notwist in Israel
The Notwist DEFAULTSORT:Notwist, The Category:German electronic music groups Category:German experimental musical groups Category:German indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1989
