Benjamin V. Stuckrad-Barre Autodiscographie
various artists
label:: Marina Records
format:: CD
Believe it or not: This man has sold his entire record collection! So states Marina records, the German label releasing Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre’s AUTODISCOGRAPHIE.
The premise is self-explanatory: this disc is a compilation of songs that Benjamin really likes. They are not in chronological order rather, they seem to indicate various phases of his life. There is a definite beginning and a definite ending to this disc. I think of it less as a good mix and more as a collection of songs.
Benjamin is a german "pop author". In his books, e.g. "Soloalbum" (which was also released in Germany as a film - actually a crappy one) you can easily make out his "musical background". The chapters of one of his books are derived from Oasis-songtitles. He used go out with with a german comedian, Anke Engelke.
Benjamin also used to write "jokes" for a german late night show called "Harald Schmitt". and I think this was his best time. His books started out in a lively manner capturing trendy scenes and then became extremely "popstar-ish" (i.e. too much alcohol/drugs/sex stories and too strange) It is easy to see why Bret Easton Ellis like Benjamin’s work. Both author’s have a distinct pop sensibility that they tend to carry too far.
This brings me back to AUTODISCOGRAPHIE. The only tracks I want to review are the German ones. All the other songs fall into the category of well known tunes or anthems from a particular time period and should be familiar to anyone reading the gullbuy.
I really like the Die Reigerung song 1975 in part because it was the year of my birth (as well as Benjamin’s, apparently) and also because It sounds a bit like The Jam.
Westbam’s Song Computerstaat is also pretty great because its in the post-punk style (complete with a lo-fi synth) and has funny German vocals.
Phillip Boa & The Voodoclub provides a wacky sort of electronic/lounge cover of David Bowie’s Starman.
- Intro - Benjamin v. Stuckrad-Barre aka Kid B -
True Faith
- Die Regierung - 1975
- The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
- The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning
- Pavement - Cut Your Hair
- Saint Etienne - Heart Failed (In The Back Of A
Taxi)
- Westbam - Computerstaat
- Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. (UNKLE Mix)
- Element Of Crime - Leider Nur Ein Vakuum
- EMF - Unbelievable
- Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen (live)
- Manfred Krug - Wenn Ich Dich Seh
- Moloko - Indigo (All Seeing I Glamoloko Edit)
- Stephanie - Irresistible
- Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub - Starman
- Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy
- A Camp - I Can Buy You
- Bis - Action & Drama
- Primal Scream - Slip Inside This House
- Münchener Freiheit - Tausendmal Du
- Pet Shop Boys - The Calm Before The Storm
- Outro - Sander, Will & Kempowski - Ballade Des Äusseren Lebens/Go Down
Bio:
1975 born in Bremen, Germany
Differnet jobs in Media
1998 Debut book "Soloalbum"
1999 Books "Livealbum" und "Remix"
2000 Book "Blackbox"
---George Kilgoar III
