Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Onetwo at the Electronic Revue, Vintage festival London


Onetwo will be part of the impressive line-up of the Electronic Phuture Revue at the already much celebrated Vintage festival on Friday July 29 2011, Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London.

The Electronic Revue is curated by Mark Jones and BEF's and Heaven 17's Martyn Ware and features 'cameos from new artists and legends from the day'.

> Onetwo - Claudia Brücken (Propaganda) & Paul Humphreys (OMD)
> Heaven 17 & Guests
> Mirrors
> Recoil - Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) & Paul Kendall
> Thomas Dolby

More info on the festival and all ticket information at the Vintage website!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Claudia Brücken and Rockstar's new game L.A. Noire

Claudia has been asked to sing three jazzy songs on the (soundtrack of the) game L.A. Noire: Torched Song, Guilty and I Always Kill The Things I Love! Released May 17-20...







One of the first reviews at thisislondon.co.uk: '...Three new songs, written by Stephen Coates of London band The Real Tuesday Weld and sung breathily by Claudia Brücken of Eighties German synthpop group Propaganda, are tense and beautiful...'

The official soundtrack is available at an Amazon or an iTunes store near you...!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Claudia Brücken, facebook

To stay up to date with all the latest, join:

Claudia Brücken
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Onetwo
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Propaganda
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See you around! :)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

11 May 11 Claudia, Ralf and Susanne part of the Eurovision Song Contest festivities in Düsseldorf

Never thought I would ever attend a Eurovision Song Contest festivity....! Rumours were Propaganda will completely reunite with all four protagonists on stage to have a teutonic party in their (old) hometown. Center TV was on top of the news...:



Officially, from the Onetwo and Propaganda FB and MS:


'Stars of the electronic scene to bring 80s vibe to Stadtwerke turbine hall'


Together with Kraftwerk's Wolfgang Flür, Claudia, Susanne and Ralf (and Paul!) will be the stars of a very special electro night at the Turbinenhalle of Dusseldorf's Stadtwerke on Wednesday May 11 as part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 festivities.

Rüdiger Esch (Die Krupps), Claudia Brücken and Wolfgang Flür

'Back in the 80s, bands like Kraftwerk, the Krupps, and Propaganda planted the roots of electronic music in Düsseldorf, and the musical style has grown from here, with branches reaching far beyond the German borders. The British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), for example, was heavily influenced by Kraftwerk. Düsseldorf's municipal utility company (Stadtwerke) will host an event dedicated to the music of the 80s on 11 May at 7 p.m., not only to give 'Lena fever' a boost, but also to show that the old 80s heroes continue to thrill fans of all ages.'

'In the Stadtwerke's turbine hall in Flingern, at the very roots of the Düsseldorf energy company, former Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür will read from his book 'I was a Robot', with musical accompaniment from Thilo Schölpen, who will interpret some of the most famous Kraftwerk songs on the piano. Next, Claudia Brücken, singer of the band Propaganda, and Paul Humphreys, OMD keyboardist, will take the stage to present hits from both bands' repertoires with their electronic quartet 'Onetwo'. Special guests Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dörper from Propaganda will also make an appearance, performing chart successes, 'Dr. Mabuse' and 'P-Machinery', and Andy McCluskey from OMD will also join on stage for a couple of numbers!'

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

CB-tee, Claudia Brücken's unique Scala t-shirt

From Onetwo's myspace and facebook...:

'Buy this t-shirt, the Claudia Brücken t-shirt with the flame emblem on it, the Claudia Brücken t-shirt that celebrates one night at The Scala, London. The Claudia Brücken t-shirt that's black and orange all over. Wear it so that your friends can all say, cool, that's such a great t-shirt!

Limited edition, for sale only and only for you, at our there(there) shop.'

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Oh, what a night: Claudia Brücken, Live at the Scala, reviewed

Oh, what a night: pictures



with Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware, Heaven 17

with Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dörper, Propaganda

with Andrew Poppy



stage set before

a decent queue (sold out!)

waiting

set list (with a little flaw...)

Pictures taken by Martine Lanting, Glenn Gregory (more backstage fun at his facebook Glenn Martyn Gregory Ware) and Roger Goodgroves.


Oh, what a night: reviews, so far

i-D magazine online 15.03.11 ...'She's not resting on her laurels though - dressed in a Westwood number, Brücken has grown into herself. At 47 she's quite a lady but still retains an endearing self-consciousness about her demeanor.'...

Record Collector April 2011















electricity-club.co.uk 13.03.11 ...'In fine voice throughout, she captured the hearts of all who were present and was humbly appreciative in return. It was an outstanding evening, delightfully performed and presented... .almost perfect in fact.'...

NME mag 08.03.11


















remembertheeighties.com (reviews) ...'Claudia sounded convincing and faultless throughout the night with the enthusiastic audience hanging onto every word'...'The band sounded tight and totally on the same page on every single track, one of the best I have heard live with such a set-up'...'Essential'...

Sunday, January 23, 2011

this time: it's Claudia Brücken, Live at the Scala, London

From Onetwo's myspace and facebook ...!
Excatly 20 years after the little Love: and a million other things tour.
But this time... I'm around! :D

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this time : it's Claudia Brücken, Live at the Scala, London Wednesday 2nd March


plus very special guests

Andy Bell (Erasure)
Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Paul Humphreys (OMD)
Susanne Freytag (Propaganda)
Andrew Poppy


Wednesday 19th January 2011 -
“Before there was Ellie Goulding there was Goldfrapp...
Before there was Goldfrapp there was Claudia Brücken...
Claudia is Europe's diva of electronic music whose records mark critical points of 80s, 90s and 00s art pop.”

Zang Tuum Tumb (ZTT) / SALVO present ‘Combined’ the story so far of Claudia Brücken’s life in pop, from 1984 to the present day. From the cinematic electronica of Propaganda to the dark showbiz fantasies of Act. Claudia solo, Claudia in combination with Andy Bell (Erasure), Chrome Seduction, Martin L. Gore, Andrew Poppy, Stephen Hague, Thomas Leer, Trevor Horn, Paul Humphreys (OMD), Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), and… Claudia as herself.

‘Combined’ presents eight of Claudia's classic recordings... Propaganda's hit singles (Dr Mabuse, p:Machinery, Duel), her two singles as Act (Absolutely Immune, Snobbery & Decay), her 90s solo singles (Kiss Like Ether, Absolut(e)) both produced by Pascal Gabriel (Kylie, Goldfrapp, Ladyhawke), her 2005 duet with Andy Bell (Delicious)......combined with five brand new works: Night School and Thank You – two brand new solo tracks co-written with and produced by Stephen Hague (Pet Shop Boys, New Order); This is Not America – duetting the David Bowie classic with Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes To Hollywood); In Dreams – Roy Orbison's Blue Velvet soundtrack gem in collaboration with Andrew Poppy. On the album two tracks are included from Claudia's current band Onetwo: Sequentia (previously unreleased) and Cloud 9ine (a co-write with Depeche Mode's Martin L. Gore).

Coming to prominence as the lead vocalist in ZTT’s influential hit-making Düsseldorf combo Propaganda, Claudia Brücken was one of the more distinctive female voices of the mid-1980s (and one of the few females to front a synth-pop group). Following the implosion of Propaganda in 1986, Claudia has enjoyed a distinguished career in the arena of electronic pop and dance music, alongside a series of highly talented collaborators, including Thomas Leer (with whom she formed the cult duo Act after leaving Propaganda), Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Paul Humphreys (OMD, Onetwo), Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) and Andy Bell (Erasure). This stylishly-packaged collection and very special LIVE show draws together the very best of Claudia’s work over the last 25 years.

this time: it's Claudia Brücken

WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH 2011 LONDON SCALA

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 21st January 2011 and are priced £20.00 (subject to a booking fee) and are available from livenation.co.uk
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Saturday, January 01, 2011

Claudia Brücken and friends live on stage

TwoThousandAndEleven is already getting better and better !!!

From Onetwo's myspace and Onetwo's facebook:

'We start this immaculate new year with the exciting announcement that Claudia will promote the release of her brand new album ComBined with a very special performance with very special guests at Scala, London. This show will take place on Wednesday the 2nd of March. Look out for a full announcement on January the 17th. Tickets will go on sale on the 20th of January (Live Nation)'

See you there! :D