win robocop kraus playing in your living room

01.07.2009, 0 Comments

Dear Friends,

I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to let you know: This week you can win a private Robocop Kraus concert from S¸ddeutsche Zeitung, the largest national daily newspaper in Germany, if you go to their webpage:  http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/29675
In fact we will play in your living-room or garden if you win the lottery. We will bring amps and a drum-kit, so it will be loud and fun. The paper promised to cover the travel costs, and they didn’t expicitly restrict it to Germany, so we are looking forward to participants from all over (were do you actually live?).

All the best,
Thomas / The Robocop Kraus

Liebe Freunde,

Ich hoffe euch geht’s gut. Ich schreibe um euch auf eine Verlosung des Magazins der S¸ddeutschen Zeitung aufmerksam zu machen. Diese Woche könnt Ihr unter http://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/29675  ein privates Konzert mit Robocop Kraus gewinnen. Wir werden Verstärker und Schlagzeug mitnehmen, das heisst es wird laut, ihr solltet also die Nachbarn mit einladen. Wie ihr dem englischen Text entnehmen könnt, versuchen wir unseren Sommerurlaub um den Termin zu planen, freuen uns aber genauso ¸über Zuschriften aus Hannover, Heilbronn oder Hersbruck.

Beste Grüße,
Thomas / The Robocop Kraus

Breaking News

01.07.2009, 0 Comments

Breaking News!

The “The-Band” The Robocop Kraus wants to inform you about an event, a party, a public extravaganza that will make you smile, despite your miserable future.   On Friday, 3rd of July at the E-Werk in Erlangen, (The) Robocop Kraus will perform old favorites, strange beauties and lots of never played before, brand new material.
And it´s outside and it´s summer and it´s free. So don´t hesitate, dress fancy and dance to the crazy sounds of The Robocop Kraus on july the 3rd (this friday), in the garden of the E-Werk in Erlangen, at 20.30. no fee.

neues aus england

04.05.2009, 0 Comments

ein kleiner blog aus dem tourbus, mit fotos, als pdf….klick it!robo tourblog uk

UK TOUR with Art Brut - Looking For Place To Stay

01.04.2009, 1 Comment

Dear Readers, hope you are doing good. We will soon be in the UK, playing a tour with Art Brut and we would love to see you there! Currently we are looking for places to sleep. We would be really happy if you could put us up for a night if you happen to live in one of the following cities (see below) - we could surely put you and your roommate/husband/wife on the guestlist: P.S. We are exceptionally nice people P.P.S. Matthias loves vacuum cleaning and doing the dishes. please write us: mail@therobocopkraus.de

  • 24.Apr.2009 20:00 Brixton Windmill London (without Art Brut) 
  • 25.Apr.2009 20:00 tba London 
  • 26.Apr.2009 20:00 Mr.Kyp`s with Art Brut Poole 
  • 27.Apr.2009 20:00 Academy 3 with Art Brut Manchester 
  • 28.Apr.2009 20:00 Academy 2 with Art Brut Birmingham 
  • 29.Apr.2009 20:00 Other Rooms with Art Brut Newcastle 
  • 30.Apr.2009 20:00 Duchess with Art Brut York 
  • 01.Mai.2009 20:00 Cockpit with Art Brut Leeds 
  • 02.Mai.2009 20:00 Stereo with Art Brut Glasgow 
  • 04.Mai.2009 20:00 Rescue Rooms with Art Brut Nottingham 
  • 05.Mai.2009 20:00 Thekla with Art Brut Bristol 
  • 06.Mai.2009 20:00 Concorde 2 with Art Brut Brighton 
  • 07.Mai.2009 20:00 Electric Ballroom with Art Brut London

Contaminer Paris

24.02.2009, 0 Comments

We had a wonderful time in France. We want to go back. We found some reviews and pictures of the concerts in Paris and Lille, merci pour ca:http://meinzuhausemeinblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/robocop-kraus-parts-labor-saint-ouen.html  

 

photos from lille: http://www.photorock.com/robocopkraus

SHOWS CANCELLED!!!

10.02.2009, 0 Comments

We are very sorry​,​ but we are still​ not able to play any shows​,​ becau​se two of us are still​ recor​verin​g from a flu. For that reaso​n we have to cance​l the shows​ in Ax les therm​es and Borde​aux.​ There​ is a sligh​t hope to play the shows​ in Paris​,​ Lille​ and Metz next weeke​nd.​ We keep you updat​ed!​
all the best
roboc​op kraus​

Concert annulé! Show cancelled!

05.02.2009, 0 Comments

 

We​ are sorry​ to announce that we had to cance​l the conce​rt at Coust​y Bar tonig​ht.​ Nous somme​s désol​é.​ We had to cance​l becau​se i am too ill to play.​ I am actua​lly too ill to leave​ the house​,​ and it’s my birth​day today​, which makes me even more sad.​ I would​ have loved​ to celeb​rate it with you guys (meaning the band and the people at Cousty Bar),​ but I have to stay in bed. I am sure we will find anoth​er date so we can event​ually​ play in Besan​con.​ again​:​ sorry​ for all the troub​le that this has cause​d.​ a bient​ot,​Thoma​s Lang/​ The Roboc​op Kraus​

Recording and Playing Shows

30.01.2009, 0 Comments

What is the most fun - recording or playing shows? We are indecisive. We like both. As I am writing this Matthias is cutting guitar tracks in the Rakete, our practice space. The songs are about wrestling and the riots in Paris. We are confident. Every place of beauty is on our mother earth. Our planet is the best one in the whole universe! We will play some shows in France to try out the new songs and to meet other people apart from ourselves. Those are the dates, please come! 

05.Feb.2009

20:00

Le Cousty

Besancon

06.Feb.2009

20:00

Le clac son

Lyon/Oullins

07.Feb.2009

20:00

Le caravan serail

Toulouse

11.Feb.2009

20:00

FESTIVAL DE L’OXYGENE POUR VOS OREILLES

Ax les Thermes

12.Feb.2009

20:00

L`Heretic

Bordeaux

13.Feb.2009

20:00

Mains d`Oevres with Parts and Labor, Jordan

Paris

14.Feb.2009

20:00

La Malterie 

Lille

15.Feb.2009

L`Emile Vache

Metz 

 

a bientot! Les Robos!

                     

NOVEMBER NEWS

18.11.2008, 1 Comment

 

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Neu! News from The Robocop Kraus! English version: below! 

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Liebe Fanatiker, Liebe Reiseteil-Leser der Zeit,

 

“Fehlende Wurstwerbung macht einen Fleischesser auch nicht zum Vegetarier.”

 

Siegfried Gallus, (*1954), Präsident des Bayerischen Hotel- und Gaststätten-Verbands | Zitat-Nr.: 11690

 

Ganz schön lange nichts gehört voneinander, aber hiermit soll die Funkstille beendet sein. Es gibt nämlich neues zu Berichten, nur, wo fange ich bloß an? 

Das Wichtigste zuerst: Wir haben wieder einmal einen neuen Bassisten.

Er hört auf den Namen Robin van Velzen (seine Freunde nennen ihn salopp “Excalibur”), kommt aus der Nähe von Groningen/Holland und ist ein zauberhafter Gentleman. 

 

Nachdem unsere letzte Tour etwas anstrengender als erwartet verlaufen ist, haben wir alle erstmal ein wenig Luft zum atmen gebraucht und haben die Zeit mit Nichts tun genutzt. Dann sind uns plötzlich lange Bärte gewachsen und wir haben uns zufällig im Bandraum getroffen und reflexartig angefangen, neue Songs mit Titeln wie “For those who found a job (we salute you)” zu schreiben. Wir wollen im Januar ins Studio gehen um ein paar neue Songs aufzunehmen. Diese sollen dann als 12″ Vinyl bei dem wunderbaren Label ALTIN VILLAGE  (http://www.altinvillage.de) aus Dresden erscheinen.

 

Auch Live werden wir in nächster Zeit wieder öfter zu sehen sein.

 

01.12.08    Karlsruhe         “Jubez”

02.12.08    Düsseldorf       “Pretty Vacant”

03.12.08    Luxemburg      “Dqliq”

04.12.08    Frankfurt           “Nachtleben” mit “Like a Stuntman”

05.12.08    Berlin                “Festsaal Kreuzberg” mit “Bonaparte”&”Urlaub in Polen”

06.12.08    Hamburg          “Prinzenbar”

07.12.08    Bielefeld           “Kamp” mit “Like a Stuntman” & “Lovvers”

 

20.12.08    Nürnberg          Fest der Liebe im K4  mit Pollyester, Here comes Conclusion, Werle und Stankowski, ZomboCombo

 

15.01.09    Reutlingen       “Franz K” mit “Monochrome”

16.01.09    Aarau                “Kiff”

17.01.09    Basel                 “Sommercasino”

 

bis bald, wir freuen uns, euch wieder zu sehen.

 

eure Robos

 

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ENGLISH VERSION

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Dear fanatics,

 

long time no hear, but hereby we declare the silence to be over. We are all well and we hope so are you. There is lots of stuff happening here.

Firstly: We have a new bass player, so you don’t need to worry about that. His name is Robin Van Veltzen, Excalibur from Rotterdam, an oldtime collaborateur and good looking gentleman. 

 

After our last two month tour through Europe we needed some time off. We took advantage of our time and did nothing and suddenly we had grown beards and found each other back in a practice space with instruments in our hands. We wrote songs that have titles like “For those who found a job (we salute you)” out of reflex and played shows in Moscow and now we want to record new songs in January. Those are supposed to come out as a 12″ vinyl release on the wonderful Altin Village label (http://www.altinvillage.de).

 

Apart from that we will play some live shows in Germany and Switzerland.

 

 

01.12.08    Karlsruhe         “Jubez”

02.12.08    Düsseldorf       “Pretty Vacant”

03.12.08    Luxemburg      “Dqliq”

04.12.08    Frankfurt           “Nachtleben” mit “Like a Stuntman”

05.12.08    Berlin                “Festsaal Kreuzberg” mit “Bonaparte”&”Urlaub in Polen”

06.12.08    Hamburg          “Prinzenbar”

07.12.08    Bielefeld           “Kamp” mit “Like a Stuntman” & “Lovvers”

 

20.12.08    Nürnberg          Fest der Liebe im K4  mit Pollyester, Here comes Conclusion, Werle und Stankowski, Zombo Combo

 

15.01.09    Reutlingen       “Franz K” mit “Monochrome”

16.01.09    Aarau                “Kiff”

17.01.09    Basel                 “Sommercasino”

 

There will be more shows, also in your country.

 

Looking forward to seeing you,

 

the Robos

 

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25.10.2008, 1 Comment

                               

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