Katzenstreik

"striking cats (wild cat strike): 4 individuals, enjoying rock together to compromise? yeah, every single day: jobs, subsistence, relations, ... yeah, every single day: jobs, subsistence, relations, ... band! tie! music through ranks as one of the most passionate and free fields in life, one where we?re talking self-determination: what, where and how we are doing it. so our name is concept. through music ranks as one of the most passionate and free fields in life, one where we're talking self-determination: what, where and how we are doing it.

so our name is concept. it?s not about perfect glam entertainment, no show to capture more attention. yet katzenstreik plays a lot of gigs and is well perceived by many people. it's not about perfect glam entertainment, no show to capture more attention. katzen yet striking plays a lot of gigs and is well perceived by many people.

2003 we spent a huge amount of time together on the road, playing some 50 gigs, touring spain together with against me , denmark and switzerland. 2003 we spent a huge amount of time together on the road, playing some 50 gigs, touring together with spain against me, and denmark switzerland. these are special experiences, you get to see so many places, meet people off all sorts. these are special experiences, you get to see so many places, meet people off all sorts. this is the magic of punk. this is the magic of punk. that attitude that renders this possible, wordls apart from the normal structures of the music business that thrives on the hollowness, vanity and greed of show, entertainment and careless consumption: the music?s for the heart, try the lyrics for size! ?NIE WIEDER ISOLATION? ( isolation, never again ) opening the katzenstreik debut album mirrors a very personal era during which wound?n?scars needed to be attended to and needed mending in the process fuelling the becoming of the songs: ?EMOW?RSTCHEN? was stronger, less fragile. That attitude that Renders this possible, wordls apart from the normal structures of the music business that thrive on the hollowness, vanity and greed of show, entertainment and careless consumption: the music's for the heart, the lyrics try for size! ?NIE RE-ISOLATION "(isolation, never again) opening the cats striking debut album mirrors a very personal wound'n'scars era during which needed to be attended to and needed mending in the process becoming the Fueling of the songs:" EMOW?RSTCHEN "was stronger, less fragile. more energy as a result of healing brought about a statement of confession: noone out there to rightfully maintain they?re not emo! more energy as a result of healing brought about a statement of confession: no one out there right to fully maintain they're not emo! and so it was perceived: ?ARSCHTRITT INS LICHT? tranmitted the message: don?t mess with yourself, direct your frusttration to the outside. music is the creative valve that allows us to emit the results of the process of digesting all the shit we?re confronted with in today?s world - and you get people to listen to that! ?SOLVES YOUR PROBLEMS? turned out to be yet more mature, music- and lyricswise. and so it was perceived, "SHALL ARSCH INS LICHT" tranmitted the message: do not mess with yourself, your direct frusttration to the outside. music is the creative valve that allows us to emit the results of the process of Digesting all the shit we 're confronted with in today's world - and you get people to listen to that! "SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM" turned out to be yet more mature, and music-lyricswise. short and compact songs, sharply and fluently arranged and straight to the point: you can hear and sense the roots. short and compact songs, arranged sharply and fluently and straight to the point: you can hear and sense The Roots.

financially aided by fans we could afford a longer period of time in the studio. financially aided by fans we could afford a longer period of time in the studio. the positive reaction received from a lot of record labels confirmed that it was worthwhile working intensively on the sound. the positive reaction received from a lot of record labels confirmed that it was worthwhile working intensively on the sound. not by coincidence but to serve the purpose of using and strenghtening the whole network of independent strcutrued and avoiding to submit to the established schemes of music business the record cam alive as a result of cooperation between the band, some record labels and enthusiastic friends. katzenstreik yet tries to avoid terms like authenticity and genuiness to describe the band and its attitude, favouring to playfully handle the whole oscillating veriety of existing and imaginative human identities. when you feel as a clwon, act as a clown, when you don?t - you can?t be forced to. not by coincidence but to serve the purpose of using and strenghtening the whole network of independent strcutrued and avoiding to submit to the established schemes of the music business record cam alive as a result of cooperation between the band, some record labels and enthusiastic friends. katzen strike yet tries to avoid terms like authenticity and genuiness to describe the band and its attitude, favouring to play fully handle the whole oscillating veriety of existing human and imaginative identities. when you feel as a clwon, act as a clown, when you do not -- you can not be forced to. that?s what we?re about. that's what we're about. rock yourself free and you?ll know you?re alive. rock yourself free and you'll know you're alive."

-Taken from their myspace