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Tanzwut



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Prologue
Denying all logic is something that rock and metal bands often do. And even though everyone around says, “They’re crazy!”, sometimes it works. Releasing a double CD in a time when the record industry suffers so much about downloading? Coming to Russia less than a year since the previous show and not releasing a new album meanwhile? Yes, these are crazy and illogical things, but chances are very high that Germany’s Tanzwut will succeed at them. Shortly before the second Moscow show we sent a few questions to the band’s guitarist Patrick, and here’s what he had to say about the upcoming show and CD, line-up changes, the activity of Tanzwut’s alter ego Corvus Corax, and the musical achievements made by the two bands so far…
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Let’s start with your previous show in Moscow a year ago. How did you like the event and the Russian fans? How much was Moscow different from what you expected to see?

It was the first time that we played in Moscow and we thought that about 300-400 people would come to the concert and we very surprised to see over 1,000 there. We didn’t knew how the audience would react to us and if anybody knows our music there. It was totally crazy. Everybody was jumping around. It was the best concert I ever played.

I have heard that your next Moscow concert will be quite different from the previous one, as you have prepared a new show and a new setlist for it. What kind of surprises shall we expect?

We want to present you with some of the new songs. We still work on the new stuff so that I cannot say much at the moment.

Your new album “Schattenreiter” will be released a month after the Moscow gig. Can you tell me a bit about it? Why did you name it “Schattenreiter", does this name has any special meaning for you? And why did you decide to go for a double CD? Very few bands do this nowadays…

The new album sounds a bit rougher then the previous ones. The title song is about the friends we lost in the past. They have still a part in our lives. Friendship does not end with the death. It will be a double-CD because we have enough songs for it. So why not? The idea was to care not about what anybody wants us to do. We just did it. And it is a great album with lots of surprising songs.

What happened to your previous bagpipe player Koll A.? And how did you get Ardor into the band? What kind of musical background does he have?

Koll A. stopped his musical career because he didn’t want to travel around all the
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time. Ardor is playing in Corvus Corax since some years and so it was an easy decision to take him into the band. We know each other very good and we know that he can play our songs.

How did you get Thomas and Anna from Schandmaul to record the song “Immer noch wach” from the new CD? Are you friends with the Schandmaul people? And how did you like the performance of Tanzwut and Schandmaul together at the Funkenflug festival last December?

We have been friends for quite a long time and so we decided to make a song together. It’s a great party title and I think you’ll love it. It was a lot of fun to work together with them and to play the song together at the festival gigs last December.

Speaking about collaborations, how did you get together with Umbra Et Imago for the recording of their song “Weinst du”? Do you like what Umbra Et Imago are doing as far as their music and shows are concerned? Is there any chance that you will work together again?

To work with Umbra Et Imago was fun, too. It’s always nice to meet them even you always have a bad hangover after a party with Mozart. Maybe we will do something together in the future again.

In general, what do you think about the current situation on the German folk/metal scene? What are your favorite bands working in this genre?

I’m not so well-informed about this scene. I don’t listen to music so often because I’m always on tour or in the studio. I make music the whole day and after a long day I’d better watch a film.

With your other band Corvus Corax you have recently recorded a soundtrack for the Gothic III PC game. How dud you get involved in this project? What are your experiences from writing music for a PC game? Are you fans of computer game
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s, and if yes, what are your favorites?


We added our typical instruments to the classical arrangements of the composer. This made it more rhythmical and bombastic. It’s great to support an existing picture with your music. I tried out a computer game called "Die Siedler" some years ago and after I played it 14 days nearly non-stop I put out the CD and broke it. It’s like a drug to play computer games and I think it is too dangerous for me.

Can you tell me a bit about the Corvus Corax album “Templi Antiquii” (1999)? I heard that it contains some early stuff recorded yet in the 1980s, but why were they kept on the shelf for so long?

It wasn’t so easy to put all these old recordings together. Some are real rarities and you don’t have to care about the sound. It’s something for real fans that want to hear how the things started.

Another question is about the album “In Electronica”. What was the purpose of doing it? A lot of people say it’s much closer to Tanzwut than to Corvus Corax musically-wise.

It’s a remix album. We asked different artists like G. Delgado (DAF) or Blind Passengers to make remixes of our Corvus Corax songs. The result is great and it was a big pleasure for us to listen to the interpretations. It’s a good album.

Is there any difference in the audience who comes to see Tanzwut and Corvus Corax in Germany? Are they the same people, or are they completely different?

The fans are quite different. The Tanzwut fans are more from the gothic and metal scenes. The audience of Corvus Corax is completely mixed. All ages and styles.

With Tanzwut and Corvus Corax, you have performed songs in many languages. How many of them can you speak yourselves? And what are the easi
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est and most difficult languages to sing in?


The easiest language is Latin. You speak it like you read it. The most difficult is Rotwelsch. It’s a mixture of different languages and you have to research very deeply to know how to speak it right.

Who designs the costumes that you use for the shows? Do you do everything yourselves or do you invite professional designers?

We do it all ourselves. If you want it perfect, do it yourself. We make the plans together how we want to present ourselves on stage but everybody is making his own costume himself.

How much are costumes and pyrotechnics important for you? Can you imagine yourselves someday performing live in regular T-shirts and jeans?

It’s 50:50. At a concert the acoustic aspect is as important as the visual one. We would never play in shirts and blue jeans. As to pyrotechnics, we don’t use them anymore. That’s the job of Rammstein.

What do you consider your biggest musical achievement so far? And what are your goals for the future?

The biggest one was the "Cantus Buranus" album by Corvus Corax. We wrote songs for a big orchestra, a big choir and our medieval instruments. It was so much work and the result is amazing. Our next goals are to release our next Tanzwut record "Schattenreiter" and to play it live.

Is Tanzwut/Corvus Corax a way of life for you, or is it more like a theatrical play? In other words, is there a big difference between what you are onstage and offstage?

The one you are on stage is a part of you, but it doesn’t not automatically have something to do with the person you are in your private live. On stage I’m acting like an animal, but in private live I’m a bit shy.

And finally, please say a few words to your Russian fans, who are looking forwards to see you live again.

We are so happy to play in Russia again. Its a great country with great people. We would like to see all of you when we are back to Moscow. Lets freak out!!!


Roman “Maniac” Patrashov
February 2, 2006
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10 ôåâ 2006
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