Die Roten Punkte (German for "The Red Dots") is a pop-music comedy duo composed of Australians Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias, in the tradition of Spinal Tap and Flight of The Conchords.[1][2] Like The White Stripes, the band members (Bartholomew and Tobias)[3] claim to be a brother and sister, named Otto Rot and Astrid Rot, and they banter and sing in German accents of questionable authenticity.[4][5]
The band has released four studio albums.
Band members
edit- Astrid Rot – vocals, drums, glockenspiel, accordion
Astrid Rot performing at the Woodford Folk Festival in 2011 - Otto Rot – vocals, guitar, keytar, loops
Otto Rot performing at the Woodford Folk Festival in 2012
Discography
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edit- "Ich Bin Nicht Ein Roboter (I Am a Lion)"
- "Rock Bang!"
- "Burger Store Dinosaur"
- "Bananenhaus (Banana House)"
- "Second Best Friend"
- "The Situation"
- "The 4:15 To Spandau Will Not Run Today"
- "Super Musikant (Super Musician)"
- "Straight Edge Girl"
- "Prince & Princess of Rock 'n' Roll"
- "It's Bad, It's Good"
- "Trying Not To Die"
- "Grunewald"
- "Automatic Door"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Monster"
References
edit- ^ "Die Roten Punkte, German Sibling Act With Comic Punk Edge, Invade Our Town's Space June 23–28". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Eberbach, Jennifer (9 July 2010). "Berlin band Die Roten Punkte bringing music, laughs to Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Razer, Helen (4 April 2012), "Die Roten Punkte - Eurosmash!", The Age.
- ^ Black, Claire (28 August 2009), "Review: Die Roten Punkte - Robot/Lion tour", The Scotsman, archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Crawley, Peter (9 September 2009), "So bad they are good", The Irish Times, archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Die Roten Punkte - Die Roten Fahrten (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Die Roten Punkte - Super Musikant (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
External links
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