COBRA KILLER & KAPAJKOS
Das Mandolinenorchester

cobra killer + kapajkos: lambretta does it better mp3
written + produced by cobra killer
taken from the album "das mandolinenorchester" monika44

COBRA KILLER LIVE 2006
27.01.2006 TR-Istanbul - Babylon
28.01.2006 D-Berlin - Club Filth @ Cafe Moskau
10.02.2006 NL-Amsterdam - Rauw @ Club 11
11.02.2006 NL-Utrecht - Rauw @ Tivoli
04.03.2006 B-Brussels - Witloofbar @ Botanique
18.03.2006 LU-Esch-sur-Alzette - Kulturfabrik
01.06.2006 UK-Colchester - Arts Centre
02.06.2006 UK-London - Corsica Studios
03.06.2006 UK-Bristol - Venn Festival
06.07.2006 E-Barcelona - Pompeia Tennis Club
08.07.2006 D-Leipzig - Superkronik
22.07.2006 UK-Manchester - Futuresonic Festival
US dates planned for September

Mund auf, Augen zu...

Cobra Killer have put on their high heels and followed in the footsteps of their (great)-grandfathers. Annika Line Trosts great grandfather was a conductor and violin teacher of Helmut Zacharias who started his career in Gina V. D’Orios grandfathers orchestra - the Lubo D’Orio Orchestra.
For their latest record, Annika Line Trost and Gina V. D’Orio have teamed up with mandolin orchestra Kapajkos to produce something quite extraordinary. Still present are Cobra Killer hits such as “Heavy Rotation”, “L.A. Shaker” or “Show Me Your Ruler” plus one new piece “Ist es farbig?”. But gone are the electro beats and retro samples. These have been replaced instead with a classical folk instrumentation; three mandolins, bass, keys and cajon. The result is most striking; like an Eisler-Brecht speed-orchestra playing romantic ballads. New life has been given to many of the songs from last years “76/77” (monika38, 2004) as well as selected songs from “The Third Armpit” (Valve, 2002) and “Cobra Killer” (Digital Hardcore, 1998).
This fresh take on the Cobra Killer sound adds a new dimension to the band. It’s the same unstoppable energy we know and love but from a completely different perspective. With this album Annika Line Trost and Gina V. D’Orio show they have the artistic freedom and creative originality to do something entirely new. The crowd surfing, wine showering spontaneity of Cobra Killers live show is reflected in their decision to move in an unpredictable direction with this new album. The combination of Cobra Killer with backing from Kapajkos really defies comparison. This fresh new project is sure to satisfy fans of the girls as well as anyone just looking for something a little unusual and exotic.
Don’t say no to Hanns Eisler and Bert Kaempfert - say yes to Cobra Killer!!!

Biography:
Gina V. D´Orio and Annika Line Trost have been playing in their own bands since the age of 12/13. In january 1998 they formed Cobra Killer. With concerts and tours through europe they revolutionised boring electronic stage shows. They have won hearts as far a field as Australia and New Zealand, where they played the Big Day Out Festival and also some concerts with PEACHES. They even managed to astonish SONIC YOUTH when they supported them in 2002. 2004 saw their album “76/77” appear on Monika Enterprise. They have happily followed concert offers from New York, London, Istanbul, Lyon, São Paulo etc. 2005 followed with more international dates (even in China) and the completion of their new album “Das Mandolinenorchester” (Monika44).

Discography:
1998 - “Cobra Killer” debut album (Digital Hardcore)
1999 - “Right into a Kick for More” 7” (Digital Hardcore)
2002 - “The Third Armpit” LP (Valve - Australia/NZ)
2002 - “Heavy Rotation” 10” (monika29)
2004 - Special Guest on “Monikas Ascencion” DVD (monikavision02)
2004 - “76/77” September 2004 CD/LP (monika38)
2005 - "Das Mandolinenorchester" October 2005 CD/LP (monika44)
other work:
2003: Annika Trost: “Trost“ (fm451), Gina V. D‘Orio: “Sailor Songs“ (dualplover.com)
2004: Like a Tim + Gina V.D‘Orio „Bass Girl“ CD (dub rec/clone.nl),
a*class (Patric Catani + Gina V. D‘Orio) „aint no future but our future“ EpCD (nneon.com)
Homepage: www.cobra-killer.org

Kapajkos Mandolin Orchestra:
Ole Wulfers: Mandolin, Singing Saw, Backing Vocals
Boris Jöns: Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Benjamin Staude: Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Thorsten Schwarz: Midi Sound Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Ronald Gonko: Bass
Oliver Kless: Cajon, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Homepage: www.kapajkos.de

„...And several acts believe the claim that electronic music lacks stage precence - chief amongst them Cobra Killer, who look like refugees from Faster Pussycat! Kill ! Kill! and perform their set of charged, mutant disco like a pair of deranged go-go girls....”
(The Wire on Cobra Killer Live at markeB 2003)

„...Au sous-sol, les Cobra Killer (signés sur Monika, le label de Gudrun Gut, qui héberge aussi les chansons douces de Barbara Morgenstern) hystérisent la salle de leur choréographie salace...“
(Trax on Cobra Killer Live at markeB 2003)

300 dpi pic for Press/Print: Cobra Killer pic by Sim Gil

cobra killer: lets have a problem mp3
written + produced by cobra killer, final prod. + mix by traumschmiere
taken from "cobra killer: 76/77" monika38

full album download available at
FINETUNES.NET + KOMPAKT-MP3.net

see here the video for
"mund auf augen zu/mouth open eyes closed" by alexander eger

COBRA KILLER tourdates 2005

07.01.2005 TR-Istanbul - Room Recordings @ Indigo Music Hall
15.01.2005 D-Hannover - Cafe Glocksee
29.01.2005 D-Hann-Muenden - Kurbelkasten
04.02.2005 D-Bielefeld - Forum
05.02.2005 NL-Leiden - Electric LadyLand @ LVC
26.02.2005 A-Wien - The Monastery
07.04.2005 D-Hamburg - Cafe Logo
08.04.2005 GR-Athens - Berlin in Athens @ BIOS
15.04.2005 E-Madrid - La Casa Encendida
16.04.2005 D-Berlin - Maschinenhalle
20.04.2005 UK-London - 93 Feet East (Berlin Anticonformiste Festival)
23.04.2005 IRE-Dublin - Whelan's (Berlin Anticonformiste Festival)
28.05.2005 PL-Warszaw - Heizkraftwerk (Tanz Diskopunk)
04.06.2005 D-Paaren im Glien - Berlin Festival @ MAFZ
10.06.2005 D-Berlin - Maria ("3 years Ex-Berliner") - SPECIAL SHOW FEAT. KAPAJKOS
08.07.2005 E-Valencia - ESTE 05 Festival
23.07.2005 A-Berg/Drau - Berg & Tal Festival
13.08.2005 UK-London - Club Motherfucker @ Garage Upstairs
25.08.2005 N-Stavanger - Nu Music Festival
27.08.2005 UK-Reading - Reading Festival **
01.09.2005 D-Muenchen - Backstage (Free & Easy Festival)
03.09.2005 VCR-Guanghzou - Chime Long Night **
04.09.2005 VCR-Beijing - Guo Lu Factory Art Space **
15.09.2005 D-Berlin - Oceanclub Popkomm Special @ Maria am Ufer (feat. Kapajkos)
14.10.2005 PL-Krakow - Luff Festival @ Casino de Montbenon
15.10.2005 CH-Lausanne - Luff Festival @ Casino de Montbenon
12.11.2005 TR-Istanbul - Balans Music Hall

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COBRA KILLER: HEAVY ROTATION
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