English:

LONG STATEMENT:

THE STOUT - Skponk from Graz/AUT

SKPONK! - What's that? - Punk riffs combined with ska, a dash of rock'n'roll, polyphonic singing and horns!

The Stout is most likely attributed to the skapunk genre - however, the 7 Gentlemen manage to unite different styles of music to bring ska to a new level. Various elements merge into an impressive sound, that is, with keyboard, trumpet and trombone, what The Stout stands for: Fun, exuberance and high spirits on and off the stage!

What startet in 2006 with the album "Brainwashed" was brought to perfection with "Locked and Loaded" in 2008. The Stout cover quite serious issues in their lyrics, but at the same time, their message is: "Stand Up, don't be sad, enjoy your life!"

During their numerous appearances in Central Europe they were already sharing the stage with bands like Mad Caddies (USA), The Jessica Fletchers (Nor), Emil Bulls (D), Abuela Coca (Urg), Big John (USA), Alkbottle (Aut), Curtis Jensen (Aut), Großstadtgeflüster (D), PBH-Club (Aut), Jonas Goldbaum (Aut), Spillsbury (D), Eternal Tango (Lux), Jerx (D/Aut), Rising Girl (Aut), Herbstrock (Aut), Yellow Spots (Hu), Superbutt (Hu), Los Nipples (Slo), Antimaniax (Aut), and many others.


SHORT STATEMENT:

THE STOUT - Skponk from Graz/AUT

"Take punk riffs, add ska and season it with a dash of rock'n'roll. Combined with polyphonic singing and refined with brass instruments, you get this powerful mixture at its best - which is, The Stout."

 

German:

Bandbeschreibung lang:

THE STOUT - Skponk aus Graz/AUT

SKPONK! – Was ist denn das? - Punkige Riffs werden mit Ska, einer Prise Rock´n´Roll, mehrstimmigem Gesang und Bläsern kombiniert!

The Stout kann man vielleicht dem Genre SkaPunk zuordnen. Jedoch verstehen es die 7 Herren unterschiedliche Musikstile zu vereinen, um nicht zuletzt Ska auf eine neue Ebene zu bringen. Verschiedene Elemente verschmelzen zu einem eindrucksvollen Sound, welcher auch durch Keyboard, Trompete und Posaune zu dem wird was The Stout ausmacht: Ausgelassenheit und Spaß auf und vor der Bühne!

Was 2006 mit dem Album „Brainwashed“ begonnen hat, wurde 2008 mit „Locked and Loaded“ zu einer vorläufigen Vollendung gebracht. The Stout behandeln in ihren Texten zwar durchaus ernste Themen, jedoch erklärt die Musik zugleich auch die Message: „Steh auf, sei nicht traurig und freu dich deines Lebens!“

Im Verlauf ihrer zahlreichen Auftritte in Mitteleuropa durften sie schon die Bühne teilen mit Bands wie Mad Caddies (USA), The Jessica Fletchers (Nor), Emil Bulls (D), Abuela Coca (Urg), Big John (USA), Alkbottle (Aut), Curtis Jensen (Aut), Großstadtgeflüster (D), PBH-Club (Aut), Jonas Goldbaum (Aut), Spillsbury (D), Eternal Tango (Lux), Jerx (D/Aut), Rising Girl (Aut), Herbstrock (Aut), Yellow Spots (Hu), Superbutt (Hu), Los Nipples (Slo), Antimaniax (Aut), uvm.


Bandbeschreibung kurz:

THE STOUT - Skponk aus Graz/AUT

"Man nehme punkige Riffs, gebe Ska dazu und würze mit einer Prise Rock'n'Roll. Kombiniert mit mehrstimmigem Gesang und verfeinert mit Blasintrumenten, erhält man diese druckvolle Mischung als Stimmungshöhepunkt, welche The Stout ausmacht."

 

Line-Up:

Michael - guitar, vocals
Jürgen - guitar, vocals
Robert - keyboard, vocals

Jörg - drums, backvocals
Klaus - bass
Lukas - trombone
Stefan - trumpet

 

michael

alias (nickname)?
mike, mena, mich

instruments?
guitar, vocals

favourite bands?
red hot chili peppers, linkin park, oasis, mad caddies, less than jake

i´m afraid of...
women on the road

what is one thing you can't do?
flying

the other guys always try to...
make more noise than i do

 

jürgen

alias (nickname)?
jürgi, jk

instruments?
guitar, vocals, trombone, basstrumpet, recorder

favourite bands?
blues brothers, foo fighters, green day, jj johnson, jimmy hendrix, less than jake, mad caddies, me first and the gimme gimmes, nofx, pearl jam, puddle of mudd, rage against the machine, reel big fish, tokia ska paradise orchester, ...

i'm afraid of...
drunken girls

what is one thing you can't do?
go to a fucking disco like bollwerk

the other guys always try to...
drink beer during playing

 

robert

alias (nickname)?
robs, heiner

instruments?
keyboard, vocals

favourite bands?
ärzte, me first and the gimme gimmes, less than jake, mad caddies, wohlstandskinder, basilikum, donots, uvm...

i'm afraid of...
groupies

what is one thing you can't do?
sex without love

the other guys always try to...
fuck all girls on the whole world..

 

jörg

alias (nickname)?
jörgi, jergi

instruments?
drums, percussions

favourite bands?
red hot chili peppers, blink 182, sum 41, reel big fish, less than jake, incubus, die ärtze, art blakey & the jazz messengers

i'm afraid of...
5 over 4

what is one thing you can't do?
to hit my girlfriend

the other guys always try to...
evaluate me

 

klaus

alias (nickname)?
hosti, claude

instruments?
bass

favourite bands?
the bones, danke jones, less than jake, reel big fish, glucifer, blink 182, box car racer, me first and the gimme gimmes, nofx, weezer, millencolin, goldfinger, green day, rage against the machine

i'm afraid of...
crazy girls

what is one thing you can't do?
to waste money for techno music

the other guys always try to...
tease me :-(

 

lukas

alias (nickname)?
luki, hirzi

instruments?
trombone, backvocals

favourite bands?
green day, jj johnson, less than jake, mad caddies, reel big fish, linkin park, die ärzte, sum 41, system of a down, trombonisti italiani, ...

i'm afraid of...
a world without beer

what is one thing you can't do?
to watch tv without food

the other guys always try to...
play in time


 

stefan

alias (nickname)?
stef, stoffal, steve, sam

instruments?
trumpet, backvocals

favourite bands?
red hot chili peppers, queen, the beatles, guadalajara, mad caddies, mnozil brass, ...

i'm afraid of...
hansi hinterseer

what is one thing you can't do?
to play a gig without beer

the other guys always try to...
play with my trumpet