Everyone is searching for the perfect gig. The Trashmen Four's set consists exclusively of personal favourites, beloved hits and some songs that you simply don't hear often enough. Everything is perfectly arranged with that impressive nonchalance that only comes from having literally spent half your life on stage. The Trashmen Five and their audience come together from time to time to celebrate some of the best songs of all time. Toni, the drummer, stands at the top with Boris on bass. And that's on the first four strings in the book of cool sounds. And Fabian, a.k.a. ‘The Reverend’, firmly believes in the power of his electric piano. These icons of cool accompany slow-fi legend Alfredo on their joint quest for true brilliance and perfect timing.
Four men like five sticks of dynamite.
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Featuring songs of:
STEELY DAN / TOM PETTY / RAY CHARLES / JOHNNY CASH / PINK FLOYD / THE BEATLES / BILL WITHERS / PAUL WELLER / BILLY JOEL / LOU REED / BOB DYLAN / ELTON JOHN / MARVIN GAYE / PETER GABRIEL / THE CURE / DEPECHE MODE / GNARLS BARKLEY / DANIEL POWTER and much more.
Alfredo De Rienzo / Voc. Git.
Alfredo sings and plays guitar. With absolute dedication and for almost his entire life. On the Aida, he and his band treat passengers to professional dance music that even ambitious disco foxers will enjoy. When such a musical voyage ends and he feels solid ground beneath his feet again, he is drawn straight back to the stage. Because the ‘Trashmen Four’ and their eager audience can hardly wait to finally celebrate some of the most beautiful songs of all time together again. And because that still doesn't seem to be enough for him, he also tours the country as a solo artist to perform his own material.
Toni da Rosa / Drums
Tony strikes the right note. Sometimes loud, sometimes soft, and sometimes right in your face. That's his job. And he knows what he's doing. With the sticks that mean the world to him, he has already driven Blue Exhibition and Grapefruit Moon, Aristokratz, Rockgewitter, and of course the slow-fi legend De Rienzo.
Boris Vasiljevic / Bass
Four strings from the book of cool sounds. The bass is the bassist. The rhythm section incarnate, with the exuberant fun-loving nature of a paving stone. Committed to the bass, he has played such an indispensable role in so many bands that biographers have run out of numbers. He sets the tempo and fights against unplayability wherever it rears its ugly head. As Trashman, he is completely hopelessly addicted to brilliance and the noble ideal of perfect timing. Good humour comes naturally.
Fabian Bittner
Fabian Bittner, also known as The Reverend, has his hands full. On the keyboard, piano or organ. With the necessary sensitivity when appropriate, yet always ready to get his hands dirty when things get fast and dirty. As a transformer between worlds, he lives either with his pack of colourful dogs in the Canary Islands or in Hamburg. Mindful of his beginnings as an organist in the local church, he has expanded his repertoire considerably over time and therefore brings everything you need as a fourth stick of dynamite.
