Artist description the band faded in 1986 but still lives on

Music Style Dark Wave

Musical Influences Wave, Punk, Alternative, Goth

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Artist History No More was founded by Andy A. Schwarz (vocals, guitar, bass), Tina Sanudakura (synthesizers), Christian Darc (drums, vocals) und Thomas "Ugly" Welz (bass, vocals) in 1979. Ugly left the band at the end of 1980 and No More continued as a trio. From the end of 1983 to the beginning of 1984 Yvonne Pfeifer (bass) completed the band, but was then replaced by Thorsten Hartung.At the end of 1986 No More decided - during the recordings of their LP "Hysteria" - to go their own seperate ways.Tina Sanudakura and Andy A. Schwarz finished, after the farewell concert in Oberhausen, the LP recordings. No Moreīs first release was the 7" EP "Too Late" in 1980 and it was mainly recorded in a laundry and the adjacent rehearsal room - what might have lead the reviewer of the Sounds magazin (Germany) to the conclusion that this "archaic sound" was realized on a "willingly destroyed 4-track Teac". The single "Suicide Commando" followed in 1981 and this time the recordings took place in a bunker - the new rehearsal room of the band. The used instruments and recording gear were not less grotesque - from todays point of view - than during the first recordings. The (original) double-sleeve was - like the first cover - manually factured. The record didnīt get much feedback and the english New Musical Express reviewed it as "old fashioned german electronic". In Germany, however, the song started to become an underground-hit at the end of 1983 and became the german independent classic. At any rate the song was curse and blessing for No More, because the musical style of the single has only been a sidestep in the musical development but on the other hand opened some doors for the band.Speaking of doors;in 1982 No More released the 10" Mini-Lp "a rose is a rose" (this time recorded in a bunker, a cellar and an (another) laundry) and the Sounds magazin (Germany) compared the attitude to the Doors.The New Musical Express described the music as made of characters "who seem to have fallen out of Lou Reeds Berlin album".In Germany, however, the record didnīt seem to have made much impression (according to the sales figures). A reason for this might be the fact that No More only played live up to 1983 in their regional area. That suddenly changed, when "Suicide Commando" became popular.The sales figures rose and the reviews got better when No More began to constantly tour Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands (and they started to record in "real" studios).Although No More were always brought into connection with "Suicide Commando", the new style was more and more accepted and from 1984 on they didnīt play the song (except from the farewell gig) live anymore.The "new" style was a mixture of mideighties darkwave and arabian/near east elements, in the course of which No Moreīs live appearance was a lot more wilder and harder than on vinyl.But the musical and personal favours started to differ and so they decided to go separate ways before the release of their first "real" lp. Tina Sanudakura and Andy A. Schwarz started Nijinsky Style (with Thorsten Hartung eventually appearing as a guest musician), Thorsten Hartung and Christian Darc played in several local bands. Nevertheless there is still - after all these years - a lively interest in No More and "Suicide Commando", what is not only testified by multiple contributions to various samplers, the good sale figures of the compilation "7 years" but also by the latest remixes by Echopark and DJ Hell, that were released nearly at the same time.

Group Members Andy A. Schwarz (voc. guitar), Tina Sanudakura (keyboards),Christian Darc (drums),Thorsten Hartung (bass)

Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Bass

Albums 7 years (compilation)

Press Reviews The New Musical Express described the music as made of characters "who seem to have fallen out of Lou Reeds Berlin album".

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Location Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein - Germany

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