Crayfish:

The story of Crayfish began in the spring of 1999. Although un-named, the first line-up began with:

Christopher Braun: Solo guitar
Timm Ruge: Vocals
Benjamin Bruhn: Bass
Christopher Bruhn: Mandoline

A few months later they were joined by:

Jakob Krohn: Rhythm guitar &
Tim Schiederig: Drums

& by the winter of 1999 they had decided upon the name Crayfish.

The sound of this Elmshorn sextet (who are apparently, "dynamic, sexy, good looking & groupie flocked") is self described as a blend of melodic reggae, wild punkrock with ska influences & infectious crossover: a feast for the ears just as their stageshow is a power-loaded feast for the eyes, bringing any crowd to the boiling point.

Their first CD, "Greenies" came out in the summer of 2000 & was recorded in their practice room. The first pressing of 150 was completely sold out & more were made. They also appeared on the "NetGenNews-Sampler" in spring of 2002 (though they were apparently on other samplers as well...). Although there seems to have been some thoughts of breaking up, things seem to have resolved themselves & "Beer 'n' Sunshine" was released in the fall of 2002. (They finally broke up...) Mikki 04/03

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