Mecano (Dutch band)
Mecano ( 1977 - ....) Is a Dutch punk /new wave band. They experiment with painting, literature, poetry, sculptures and other art forms. Inspired by the old toy Meccano they made several paintings, drawings, sculptures, visuals, writings, and poetry. Mecano released the albums "Untitled", "Subtitled", "Entitled", "Retitled", "Autoportrait", "Titled" and "Half Inch Universe".
In 2005 the members Dirk Polak and Tejo Bolten release a New album called "Snake Tales For Dragon". In 2007 they release "Those Revolutionary Days".
Old band
- Dirk Polak – accordeon, drums, zang
- Tejo Bolten – basgitaar, klarinet
- Ton Lebbink – drums
- Pieter Kooijman – gitaar
- Cor Bolten – gitaar, toetsinstrumenten, viool
New band 2005
- Dirk Polak - accordeon, zang en teksten
- Tejo Bolten - composities en arrangementen
Discography
- Those Revolutionary Days (double cd) (2007)
- Snake Tales for Dragons (cd) (2005)
- Half Inch Universe (double cd) (2002)
- Half Inch Universe (Greek cd) (1996)
- Titled (cd) (1986)
- Autoportrait (LP vinyl) (1983)
- Retitled (LP vinyl) (1983)
- Robespierre's Re-Marx (single vinyl) (1981)
- Entitled (LP vinyl) (1981)
- Subtitled (EP vinyl) (1980)
- Escape the Human Myth (single vinyl) (1980)
- Untitled (EP vinyl) (1980)
- Face Cover Face (single vinyl) (1978)
Externe links
- mecano.ws , de website van Mecano
- myspace/mecanomusic, Mecano myspace page
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