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Rockabilly Mafia - Die Nacht War Lau


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Rockabilly Mafia - Die Nacht War Lau
This interview was conducted a few years ago forthe 25th anniversary of the Rockabilly Mafia and was initially published on Jumpin’ from 6 to 6. It’s still relevant today so I decided to also put it on this website.
If you don’t know the Rockabilly Mafia, their sound could be described as a mix between eighties neo-rockabilly and the Meteor label records with a strong emphasis on the rhythm due to the propulsive slap bass of Ted Harbeck (who also sings in English and in German), the steady and powerful drumming of Bjorn Karl (and before him “Ding Dong” Dalecki) and the simple but always effective (like a modern day Luther Perkins) guitar of Karsten “Tex” Willer.
Beside the usual rockin’ texts or the declaration of faith like “Ich Brauch Kein Hip Hop” (I don’t like Hip Hop), “I Love Rockabilly” or “Rockabilly Beat” some of their songs have a strong “nostalgic” feel like “I Have To Leave The Graveyard“, “What Happened to My Hometown” or “Seine Tochter weiß viel mehr ” a story about a rape which is rather unusual for this kind of music.
Ted kindly agreed to talk about the evolution of the band and the scene, their position on the same scene and the difference between writing songs in English or in German… more here: http://www.the-rockabilly-chronicle.com/rockabilly-mafia/


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