Dyko
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Dyko is a German
electronica
/synthpop
duo from Frankfurt
. Dyko is composed of John Barrie Dyke, vocalist and e-drummer (as well as the band's namesake) and Christofer Jost, keyboardist and guitarist.
for several years. Dyko was formed in 2003 in Frankfurt am Main. The music and visuals are created in close collaboration with German born Christofer Jost.
Dyko often performs for high school and college German students around the world. Their lyrics tend to be relatively simple and easy for non-fluent German speakers to understand, making them popular for performances among this particular demographic.
In the past years Dyko has played over 100 concerts in 28 countries all around the world. Amongst others they have performed in Club B2 in Moscow
, in Club 103 in Berlin
, at the EXIT (festival)
in Serbia as well as at the German-Chinese pop-festival in Nanjing. The Goethe Institut has been supporting Dyko since 2007 with regular tours in various countries, for example in Toronto, Canada
, Estonia
and Poland
.
The music of Dyko has inspired Wolfgang Flür
(ex-Kraftwerk
) to play e-drums again for the recording of the Kraftwerk cover "Autobahn". Dyko’s method of creation is modelled on the Bauhaus
concept of the "artist as a technician", is devoted to electro-pop and new wave
and is profoundly and lastingly inspired by bands/artists such as Kraftwerk
, The Human League
, David Bowie
, Nina Hagen
, Depeche Mode
and Iggy Pop
.
The release of the second album "alles in ordnung? (everything in order?)" is planned for the beginning of 2010.
Christofer Jost - Synthesizer, Guitar, Electronics
Full-Length album
03-02-2007
Track listing
Single
28-08-2009
Track listing
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
/synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
duo from Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. Dyko is composed of John Barrie Dyke, vocalist and e-drummer (as well as the band's namesake) and Christofer Jost, keyboardist and guitarist.
Biography
Dyko is the Australian artist John Barrie Dyke. He grew up in Melbourne and has been living in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for several years. Dyko was formed in 2003 in Frankfurt am Main. The music and visuals are created in close collaboration with German born Christofer Jost.
Dyko often performs for high school and college German students around the world. Their lyrics tend to be relatively simple and easy for non-fluent German speakers to understand, making them popular for performances among this particular demographic.
In the past years Dyko has played over 100 concerts in 28 countries all around the world. Amongst others they have performed in Club B2 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, in Club 103 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, at the EXIT (festival)
EXIT (festival)
Exit is an annual summer music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is staged annually since 2000 and usually lasts four days ....
in Serbia as well as at the German-Chinese pop-festival in Nanjing. The Goethe Institut has been supporting Dyko since 2007 with regular tours in various countries, for example in Toronto, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
The music of Dyko has inspired Wolfgang Flür
Wolfgang Flür
Wolfgang Flür is a German musician, best known as a member of the electronic group Kraftwerk, from 1973 to 1987, playing electronic percussion...
(ex-Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
) to play e-drums again for the recording of the Kraftwerk cover "Autobahn". Dyko’s method of creation is modelled on the Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
concept of the "artist as a technician", is devoted to electro-pop and new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and is profoundly and lastingly inspired by bands/artists such as Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
, The Human League
The Human League
The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen
Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
and Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
.
The release of the second album "alles in ordnung? (everything in order?)" is planned for the beginning of 2010.
Line-up
John Barrie Dyke - Vocals, E-DrumsChristofer Jost - Synthesizer, Guitar, Electronics
Discography
DykoFull-Length album
03-02-2007
Track listing
- "in ordnung"
- "endland"
- "wellenanlage"
- "dirty pop"
- "elektro leiber"
- "apart"
- "tanzen gehen"
Single
28-08-2009
Track listing
- "in ordnung"
- "autobahn" feat. Wolfgang FlürWolfgang FlürWolfgang Flür is a German musician, best known as a member of the electronic group Kraftwerk, from 1973 to 1987, playing electronic percussion...
(Ex-KraftwerkKraftwerkKraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
)