History
Founded 1987 by Köfte, who had just dropped out of school, punk and rockabilly guitarist Stein and four-week-bass-playing Holly, they struggled around with the help of some friends, who organized gigs in several shady bars of Berlin. They played as street musicians in shopping malls, where they played rockabilly, country, and blues songs to get the tourist's money.
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Side Projects
Köfte formed a successful side project called Dead Kings with members of
Batmobile,
Nekromantix,
Klingonz &
Milwaukee Wildmen. Holly, his brother, and Tex followed their Rockabilly roots and Dusty Gray and His Rough Riding Ramblers. Stein joined the United Swindlers with members of
Frantic Flintstones and Ripmen. Peter Sandorff is a member of the psychobilly band Hola Ghost.
Valle, Tex Morton and Andy Laaf are the "Berlin Three" of
U.S. Bombs and
One Man Army Drummer Chip Hanna in his Country/Americana project Chip Hanna & The Berlin Three which Chip started in 2006.
Members
Core
- Koefte Deville (Birthname: Mourad Calvies) - Vocals
- Valle - Bass and Backing Vocals
- Matt Vüdü - Guitar
- Stein aka "Dr. Solido" (Birthname: Thorsten Hunaeus) - Guitar
- Andy Laaf- Drums
Other Members
Guest Members
- Tommy Gun - Drums
- Micha - Drums
- Nick 13 - Vocals
- Patrica Day - Vocals
- Lars Frederiksen - Vocals
Albums
- Chills and Thrills in a Drama of Mad Sin and Mystery (1988)
- Distorted Dimensions (1990)
- Amphigory (1991)
- Break the Rules (1992)
- A Ticket into Underworld (1993)
- God save the Sin (1996)
- Sweet & Innocent?... Loud & Dirty! (1998)
- Survival Of The Sickest (2002)
- Dead Moon's Calling (2005)
- 20 Years of Sin Sin (2007)
References
- http://www.wreckingpit.com/psycho/bands/madsin.php3