Frittenbude

I've more recently gotten into what Frittenbude tracks I've been able to lay my hands on, which isn't very easy given that they're relative unknowns even in Germany, only having just released their first album Nachtigall last year. Their songs and accompanying lyrics are meant to be playful and entertaining, not terribly deep or polemic, and they're always set to a fairly generic club-techno beat, but I like them anyway.

Video-Verknüpfung für "Mindestens in Ein Tausend Jahren":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnyHNgE2Q8

Fejd

Fejd is a band hailing from Sweden, and the music they play can probably best be characterized as folk or world music. As far as I know, they only have one or two albums out, and I've only listened to one of them thus far. All of their music incorporates bagpipes, violins, and other traditional instruments, so you won't hear anything electric; also, all of their music is sung only in Swedish, which to me is as it should be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfU2hIODwBI&feature=related

Peter Fox

Personally I think that Peter Fox's solo work's better than most of what Seeed ever did, but both have their merits. Like Seeed, it's hip-hop mixed with pop influences, although without the funk and ska/reggae elements that characterized some of Seeed's work. Oh, as an aside, his actual name is Pierre Baigorry. So far, aside from a single or two, he's only released one album, entitled "Stadtaffe".

haha, this videoclip's ironically appropriate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGmVcoXzpJ8

Eisbrecher

This band's invariably one of the first bands that German students in the United States will have access to, since, for whatever reason, Eisbrecher has achieved some measure of the success that Rammstein's had abroad. Ironically, Eisbrecher isn't at all as popular or well-known within Deutschland, most likely as a result of both their style and the way they portray themselves. Eisbrecher is Neue Deutsche Härte in the same tradition as Rammstein or OOMPH!, and so much of the same theatricality and aggressive attitude is heard within Eisbrecher's songs. I'd say that Eisbrecher can be useful to the beginning German student because of their very clearly enunciated (if sometimes disturbing or offensive) lyrics, but after a time they quickly become monotonous and tiresome, since there's little variation between albums. Eisbrecher's suitable as part of an introduction to German music and to the language in general, but in reality little more than that.

2raumwohnung

A group founded in Berlin, 2raumwohnung is very recent, having only been founded in 2000. Their female lead vocalist instantly calls Sheryl Crowe to mind, and their songs are often dreamy/ethereal in nature. That having been said, they're still very much a pop band, so don't expect anything too psychedelic or cerebral: they aren't The Olivia Tremor Control.


Dieses Lied heißt "36 Grad":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCKpyvzH4o

Sportfreunde Stiller

I've never been a fan of Sportfreunde Stiller to any real extent, although I do like a few songs from their So Wie Einst Real Madrid album (Wilkommen im Club zum Beispiel.) They hail from Munich, and only having been formed in 1996, they're pretty contemporary. They usually have a pretty chilled out sound compared to more consistently energetic bands like Die Toten Hosen or Die Ärzte. Their lyrics tend to be much more clearly enunciated than some bands, so they can be an excellent introduction to German language music, if you're ok with 90 percent of their material having to do with football (soccer to Americans).

Subway to Sally

This is one of my favorite bands (hailing from Potsdam), and they're a true musical hybrid with a distinctive vocalist. Their vocalist is characterized by allmusic.com as a cross between Lee Jackson and Roger Chapman, and as far as I've seen he's capable of handling a broad range of songs; Subway to Sally isn't headbanger metal or any other particular genre. Of course their sound varies between albums: Kreuzfeuer has a few heavier songs, like Besser Du Rennst, but for the most part the album's more folk rock than anything else. In contrast, their earlier albums Nord Nord Ost and Bastard, contribute heavy metal songs like Schneekönigin from their Nord Nord Ost album and Voodoo and Meine Seele Brennt (personal favorites). One thing to note as well: They love using bagpipes liberally throughout all of their albums, although sometimes it´s more marked than other times.

Hier sind einige Liede zum Beispiel, ich hoffe, daß sie hilfen!

Hier ist die Verknüpfung für das Lied, "Schneekönigin."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1z0wvOp3hM&feature=PlayList&p=F19461F5794D95B0&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

Die Verknüpfung für das Lied, "Voodoo."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXKqXcdEG0w

Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a German punk metal band from Düsseldorf which was formed in the 80s, and are one of the longest running German bands up to this point; they've released over 20 albums during the span of their career. I've only sampled their earlier work, and to be honest the earliest music they produced isn't to my taste (I've never been especially a fan of punk rock in general). However, their latest album, In Aller Stille, released last year, is very much to my taste.

Here's a sample from their In Aller Stille album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsVIekJi3U