La Pochette Surprise Records, music label from Hamburg, a Foggy Interview to listen loud!!!

Proud to announce the first episode from a new serie of recorded interview or podcast, call it as you like!

In this first recorded Foggy Interview, we’re meeting a young fellow called Velvet. He’s the boss of La Pochette Surprise, a record label from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in the north of Germany. We are following his activity since the beginning actually, and it was obvious for us that we had to find out more deeply why he’s doing that.

This journey will lead us to talk about the genesis and purpose of La Pochette Surprise, its imagery but also the background of Velvet and his philosophy.
Let’s follow the Elbe, from Wedel to the Reeperbahn passing by Altona. Why has Hamburg this kind of unique vibe, always surrounded by great art and music scene and why a dolphin smokes weed.

Enjoy.

Part 1 to listen here (several links in case): 







Tracklist :
- Warm Sword - Save It All Up / Demostruction K7 - La Pochette Surprise Records 2016
- Demon’s Claws - Hambourg / Lost In The Desert LP - Telephone Explosion Records 2009
- Tommy Roe - Dizzy 1969
- Sick Hyenas - Hoe / LP Moody Monkey Records 2014
- My Friend Peter - Groovy Kind Of Stonedness / Entre Les Trous De La Mémoire K7 - La Pochette Surprise 2016
- Death Canyons - Enter The Void / K7 La Pochette Surprise 2017
- Swutscher - Drahtesel / Wahnwitz La Pochette Surprise 2016
jingle credit : Couteau Latex - Téléportation + Siddiq Sarhan



Part 2 to listen below (several links in case):

The second part of this recorded interview is going through the questioning of creating music. What were the big steps and what are the next steps for La Pochette Surprise Records, which with almost 40 releases, from cassettes, Cds, LPs, comics, organized its first festival “La Fête Surprise” last september and that was a success.

We started our journey from Wedel in the west of Hamburg and will of course have a stop in St Pauli. The famous and cosmopolitan harbour neighborhood which is never sleeping, where you’ll always be surprised, for better or for worse, where you’ll drink and talk, at a kiosk, at Komet, in a smoky club basement, where you’ll dance, to some wild concerts, to some crazy DJ spinning 7 inches till the morning light.

From Wedel, this will end in Veddel, for the one who knows, it’s on the other side of the Elbe and still stuff happening there…








Tracklist :
- Swutscher - Affenkönig / Senf EP - La Pochette Surprise Records 2020
- Yard Bomb - WTF / LP - La Pochette Surprise 2019
- Die Cigaretten - Pillen / Vibe Ride LP - La Pochette Surprise 2019
- montage - prügelei in der kantine / K7 La Pochette Surprise 2019
- Snøffeltøffs - Beach Dream / LP 2014
- Television Personalities - Part Time Punks / Kings Road 1978
- Don Hollinger - Where the young folks go / 1966
- Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man Live at Max's Kansas City 1970
- Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek - Kürk / Kar Yağar - Disques Bongo Joe 2019
jingle credit : Couteau Latex - Téléportation + Siddiq Sarhan



Dig that, buy the stuff and go to the concerts!!! :

https://lapochettesurpriserecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.lapochettesurprise.de/

Thanks to Velvet, to La Pochette Surprise Family, all the bands, all the friends,  Couteau Latex for the use of the song, Baster for music tips and Robert for the good help. Pic above by Poli.

B / FGC.

Sick Hyenas – Foggyview (english)

Version française ici.

Sick Hyenas have been creeping all the good, bad and hidden places of Hamburg’s rock’n roll side for some time now. The sickness they’re spreading would be well described as a kind of dirty and incurable psychedelism. We had to wander around the unlit streets of Sankt Pauli, being on the trail of these young hyenas and we finally came accross their DIY cassette named “the White Mofo Drug Smuggla tape” (La Pochette Surprise Records). The voice of C. Bukowski opens the first track to bring us on a dangerous journey which will end (so fast) with one powerful « Weither of Death ». This is it, harm’s been made, and to face the facts, these guys are making it pretty great.

 




What would happen next? Their first album is recorded and ready, just waiting for an evil soul to release it from the dark…

They kindly answered to some of our questions below :




" We are three guys, located in Hamburg, Germany. Velvet plays guitar and sings mainly, Thore plays guitar as well and backs up on vocals. Eddie hits the drums. "


x What is your definition of rock and roll or music ? or describe how do you feel when you're doing music?

Having a simple idea and ending up with something none of us expected. That's rock'n roll (for us at least).


x A picture?




This is an old picture of Thore's dad he showed us when we were setting up Sick Hyenas. We took it as a "band photo".

x Worst nightmare ?

Getting snatched by aliens.

x The place you enjoy the most?

Stages and bars.

x 3 albums:

Currently I'm (Velvet) listening to:
- Dreamsalon - Dreamsalon
- Night Beats - Sonic Bloom
- White Fence - Cyclops Reap




x A quote:

no quote yet.

x Discography:

- the White Mofo Drug Smuggla tape, Limited edition of 30. Handmade Self-Release, Out in two weeks (La Pochette Surprise Records).



- Debut Album (no title yet) is done. No release date yet.
Vinyl and cassette via Dumpster Tapes.


B. / FGC

Sick Hyenas – Foggyview

 

English version here

Les Sick Hyenas écument depuis quelques temps déjà les places fortes et cachées du rock and roll Hambourgeois. Le virus qu’elles propagent s’assimilerait à une sorte de psychédélisme crasseux et incurable. Il nous a fallu errer dans les rues sombres de Sankt Pauli afin de retrouver la trace des jeunes hyènes et tomber sur leur cassette DIY intitulée “the White Mofo Drug Smuggla tape” (La Pochette Surprise Records). C’est sur des paroles de C. Bukowski qu’on commence la dangereuse ballade qui se finira (trop rapidement) sur un Weather of Death des plus puissants. Ça y est, le mal est fait et il faut se rendre à l’évidence, on tient là un groupe à suivre.

 




Quelle sera la suite ? Leur 1er album est déjà enregistré et ils n’attendent plus qu’une mauvaise âme ne daigne le faire sortir de l’ombre…

Voici leur réponses à nos quelques questions :




" Nous sommes trois mecs basés à Hambourg. Velvet à la guitare et au chant, Thore, également à la guitare et aux chœurs et Eddie qui tape sur sa batterie. "


x Votre définition du rock and roll ou ce que vous ressentez en jouant de la musique ?

Partir d’une idée simple et obtenir un résultat auquel on ne s’attendait pas. C’est ça le rock’n roll (du moins pour nous).


x Une image?




C’est une vieille photo du père de Thore qui nous l’avait montré au moment où on montait Sick Hyenas. On l’utilise maintenant comme notre photo de "groupe".

x Pire cauchemar ?

Se faire attraper par des extraterrestres.

x Un endroit préféré?

Sur scène et dans les bars.

x 3 albums:

En ce moment, j’écoute ça (Velvet) :
- Dreamsalon - Dreamsalon
- Night Beats - Sonic Bloom
- White Fence - Cyclops Reap




x Une citation:

Pas de citation pour le moment.

x Discographie:

- K7 autoproduite « the White Mofo Drug Smuggla tape ». Édition limitée à 30 exemplaires faits à la main
Sortie dans 2 semaines (La Pochette Surprise Records)



- 1er album (Sans titre pour l’instant) enregistré mais pas de date de sortie pour l’instant.
Sortie format Cassette prévue via Dumpster Tapes.


B. / FGC