Foyer Des Arts

Foyer des Arts were a German experimental pop duo founded in 1981 consisting of Max Goldt (vocals, lyrics) and Gerd Pasemann (instruments). They released four original albums between 1981 and 1995, but were on hiatus for most of that time. Today, they are primarily remembered for their German minor hit "Wissenswertes über Erlangen" (1982) as well as being the springboard for the career of Max Goldt, who emerged as a successful German humorous writer in the 1990s.
Goldt and Pasemann met in West Berlin in 1978 and formed the core of the band Favorit, which soon renamed itself to Aroma Plus. Influenced by new wave and art rock, they played several gigs on the West Berlin club circuit with changing line-ups and self-released one EP and a single. In 1981, Goldt and Pasemann decided to continue working strictly as a duo under the name Foyer des Arts, an allusion to an art school in Haiti ("Foyer des Arts Plastiques"). 
They recorded and self-released the album Die seltsame Sekretärin ("The Strange Secretary"). A single off this album, "Eine Königin mit Rädern untendran" ("A Queen with Wheels Attached to Her Underside"), became a minor hit on the Berlin club scene. At that time, the New German Wave, originally an underground phenomenon influenced by international new wave music, was entering the mainstream and major labels were eager to recruit any new talents that could be marketed as New German Wave. This led to Foyer des Arts being signed by Warner Music's German branch, WEA Records, even though they never saw themselves as part of this trend.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have started playing the group's material in 1984 after they left WEA and would continue give them airplay, as well as a session, until the end of the 80's. On his January 1989 (Ö3) show, Peel revealed that his favourite German language record of 1988 was the band's Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit track, which he considered as a classic. When the band released their 1995 album, Die Menschen, Peel didn't seem to play any tracks from it.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1986-10-12. First Broadcast: 17 November 1986. Repeated: 08 December 1986, 30 March 1987
*Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit / Konnten Bienen Fliegen / Einhaus Aus Den Knochen Von Cary Grant / Schimmliges Brot
==Other Shows Played==
;thumb|250x250px1984
*12 December 1984: Ein Haus Aus Den Knochen Von Cary Grant (“Build A House From The Bones Of Cary Grant”) (single) ARO
;1985
*06 January 1985 (BFBS): 'Ein Haus Aus Den Knochen Von Cary Grant (A House Made From Cary Grant's Bones) (7")' (ARO) 
*28 April 1985 (BFBS) / Peel 011 (BFBS): 'Schimmliges Brot (7")' (ARO)
;1986
*24 June 1986: Unter Meinen Fingernägeln (LP - Die Unfaehigkeit Zu Fruehstuecken) FünfUndVierzig
*25 June 1986: Ein Elvis-Imitator Auf Dem Wege Zu Sich Selbst (LP - Die Unfaehigkeit Zu Fruehstuecken) FünfUndVierzig
*02 July 1986 (VPRO): Das Leben Ist Ein Jeansshop (LP - Die Unfaehigkeit Zu Fruehstuecken) FünfUndVierzig
*09 July 1986: Ein Elvis-Imitator Auf Dem Wege Zu Sich Selbst (LP - Die Unfaehigkeit Zu Fruehstuecken) FünfUndVierzig
*10 July 1986 (BFBS): 'Ein Elvis-Imitator Auf Dem Wege Zu Sich Selbst (An Elvis Imitator On The Road To Self-Discovery) (LP-Die Unfähigkeit Zu Frühstücken)' (FünfUndVierzig)
*17 July 1986 (BFBS): 'Unter Meinen Fingernägeln (Under My Fingernails) (LP-Die Unfähigkeit Zu Frühstücken)' (FünfUndVierzig)
*07 August 1986 (BFBS): 'Die Toten Augen Von Deutschland (The Dead Eyes Of Germany) (LP-Die Unfähigkeit Zu Frühstücken)' (FünfUndVierzig)
*28 August 1986 (BFBS): 'Kaiserschnitt (Caesarean Birth) (LP-Die Unfähigkeit Zu Frühstücken)' (Fünfundvierzig 22)
;1988
*15 June 1988: Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (LP - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig
*21 June 1988: 'Könnten Bienen Fliegen (LP-Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne)' (Fünfundvierzig)
*21 June 1988 (Radio Bremen): Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (album - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig
*21 June 1988 (Radio Bremen): Das Leben Ist Uninteressant (album - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig
*05 July 1988: Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (LP - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig
*05 July 1988 (BFBS): 'Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (Women In Peace And Freedom) (LP-Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne)' (Fünfundvierzig)
*19 December 1988: Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (LP - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig
;1989
*January 1989 (Ö3): Frauen In Frieden Und Freiheit (LP - Ein Kuss In Der Irrtumstaverne) FünfUndVierzig (JP: 'A Classic track that I think...')
*17 July 1989: Ein Elvis-Imitator Auf Dem Wege Zu Sich Selbst (LP - Was Ist Super?) FünfUndVierzig
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists