Abstürzende Brieftauben

Abstürzende Brieftauben (Collapsing Pigeons) are a German punk band from Hanover. The band was founded in 1983 and consisted of Konrad Kittner (vocals, guitar, drums) and Mirco "Micro" Bogumil (born July 16, 1967 in Hanover; vocals, guitar, drums). The band sang exclusively in German and their name is a corruption of the German industrial band, Einstürzende Neubauten (Collapsing New Buildings). Abstürzende Brieftauben became known throughout Germany through tours and numerous reports in the magazine Bravo. At their concerts they often changed instruments and encouraged the concert-goers to stage diving.
In 1993 Oliver Rosthal (vocals, drums) joined the band as the third man, and so Konrad and Micro were able to use both guitar and electric bass. In 1997 the band officially broke up, but got together again in 2002 to perform one last time with the original line-up at the 30th anniversary festival of the UJZ Glocksee in Hanover.
On May 11, 2006, founding member Konrad Carls (née Kittner) died of cardiac arrest at the age of 44. In 2013 the band reunited with some new members. 
==Links to Peel==
Peel first heard the band in 1986 when he played tracks from their Nicht Zu Fassen EP on his shows. He later then played songs from their Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin LP, which he mentioned whilst sitting in for Andy Kershaw in 1987, as being excellent with tracks sounding like drinking songs. By the end of the 80's, Peel seemed to have got bored with their music and didn't play anything from them after that except on one occasion their 1993 single, Krieg In Den Städten, on his BBC Radio One show.
==Shows Played==
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*18 August 1986: Heute Doof + Morgen Doof (7" - ...Nicht Zu Fassen)  ...Isn't That Cheating
*20 August 1986: Scheissegal (7" - ...Nicht Zu Fassen) ...Isn't That Cheating
*20 August 1986: Heute Hau'n Wir Auf Die Pauke (7" - ...Nicht Zu Fassen) ...Isn't That Cheating
*25 August 1986: Heute Doof + Morgen Doof (7" - ...Nicht Zu Fassen) ...Isn't That Cheating
*03 September 1986: Heute Doof + Morgen Doof (7" EP - ...Nicht Zu Fassen) ...Isn't That Cheating
*04 September 1986 (BFBS): 'Heute Doof + Morgen Doof (Crazy Today And Crazy Tomorrow) (7"-...Nicht Zu Fassen)' (...Isn't That Cheating)
*09 September 1986: Heute Hau'n Wir Auf Die Pauke (7" - ... Nicht Zu Fassen) ... Isn't That Cheating
*11 September 1986 (BFBS): 'Heute Hau'n Wir Auf Die Pauke (7"-...Nicht Zu Fassen)' (...Isn't That Cheating) (JP: 'Well, if we could get these blighters to Britain, I would want a session from them, most assuredly.') 
*02 December 1986: Autofahr'n (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Nix Checking People
*10 December 1986: Das Singen ... (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Nix Checking People
*13 December 1986 (BFBS): 'Autofahr'n (LP-Ein Blödmann Kommt Selten Allein)' (self-release)
*16 December 1986: Ich Mag Buttermilch (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Nix Checking People
*16 December 1986: Kein Plan (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Nix Checking People
*20 December 1986 (BFBS): 'Das Singen ... (LP-Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin)' (Nix Checking People)
;1987
*05 January 1987: Siegesmund (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Au-Weia System
*07 January 1987 (Radio Bremen): Siegesmund (album - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Au-Weia System
*08 January 1987 (Andy Kershaw): Wär Ich Doch Im Bett Geblieben (LP - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Au-Weia System (JP: 'All the tracks on this excellent LP sound like drinking songs, Abstürzende Brieftauben and I'm not gonna have another go on the title because I think I got it wrong the last time perfectly honest with you.)
*21 January 1987 (Radio Bremen): Das Singen ... (album - Das Kriegen Wir Schon Hin) Au-Weia System
;1988
*23 February 1988: Heute Doof Und Morgen Doof (album - We Break Together !!!) Nix Checking People
;1993
*06 August 1993: 'Krieg In Den Städten (War In The Cities) (7")' (Weser)
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: A
==External Links==
*Wikipedia (German)
*Discogs
*Official Website (German)
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