Spillsbury

Spillsbury is a German electro-pop act from Hamburg, Germany who sing in German and were founded in 2001 by Zoe Meissner (vocals) and Tobias Asche (bass, synthesizer). Both Zoe and Tobias were in a previous punk band called One:Thirty, who sang in English and released a one-off EP with their friend's band Marilyn called One:Thirty/Marilyn. Spillsbury's first single was their self titled EP released in 2002 and signed to Hamburg's L'Age D'Or label. After L'Age D'Or became bankrupt, the band moved to the Raboisen label, where they've continued making music. The band is influenced by the Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) music scene from the early 80's and punk.
== Links To Peel ==
Peel first heard the group on their debut self-titled EP in 2002 and played the track Zwei Sekunden on his 04 July 2002 show. Peel also played their track "Das Spiel Ist Aus" from a compilation album called Wir. After playing this on 18 November 2003, he commented:
:"Actually, that is a bit of a gem, I have to say. I feel like playing you that one again immediately, but I'll not."
On his 25 March 2004 show, Peel called the band's first LP, Raus!, an excellent album. He played several tracks from the record on his shows in early 2004.
== Shows Played ==
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;2002
*04 July 2002: Zwei Sekunden (EP - Spillsbury) (L'Age D'or )
;2003
*18 November 2003: Das Spiel Ist Aus (Compilation CD - WiR) L'Age D'Or
;2004
*28 January 2004: Zwei Sekunden (Album: Raus!) L'Age D'Or
*05 February 2004: Jona (LP- Raus!) L'Age D'Or
*06 February 2004 (BBC World Service): Zwei Sekunden (Album: Raus!) L'Age D'Or
*02 March 2004: Das Spiel Ist Aus (Album: Raus!) L'Age D'Or
*25 March 2004: Schlagzeile (LP - Raus!) (L'Age D'Or)
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia (German)
* Discogs
* Facebook
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