years_active label article_title background genre origin name
1978 -- 1995 wea -lrb- warner music -rrb- fünfundvierzig foyer des arts
 group_or_band new wave germany foyer des artes
foyer des arts

foyer des arts were a german experimental pop duo founded in 1981 consisting of max goldt -lrb- vocals , lyrics -rrb- and gerd pasemann -lrb- instruments -rrb- .
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 minor hit `` wissenswertes über erlangen '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- as well as being the springboard for the career of max goldt , who emerged as a successful humorous writer in the 1990s .
