Tab Two

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Tab Two
Origin Ulm, Germany
Genres Acid jazz
Hip hop
Trip hop
Drum and bass
Years active1991–1999, 2012-present
Labels36music, Polydor, Virgin
Members Hellmut Hattler, Joo Kraus
Past membersSandie Wollasch
Website tabtwo.eu

Tab Two is a German acid jazz band formed in 1991. 'Tab' stands for Trumpet and Bass. The band consists of Hellmut Hattler and Joo Kraus. [1]

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History

Bassist Hattler and trumpeter Kraus had played together since 1987, for some of that time as members of Kraan. [2] They began composing together and started Tab Two in 1991. [2] [3] Combining acoustic instruments and electronics, their music was referred to as "hip jazz". [3]

They signed for Virgin Records in Europe, and later Polydor, JVC Victor in Japan, and released eight albums together before splitting up in 1999. [2] [3] Their music was used in commercials for companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Bruno Banani. [3] The duo's 1994 album "Hip Jazz" was named 'CD of the Month' by German magazine Der Wiener . [4]

After interest in reissuing their material, the duo held a press conference in November 2011. [5] The musicians announced a "temporary reunion" with a tour limited to 10 concerts, and the release of the 3CD best-of album Two Thumbs Up in 2012. [2]

In April 2012, at a festival on occasion of Hellmut Hattler's 60th birthday, Tab Two performed for the first time since 1999. [6] The recordings were released as the 6-track album Live at the Roxy, for download only.

In February 2013, Tab Two announced the release of the 3-CD set ...Zzzipp! extended. The album consists of the remastered live recordings from the 2000 album ...Zzzipp! plus an additional track of a rehearsal with the audience, and a bonus CD with seven tracks from the 2012 tour. [7]

In 2013 they played two concerts as Tab Two & Friends, with former guest singer Sandie Wollasch again, and for the first time with a real band, Oli Rubow on drums and Ralf Schmid on keyboards.

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Boissoneau, Ross. "Tab Two: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brockett, Mick (2012) "Tab Two: Mit neuem Feuer in die Harmonie", General-Anzeiger , 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  3. 1 2 3 4 Arndt, Christian (1999) "German Combo Tab Two...", Billboard , 20 February 1999, p. 43. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  4. ↑ Weinert, Ellie (1994) "Music Pulse: Germany", Billboard , 11 June 1994, p. 41. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  5. ↑ Pusch, Helmut (2011) "Tab Two zum Zweiten", Südwest Presse , 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  6. ↑ Aboul-Kheir, Magdi (2012) "Hellmut Hattler feiert im Roxy musikalisch fünffach Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine ", Südwest Presse , 14 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  7. ↑ "»…zzzipp! extended« album review (by Veronika Starnes)", tabtwo.eu. Retrieved 27 January 2015
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