How many people in your group and which instrument
do you play?
Hi Lea! We are seven, the lucky seven. Itīs Lars on organ and piano,
Antonio on drums, Björn on bass, Boris on guitar and the Horns Kai and
DonDee on Tbone and trumpet. And of course me. Iīm the vocalist.
Can you please give me a brief history of DrWoggle?
Five years we startet to play music together. It was like a must. We all
knew each other, the riddim-crew also had a sort of reggae band. One day
we said: The Woggle-Crew has to be born. And there we are. We had our
first shows very early. I think after three months. And we had also in
this year our first tour in Italy. We were in Rome, Genova and a little
town near Milano. That was great! After these shows in ī99 we just had
one more show in Italy. That was last year in Bologna at the
Moonstomp-Festival.
During the years we had almost 200 shows in Germany, France, La Suisse,
Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, the Czeck Republic etc. Always on the
road! We love it tour, to play, to meet people. Thatīs great.
Our first album, the "debut", was released on
Elmo
Records in 2001. You need to listen to it.
The last three months we were in the studio and produced our second
album. "Bigger is tough" is a very good record, with the typical
Woggle-Sound.
Does your name, DrWoggle, mean that the people listening to your
music have a positive benefits as a... smile therapy???
If itīs like that, we would be happy! The name is open for any
interpretation. Listen to our music and you will see what will happen!
But you can be sure: It will be a therapy.
What about your new job? Did you have any special guest in your songs
or in anycase there is anything particular you would like to tell to our
readers about your last Cd?
As I said, “Bigger is tough” is a typical woggle-album. This means, that
we some different styles on the record but we always play our sound and
that makes it typical for us. Itīs rich of jamaican sounds, swinging
horns and of course the three voices. Itīs bigger! And this ist tough!
And we have interesting guests: Jesse from
The Busters made
the percussion, Olli from The Senior Allstars played the TenorSax and Dr.
Ring-Ding himself joined us for one song.
Which are the really good ingredients to make a deliciuos ska song in
your opinion?
I could say that there need to be a grooving bassline, swinging drums,
the organ and guitar off-beat, nice horns and (souly) vocals. But
actually you need a good band and good vibes.
Riddim rules!
Can you describe your songs using the 5 senses?
Itīs like the smell of good herbs, the songs are like a firework you
see, you feel the riddim and the bass deep inside of you, for your ears
itīs like a festival and it tastes always good...
Which is your best concert you had in you history?
I think each one of Dr. Woggle and the Radio got his own “best concert”.
I personally donīt have a special concert. Each concert has itīs own
“magic”. Sometimes there are little things, which make a concert very
special. I think one of our best concerts, was a concert in
France/Rennes last year in april. That was the Dance Ska La-Festival. It
was great. We played after Rude Rich and the crowd was fantastic.
But also the concert we played ī99 in Rome in the Villaggio Globale will
always be in our minds.
If you could choose a music group in the past which one do you wish
to be?
Dr.Woggle and the Radio!!! There can be just one band!
The ska is alive or survived?
Ska is alive AND survived. I think Ska is one of the music-styles which
will survive for ever!
What does Drwoggle eat before any concert?
We have our own cook with us on tour and he has usually a different
menue…. But we aalways need MEAT!
Does in Germany exist any Tv or Radio programm which plays ska music?
Thereīs no TV station. But some Radio programms play ska music. But not
“major” radio stations play it usually. Just sometimes, when they have a
special programm.
Do you have any special relationship with a place in general as city,
or coffe shop or whatever?
We have a special relationship to our Music-Club in Weinheim. The
Café Central.
There a three times a week concerts. Laurel Aitken was here,
The Slackers
a few times,
NYSJE, also a lot of Punkrock, Hardcore, Hip Hop. All kinds of music
and famous bands. I work there also. We had one of our first concerts
there, the release-party will be there.
We hang around there, listen to music, we meet people. Itīs like being
on the road. Maybe thatīs why we love it to be there.
Did you never think to translate into a ska song a poetry?
That would be a great idea! I was never thinkong about that. Thank you!
Do you want to thank or to say fuck... to anyone? The last, please,
not to me...
I wonīt say thanks to our fans, cause they know, that we love dem….I say
thanks to them, who will come to our next concert in their town. Come
and join us!
Do you have any message to our friends of Skabadip?
Friends, visit us on
www.drwoggle.com and communicate with us! Weīre waiting for you…
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