SLUTS'N - Teddybär EP 1995

In early 1980, three guys and a girl from Braunschweig banded together, deciding to make some noise, marking the birth of Sluts. The original line-up featured Schlampe (vocals), Pelle (guitar), Kat (bass) & Peter (drums). Over the next two years, the band performed frequently in and around Braunschweig and released one great album via AGR, but the end came quickly. Sluts disbanded in 1982. In 1983, Schlampe & Peter joined Aktive Notwehr (coming soon), a band that was being reactivated in Braunschweig at the time. Pelle moved to Heidelberg and reformed Sluts in 1986. To distinguish the group from the original band, an "N" (for "neu"/"new") was added to the name. Since then, the name has been Sluts'n. This second line-up featured Tille (vocals), Ali & Pelle (guitars), Dirk (bass) and Jogi (drums). While the style of the old Sluts leaned more towards classic mid-tempo German Punk, the sound of Sluts'n evolved further, yet retained that characteristic, brash attitude. Several years of line-up changes followed; only Pelle remained a constant presence. Vocalists changed particularly often, though Klaus held the position for many years. Ali left in 1988, and Martin took over on drums. In 1991, Jürgen stepped in on bass, replacing Dirk; the band played as a trio until 1994, with Pelle handling vocals during that period. In 1994, Diesel joined as the vocalist; at just sixteen years old, she was the youngest member of the band. They continued making noise as a quartet for eight years until Jürgen left in 2002. Diesel then took over bass duties as well, and the trio line-up remains in place to this day. Teddybär is their latest release to date; issued on Impact Records in two versions, it marks a stylistic shift away from raw, minimalist '82-style PogoPunk toward a sound that is more melodic yet still aggressive. This EP delivers five highly catchy, dynamic, and hate-filled tracks, complete with humorous, sarcastic broadsides and three-chord structures without sacrificing that signature Punk grit; it is a raw In-Your-Face experience, delivered with significantly more punch and clarity. For fans of classic Nineties German Punk and collectors of rare 7Inch records, this EP is a real find. It captures an exciting transitional phase of the band before things went quiet for them in the years that followed.

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