Traversing the realm of noirish cinematic pop, Sankt Otten draw inspiration from such musical inventors as - Morricone, John Barry, Talk Talk - and the modern adaptors - Bohren und der Club of Gore and David Holmes. The band began life in Germany, 1999 and over the ensuing period released two albums on the German electronic label Eleganz Records.
After their brilliant and wonderfully received debut on Eleganz - the 12” vinyl “Stille Tage im Klischee” (Quiet Days in the Cliché - playing with the title of Henry Miller’s studies on bored hedonism), the band followed up with the equally impressive “Eine kleine Traurigkeit” (A Small Sadness). In 2006 the band released the album Wir koennen ja Freunde bleiben through Hidden Shoal Recordings collecting the pearls of their work from the years 2000 to 2005.
December 11th 2008 will see the release of Sankt Ottens 2nd full length release through Hidden Shoal Recordings, "Wunden gibt es immer wieder".
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Band Members
Stephan Otten - Drums, sampling, keyboardsOliver Klemm - Guitar
