Klaus Mitffoch

Klaus Mitffoch
OriginWroclaw, Poland
GenresPost-punk, new wave
Years active1979–1984, 1986–1989
LabelsTonpress
MembersLech Janerka
Krzysztof Pociecha
Wiesław Mrozik
Marek Puchała
Past membersKazimierz Sycz

Klaus Mitffoch was a Polish rock group founded in 1979 in Wrocław by Lech Janerka, Krzysztof Pociecha and Kazimierz Sycz.[1] Soon joined by Wiesław Mrozik and Marek Puchała (who replaced Sycz on drums), the band gained a large underground following. They recorded their first single Ogniowe Strzelby/Śmielej in 1983 and their debut album Klaus Mitffoch in 1984.[1] It received several awards and is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock music.[1][2]

Lech Janerka performing at the Zero Club, Częstochowa in 2011

The band disintegrated in 1984.[2] Janerka went on to a long-term solo career; Pociecha collaborated with Janerka on two more albums. From 1986 to 1989 Mrozik and Puchała, joined by Paweł Chyliński (guitar/vocals), Jacek Fedorowicz (bass guitar) and Zbigniew Kapturski (guitar/vocals), continued to perform under the name 'Klaus Mit Foch'; this latter line-up released the album Mordoplan in 1988.[2]

Band members

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  • Lech Janerka (bass guitar/vocals)
  • Krzysztof Pociecha (guitar/backing vocals)
  • Wiesław Mrozik (guitar/backing vocals)
  • Marek Puchała (drums/backing vocals)

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles

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  • Ogniowe Strzelby / Smielej (1983)
  • Jezu jak się cieszę / O głowie (1983)
  • Siedzi / Tutaj wesoło (1984)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Gnoiński, Leszek (2001). Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka (in Polish). In Rock. pp. 285–286. ISBN 83-86365-08-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Klaus Mitffoch biography" (in Polish). RMF FM. Retrieved 2008-02-04.

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