Östro 430

Östro 430 have always been a very special band. A brief journey through time:

It's the late 70s and early 80s, and dozens of young groups are rehearsing the revolution in Düsseldorf: Male, Mittagspause (later Fehlfarben), ZK (later Tote Hosen), S.Y.P.H., Der Plan, DAF. Their barricade, stage and beer bar is the Ratinger Hof, which quickly becomes the German "Mecca of punk". But even here, Östro 430 break every law. Their music is upbeat, melodic, brute and do-it-yourself. The crowning glory is the lyrics: songs like "Sexueller Notstand", "S-Bahn" and "Zu cool" become classics. They make it onto television, the British NME and even into BRAVO. The world needs the Östros, but they miss their chance: in 1984, Östro 430, role models at a time when the term didn't even exist, disband after a farewell tour.

39 years later, the world gets a second chance. Tapete Records are the first to recognize this. In 2020, they re-released Östro's complete studio recordings from the 80s, the compilation "No crisis can shock me". The response is overwhelming: the arts pages suddenly elevate Östro 430 to high culture, younger musicians pay their respects. The unthinkable happens: Östro 430 appear on tribute albums and events for Rio Reiser and Stoppok with new cover recordings and they play live again. New ideas become new songs, meet the old band motto "Don't talk, do it" - and so the new album is inevitably born: "Punk rock housewife style".