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2017-07-03

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« out now on Taiwanese streaming sites!

→ kkbox.com
→ mymusic.net.tw
→ music.fetnet.net

2017-03-30

MV for »Love Hotel Hill« launched

Directed by The Sorrows of Young Werther. 2017.

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2017-01-16

Maximilian Hecker & Band - Chinese tour 2017

→ Check out the tour’s website

Apart from Wuhan, all shows are played with full band: Johannes Feige on electric guitar, Lars Puder on bass and Nicolai Ziel on drums.

2016-12-04

NORDERNEY

a film by The Sorrows of Young Werther. November 16 to 19, 2016.

2016-08-26

Now on Instagram!

→ www.instagram.com/maximilianhecker_official

2016-07-26

The Whereabouts of Love –
Gonne Choi & Maximilian Hecker

»I hone my heart down to the bare bones · Down to the pieces that are needed to survive · And spend my life cruising on my own ·
As I don’t care about the whereabouts of love«

→ Buy digital single

→ Gonne Choi & Maximilian Hecker live in Seoul on August 6th

2016-05-14

Arirang World Korea – The Innerview
(episode 206)

»Maximilian Hecker (막시밀리언), an ethereal pop singer-songwriter«

2016-05-05

New photos by Saeho Kim

Photos > April 2016

2016-04-18

Record release concert in Seoul on April 30th!



2016-04-13

Maximilian Hecker & Band - Asian Tour 2016 starting today!

→ 如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频

All dates are played with full band: Johannes Feige on electric guitar, Sebastian Vogel on bass and Nicolai Ziel on drums.

2016-04-08

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« out now!

Releases > The Best of Maximilian Hecker

→ iTunes (digital)
→ Korean webshops (DCD & digital)

2016-04-05

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« out now in Korea!



→ melon.com
→ genie.co.kr
→ mnet.com
→ bugs.co.kr
→ soribada.com
→ music.naver.com
→ ollehmusic.com

→ Maximilian Hecker & Band record release concert in Seoul

2016-03-22

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« –
The Whereabouts of Love (feat. 최고은)



→ Pre-order »The Best of Maximilian Hecker« on iTunes

→ Maximilian Hecker & Band record release concert in Seoul

2016-03-10

Maximilian Hecker & Band live in Seoul

→ Buy tickets

→ Go to Facebook event

2016-03-07

MV for »Battery Park« launched

Releases > Battery Park

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

→ Pre-order »The Best of Maximilian Hecker« on iTunes

2016-02-15

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« – Out April 8th

»So lustrously and disinfected I’ll be diving into you · When, eventually, will you stay forever?«

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

→ Pre-order album on iTunes

2016-01-27

»The Best of Maximilian Hecker« – Front cover artwork

»I hone my heart down to the bare bones · Down to the pieces that are needed to survive · And spend my life cruising on my own ·
As I don’t care about the whereabouts of love«

Release Korea: April 5th
Release Rest of the World: April 8th

2015-09-21

MV for »Hennigsdorf« launched

Directed by The Sorrows of Young Werther, 2015.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

2015-06-07

Maximilian Hecker & Johannes Feige – Live at Shanghai Centre Theatre

Filmed by Ricky Ma in Shanghai, China on April 26, 2015.

http://www.youtube.com/

2015-06-01

»Kastrup« on »Mercedes Benz Mixed Tape«

»I will leave your shade · I will drop your weight · I will freeze your sway and be untouchable.«

http://www.mercedes-benz.com/

2015-04-30

Seoul Jazz Festival 2015 – ID film

http://www.youtube.com/

2015-04-21

Maximilian and Johannes in China

Filmed by Ricky Ma at Kunming Theatre on April 19, 2015.

2015-03-04

All Asian tour dates 2015 confirmed

→ 如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频

Please note: The shows in Mainland China and in Taiwan will be performed as a duo, together with electric guitarist and singer Johannes Feige.

2015-02-27

Maximilian in Taiwan in April

The concert will be performed as a duo, together with electric guitarist and singer Johannes Feige.

2015-02-10

MV for »Gangnam Misery« launched

Releases > Gangnam Misery

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

2015-02-10

Maximilian playing at Seoul Jazz Festival 2015

2015-01-30

»Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« out now in Taiwan

Releases > Spellbound Scenes of My Cure







→ books.com.tw

2015-01-22

»Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« out now in South Korea

Releases > Spellbound Scenes of My Cure

http://www.youtube.com/

→ mnet.com
→ melon.com
→ bugs.co.kr
→ music.daum.net
→ ollehmusic.com
→ music.naver.com
→ music.cyworld.com

2015-01-17

New album »Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« out now!

Releases > Spellbound Scenes of My Cure

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

→ iTunes
→ Amazon
→ 京东
→ 龙在飞天猫
→ 荣广开天猫
→ books.com.tw

Please mind: The Korean release will follow on January 22nd, and in Taiwan the album will come out on January 30th.

2015-01-17

Feature about »Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« on Spiegel Online

»Manchmal entziehe ich mich den Menschen und fliehe an einsame Orte, wo ich wie ein Kind empfinde: unreflektiert und frei, sagt Hecker. Dadurch, dass ich fliehe, bin ich temporär geheilt.«

http://www.spiegel.de

2015-01-16

Very informative feature/interview about »Spellbound Scenes of My Cure«

»Spellbound Scenes Of My Cure is an ode to love and a another twist on its originate concept. He will continue his unique path even if it might be a lonely one from time to time. The prospect of final healing isn’t the worst motor to keep you running.«

http://nbhap.com/

2014-12-31

Pre-order websites China

As of today, you can pre-order »Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« at these Chinese webshops:

2014-12-18

New photos: Stills from Maximilian’s short films

»To capture my bliss, I started to film myself with a compact camera. Back home in Berlin I edited a little movie from the material and called the short film KASTRUP. Having already decided to travel to Kastrup at least once a year, about 11 months later I shot exactly the same frames that I had filmed a year before at this Danish spellbound scene of my cure and created a one-to-one copy of KASTRUP, called KASTRUP #2.«


From: PARIS

Photos > December 2014

2014-12-08

Spellbound Scenes of My Cure – The Short Films

»Someday I’ll forsake your land for good · And hope you’ll understand · Don’t cry for me, I know I’m on my way.«

http://www.youtube.com/

2014-11-28

»To Liu Wen, The Opposite House, 3 a.m.«
out now

Releases > To Liu Wen, The Opposite House, 3 a.m.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

→ Buy song as Instant Grat on iTunes
→ Buy song on Amazon
→ Pre-order new album on Amazon (CD)

2014-11-20

First single »To Liu Wen, The Opposite House, 3 a.m.« out November 28th

»And I’ll be holding onto all your sweet disclosures · All your unspoken clues that keep alive your mystery · I’ll be trying hard to understand your beauty · And your gracious spirit that triggered off my healing.«

http://www.youtube.com/

→ Pre-order new album on Amazon (CD)

2014-11-12

Spellbound Scenes of My Cure - Front cover artwork

»And I remember a beauteous, alcohol-deluded flash · When your sunlight laughter dulled my pain · When ordeal and longing let loose my heart · When your understated passion showed.«

2014-10-28

New album »Spellbound Scenes of My Cure« out in January 2015

»When I arrived in Kastrup, it was snowing, and this newly fallen snow seemed to have covered my chaotic past. Everything was white, clear, plain and infinite, and when I walked on this bleak village’s paths, my previously sinister mood had evaporated. I felt sheltered and embraced by this Danish night, unattainable and untouchable.«

http://www.youtube.com/

2014-09-24

Chinese Tour 2014 – the film

Filmed by Wanlok Ma and Maximilian in Shenzhen, Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing in September 2014.

http://www.youtube.com/

2014-03-27

Maximilian Hecker in Seoul

Filmed at Garuso-gil, Seoul [KR] on March 22, 2014. More impressions of Maximilian’s trip to Korea in the short film SEOUL that (amongst other short films about his travels) will be released in the context of his new album in autumn/winter this year.

http://www.youtube.com/

2013-07-29

Maximilian at Zhangbei Music Festival 2013

Filmed by Heiko Grupe in Zhangjiakou, China on July 26, 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2013-07-19

Maximilian at Seoul Jazz Festival 2013

Filmed by Heiko Grupe in Seoul on May 17, 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/

2013-07-06

Maximilian on tour in China 2013

Filmed by Heiko Grupe in Xi'an, Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Changsha and Shanghai in May 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2013-06-09

Interview with Korean magazine »Paper«

Paper, South Korea

2013-06


1 x PDF, 14.2MB

2013-06-09

New photos: On tour in China and South Korea

Photos by Bigworm Wang, Christoph Diel and Heiko Grupe

Photos > May 2013

2013-05-23

Back home from Asian tour

Thanks so much to everybody who has attended Maximilian's shows in Xi'an, Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Changsha, Shanghai and Seoul and has made the tour an unforgettable experience!

2012-12-03

Maximilian Hecker & Felix Räuber live in Berlin

Filmed by Jörg Breitenfeld in Berlin on November 24, 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-11-10

Maximilian Hecker on tour in Asia 2012 – The film

Filmed by Heiko Grupe in Taipei, Shenzhen and Guangzhou in autumn 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2012-11-08

New photos: On tour in China and Taiwan

Photos by Heiko Grupe and Yingli Huang

Photos > October/November 2012

2012-10-16

»Mirage Of Bliss« out now in South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore

Leeway
Love Da Records

2012-010-09

»Mirage Of Bliss« out now in the USA

Maximilian's new album is out now in the USA via Rough Trade Distribution.

http://www.rough-trade.net/

2012-10-01

Official music video for »The Whereabouts Of Love«

Directed by Sonja Gutschera + Leif Henrik Osthoff. Director of Photography: Sonja Gutschera + Leif Henrik Osthoff. Edited by Frame2 / Olaf Vennebusch. September 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

2012-09-25

Maximilian on tour in East Asia soon

Concerts in Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing will follow in spring 2013.

2012-09-24

Live performance of 你...可不可以

Maximilian performing 你...可不可以, the bonus track of the Chinese edition of »Mirage Of Bliss«, co-written by Sodagreen singer 吳青峰.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2012-09-24

»Mirage Of Bliss« out now in Mainland China and Taiwan

Maximilian's new album is out now in Mainland China and Taiwan on Gold Typhoon Music.

http://www.goldtyphoon.com/

2012-09-12

»Mirage Of Bliss«: Asian release and Mandarin bonus track

Maximilian's new album will be released in Taiwan on September 21st and in Mainland China on September 24th. Certainly, the album will also be released in Hong Kong and South Korea this autumn, but the exact release dates are still tba.

The Taiwanese, Chinese and Hong Kongnese edition of »Mirage Of Bliss« features a bonus track sung in Mandarin! The song in question is the Chinese version of »The Time We Shared In Blaze And Laughter«, but with complete new lyrics written by Sodagreen singer 吳青峰.


United Daily, Taiwan, 2012-09-11

2012-09-10

Maximilian on »Prettyinnoise«

»Der Melancho-Pop-Sänger Maximilian Hecker erzählt von frühen Kindheitstraumata, dem Stigma des Schnulzenbarden, Zeitmaschinen und "Zurück in die Zukunft"«

http://www.prettyinnoise.de

2012-09-02

Features about Maximilian in German newspapers »Welt am Sonntag« and »Berliner Morgenpost«

»Dann korrigiert Hecker sich: "Also nein, wenn ich selbstbewusst bin, keinen Erwartungsdruck verspüre und bei Stimme bin, dann macht Singen doch Spaß." Das habe er schließlich auch in seinem Buch klarstellen wollen, dass es sie gibt, die Momente des Genusses in seinem Leben. "Deswegen mache ich das Ganze ja", sagt Hecker – und es klingt, als würde er sich noch mal selbst versichern wollen.«

> Welt am Sonntag, 2012-09-02

> Berliner Morgenpost, 2012-09-02

2012-08-27

»Mirage Of Bliss« out now in several countries of the world

Maximilian's new album is out now in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy and Japan (in physical and digital form), and in just digital form it's released in any other country of the world with the exception of the USA, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea (the release in those countries will follow in September/October).

»Here, a musician breathes life through every note, in every line, with every chord. Deeply touching, completely genuine.« (Visions, 08/2012)

»Because the new album is an impressive and wonderfully melodic work from an outsider artist, who is showing himself at the peak of his creative powers.« (Westzeit, 07/2012)

»Even in the UK, there have lately been only a few such highly polished Britpop productions to be heard.« (Motor.de, 07/2012)

Releases > Mirage Of Bliss

2012-08-24

Two new reviews about »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker«

»Wer noch nie etwas von Maximilian Hecker gehört hat – das soll es ja geben –, dem sei "The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker" ebenso ausdrücklich ans Herz gelegt, denn hier hat der Leser es mit einem locker-unterhaltsamen, aber dennoch anspruchsvoll und in sympathischer wie analytischer Selbstironie geschriebenen Buch zu tun, das, aufgefüllt mit herrlich trockenem Humor, denkwürdigen Anekdoten und Erfahrungsschätzchen gleichermaßen, im biographischen Milieu seinesgleichen erst einmal finden muss. Der Begriff "Autobiographie" jedenfalls würdigt die Reichhaltigkeit dieser 250 Seiten nicht hinreichend.« (Whiskey-soda.de, August 2012)

»Seine Weltsicht ist die einer hypersensiblen, aber chronisch unterfickten Künstlerseele; seine Sprachmischung aus Rockjargon-lnsidergags und romantischen Schnörkeln ist kurios. Wie so oft, wenn einer sich sehr weit öffnet, ist es manchmal nicht auszuhalten und zugleich oft sehr erhellend.« (Musikexpress, September 2012)

Reviews > The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker

2012-08-23

»Mirage Of Bliss« coming out in Europe, the USA and East Asia very soon

Here's an overview of the upcoming release dates:

* UK, Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Italy and Japan: August 27th (physical and digital)
* Rest of the world [except for the USA, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea]: August 27th (digital only)
* USA: October 9th (physical and digital)
* Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea: September/October (physical and digital)

2012-08-22

Extensive and very informative interview about »Mirage Of Bliss« and »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker«

Hecker: »Der Isolierte, der gar nicht mehr das Haus verlässt, einen ganz langen Bart trägt, Joghurt- oder Essensflecken am Hemd hat, und unter einem Tremor leidet, irgendwie zwanzig Red Bull am Tag trinkt und dabei zum Autisten geworden ist, der dann also wahrscheinlich für psychisch krank erklärt wird – doch wenn er dann ans Klavier gesetzt wird, dann singt er wie ein Engel. Das ist so die grandiose und, wenn man so will, pubertäre und hyper-romantische Sichtweise. Der Romantiker ist einfach für mich dieser Joghurtflecken-Typ. Der Romantiker hat nicht irgendwie den Künstlerschal umgeworfen und säuselt herum, sondern der Romantiker zittert und hat Joghurtflecken und für ihn gibt es nur eine Möglichkeit, Frieden zu empfinden. Die Musik... oder Kunst im Allgemeinen.«

> Whiskey-soda.de

2012-08-07

Reading from »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« and live performance

> STORY! on Facebook

2012-08-04

Extensive and very informative interview about »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« and »Mirage Of Bliss«

Hecker: »Aber natürlich gibt es viele ernste Passagen, man kann dieses Buch auch als einen tragischen Entwicklungsroman lesen. Da ist einer, der hat Hummeln im Hintern und einen Stock im Arsch – also gleich zwei interessante Sachen im Enddarm – und dazu noch Flausen im Kopf. Und der versucht, sich zurechtzufinden und schwankt dabei immer zwischen zwei Polen: seiner Heimat, beziehungsweise seiner Depression und der Metropole, beziehungsweise seiner Manie.«

> Noisey.vice.com

2012-08-04

Maximilian Hecker on German TV

On July 31st, German TV broadcast West ART featured Maximilian, his career and both his new releases:

> WDR West ART

2012-08-01

»The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« released

»The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« (Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf) is out now in Germany, Austria and Switzerland!

»Was aus den Aufzeichnungen vor allem zu lernen ist: Der allzu oft als Heulboje oder Jammerlappen geschmähte Hecker meint das alles ernst, die Todessehnsucht, die Suche nach der großen Liebe […]. Die Ängste, der Schmerz, der Gefühlsnotstand, das ist alles echt - nicht etwa, wie ihm hierzulande gern mal unterstellt wurde, ironisch gebrochen.« (Taz, 2012-07-25)

Releases > The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker

2012-08-01

Release Party »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« & »Mirage Of Bliss«

2012-07-30

»The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« – what the print media says

»Dunkle Tage im Pop-Olymp. Maximilian Hecker beschreibt solche in seinem Debüt- Roman »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« nicht zu knapp. Hart gegen sich selbst, entwaffnend offen und dennoch Hecker-typisch verträumt erzählt er von ereignisreichen Schmuse-Indie-Popstar-Reisen um die Welt und dem Aufprallen auf harten Boden in Berlin oder eben auch in Hotelzimmern in Asien. Absolut lesenswert.« (Intro, July/August 2012)

»Was aus den Aufzeichnungen vor allem zu lernen ist: Der allzu oft als Heulboje oder Jammerlappen geschmähte Hecker meint das alles ernst, die Todessehnsucht, die Suche nach der großen Liebe, das Leiden an seiner, wie er es nennt, "Behinderung", seiner "ständig zu zerbröckeln drohenden Imitation eines Selbstbewusstseins". Die Ängste, der Schmerz, der Gefühlsnotstand, das ist alles echt - nicht etwa, wie ihm hierzulande gern mal unterstellt wurde, ironisch gebrochen.« (Taz, 2012-07-25)

»Versoffene Nächte, Liebesdesaster und Selbstzweifel: Maximilian Hecker hat eine Autobiografie geschrieben. Mit großer dramatischer Geste und viel Sarkasmus schildert der Musiker seine Selbstsuche. […] »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker«, der Titel mit dem so dramatischen Gestus, passt zu dem Mann, dessen Musik so etwas ist wie eine fortlaufende poetische Feier der naturgemäß unerfüllten Sehnsucht. Ein charakteristischer Träumerstil, für den Hecker hierzulande einst gefeiert wurde. […] Von seinen Erlebnissen und Erfahrungen während seiner Selbstsuche erzählt Hecker ungeschönt und mit einem erfrischend sarkastischen Humor.« (Tip, July 2012, issue #16)

Releases > The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker

2012-07-28

»Mirage Of Bliss« – quotations of current reviews

»Entstanden ist ein dichtes Album voll zeitloser Größe im Arrangement, die einen ebenso an die schönsten Britpop-Momente denken lässt wie an die orchestrale Größe alter Scott Walker-Aufnahmen. Damit tut sich Hecker einen großen Gefallen. Denn so berührend der Vorgänger in seinem rauchigen Minimalismus auch war: Erst wenn er seine Songs gründlich ausgestaltet, kommt seine ganze kompositorische Grandezza zum Tragen. Hier lebt ein Musiker durch jeden einzelnen Ton, in jeder Zeile, mit jedem Akkord. Zutiefst berührend, maximal aufrichtig.« (Visions, August 2012)

»Denn das neue Album ist das eindrucksvolle und wunderbar melodische Werk eines Außenseiter-Künstlers ist, der sich auf der Höhe seiner Schaffenskraft präsentiert. […] Magische Momente, wie sie sonst nur aus britischen Federn kommen. Wenn er diese Perlen mit Kopfstimme ins Mikrofon haucht, dann werden daraus elegische Oden an die Liebe, die Einsamkeit und des Leben. Mehr Melancholie, Romantik und Emotionalität sind in musikalischer Form kaum moglich.« (Westzeit, August 2012)

»Nur gut, dass die üppige Instrumentierung da einen schönen Kontrapunkt setzt – selbst auf der Insel dürfte man letzthin nur wenige derart durchgestylte Britpop-Produktionen zu hören bekommen haben. […] Immer groß, doch nie seicht – vielleicht ist es die Symbiose der beiden ungleichen Charaktere von Youth und Hecker, die genau diese Balance meistert.« (Motor.de, July 2012)

> read more

2012-07-27

»Mirage Of Bliss« released

»Mirage Of Bliss« is out now in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The physical and digital release in other European countries will follow on August 24th, the digital release in the rest of the world (except for East Asia) will be on the same day. Release in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea will be in autumn this year, followed by an Asian tour. The European tour – as a duo, along with Felix Räuber – will take place in December 2012 and January 2013.

Releases > Mirage Of Bliss

2012-07-24

Featurette about »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker«

»The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« will be published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf on August 1st. You can pre-order the book here.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-07-22

Interview about »Mirage Of Bliss« in Austrian newspaper »Kurier«

»[…] Die dunklen Wolken über den Kopf von Hecker haben sich also ein wenig verzogen. Von Sonnenschein zu reden, wäre bei Hecker aber nicht angebracht. Auf seinem neuen Werk setzt der Pop-Romantiker auf eine breite Instrumentierung, die von Produzent Youth (The Verve, Embrace) umgesetzt wurde. Herausgekommen sind zwölf neue Songs mit einer starken Britpop-Prägung, die große Gesten und subtile Botschaften vereinen.«

> Kurier.at

2012-07-18

Feature about »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« in German magazine »TIP«

»In seinen Aufzeichnungen über versoffene Nächte im Karaoke-Hotel, absurde Nobel-Dinner und fast automatisch eintretende Liebesdebakel wirkt er oft so schön verloren wie Bill Murray beim Whiskey-Ordern in »Lost in Translation«. […] Den Buchautor Hecker zeichnet eine fast schon halsbrecherische Ehrlichkeit aus, die im direkten Zusammenhang mit seiner Art steht, Songs zu schreiben.«

> Features and Articles

2012-07-13

Summerwaste - Single

The second single of Maximilian's new album is out now!

Releases > Summerwaste

Buy on iTunes
Buy on Klicktrack

2012-07-11

Interviewing Youth about Maximilian Hecker & »Mirage Of Bliss«

»Mirage Of Bliss« will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on July 27th, in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea in autumn this year and anywhere else on August 24th. This clip shows »Mirage Of Bliss« producer Youth talking about the album and about Maximilian in general.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-06-27

Second featurette »Mirage Of Bliss«

Check out the second featurette about Maximilian's time in the studio with his producer Youth.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-06-25

First review of »Mirage Of Bliss« in German music magazine »Intro«

»[…] Dabei herausgekommen ist aber trotzdem oder vielleicht auch gerade deswegen ein unmittelbares, nahe gehendes emotionales Werk. Und das hat mit Songs wie »Heavenlies«, der Single »The Whereabouts Of Love« oder dem zweigeteilten Titeltrack trotz allem Aufpolierten den Schuss Leidenschaft und die Spur Traurigkeit zu viel, um der Mainstream-Radio-Hölle zu entgehen.«

http://www.intro.de/

2012-06-13

Mirage Of Bliss

Maximilian's new album »Mirage Of Bliss« is ready to go and will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on July 27th, in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea in autumn this year and anywhere else on August 24th. Check out the first of two featurettes about his time in the studio with his producer Youth.

Releases > Mirage Of Bliss
Releases > Mirage Of Bliss > Artwork

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-06-05

Autobiographical book »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« coming soon

Maximilian has just written his first book. It deals with his career as a musician and his life between two worlds – Europe and Asia. It's written in German and will be published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf on August 1st.
You can pre-order the book here.

The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker
Click to see preview

2012-05-30

Live performance of new song »Mirage Of Bliss (part I)«

Maximilian performing live on German TV show »KenFM«.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-05-18

Live performance of new song »The Forsakenness Of Raging Love«

Maximilian performing live on German TV show »KenFM«.

http://www.youtube.com/

2012-05-11

The Whereabouts Of Love - Single

The first single of Maximilian's new album is out now!

Releases > The Whereabouts Of Love

Buy on iTunes
Buy on Klicktrack

The Whereabouts Of Love - single

2012-04-13

New single »The Whereabouts Of Love« coming soon

Maximilian Hecker’s new album »Mirage Of Bliss« is recorded, mixed and mastered. »The Whereabouts Of Love« is the album's first single.

Releases > The Whereabouts Of Love

2012-05-11

Pledge Music updates

From time to time, Maximilian is making updates (videos, Mp3s etc.) on his Pledge Music website. Most of these updates will be available for Pledgers only.

Pledge Update #16: »Rose« live at Sydney Opera House
Pledge Update #15: »The Whereabouts Of Love« (single) out now
Pledge Update #14: Cool fan video of »The Whereabouts Of Love«
Pledge Update #13: »The Whereabouts Of Love«
Pledge Update #12: Live at 세종문화회관
Pledge Update #11: »It's All Over Now, Baby Blue«
Pledge Update #10: »Kastrup«
Pledge Update #9: Pledge Update #9: »The Time We Shared In Blaze And Laughter«
Pledge Update #8: Impressions of recording sessions for new album
Pledge Update #7: The movie: »Maximilian Hecker on tour in China, autumn 2011«
Pledge Update #6: »If Only I Could See«
Pledge Update #5: Maximilian Hecker in Beijing in 2007
Pledge Update #4: Exclusive MP3-album with rare and unreleased tracks
Pledge Update #3: Download of beautifully recorded live concert
Pledge Update #2: A very young Maximilian Hecker
Pledge Update #1: »The Forsakenness Of Raging Love«

Badge

2012-03-16

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

You can buy Maximilian's Bob Dylan cover version here:

iTunes
Klicktrack

2012-03-01

»Schilf« soundtrack - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Maximilian recently recorded a cover version of the Bob Dylan classic »It's All Over Now, Baby Blue« for German director Claudia Lehmann's new movie »Schilf« (theatrical release: March 8, 2012). Here's the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/

2011-12-13

Impressions of recording sessions for new album

http://www.youtube.com/

2011-11-05

Maximilian Hecker on tour in China, autumn 2011

Filmed by Heiko Grupe, Haku Lin and Maximilian Hecker in October 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2011-08-02

Maximilian Hecker live in Italy

2011-04-27

Maximilian Hecker reading from his novel »The Rise and Fall of Maximilian Hecker« at »Lange Buchnacht«

2011-04-27

Maximilian Hecker playing drums with »Roadside Revival«

2011-04-27

Maximilian Hecker playing live at »C/O Berlin«

2011-03-21

Maximilian Hecker at »Pictoplasma Festival«

2011-02-10

New photos: Live in Seoul and Tokyo, January 2011

Photos by Heiko Grupe, Kim Jung Man, and Naoko Maeda

Photos > January 2011

2010-12-21

Maximilian Hecker playing joint concert together with Rachael Yamagata

2010-12-07

蘇打綠 performing 困在 at »Simple Life«, Taipei [TW], 2010-12-05

The song 困在 was written by Maximilian Hecker (music) and 蘇打綠 singer 吴青峰 (lyrics).

http://www.youtube.com/

2010-11-29

New photos: On tour in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Photos from the tour are online now:

Photos > October/November 2010

Rare And Unreleased

2010-11-19

New online albums out now

The two very special online albums »Rare And Unreleased« and »Favourite Demos« are out now.

Releases > Rare And Unreleased
Releases > Favourite Demos

Buy on Klicktrack
Buy on iTunes

2010-09-01

New photos by 雷本本

Photos > August 2010

2010-08-06

Maximilian Hecker on Facebook

Check out Maximilian Hecker's brand new official Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/maximilianhecker

2010-07-22

Maximilian Hecker playing at »Great Wall Tanglewood Forest Music Festival« in Beijing

2010-07-08

New photos by Alexander Mirsch

Photos > July 2010

2010-07-08

Maximilian Hecker on Reboot FM

Listen to Maximilian Hecker on Steve Morell's radio show »The Zero Hour« on July 7th 2010:

http://soundcloud.com/

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-06-18

New album out now in Taiwan

»I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« is out now in Taiwan on Gold Typhoon Music.

http://www.gold-typhoon.com.tw/

2010-06-03

Video clip for the song »Court My Eyes Alone«

Directed and produced by Ken-Tonio Yamamoto and Daniela Haitzler. June 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

2010-05-30

First single of Taiwanese pop singer Waa's new album written by Maximilian Hecker and Sodagreen singer Wu Qingfeng

The song 困在 is the first single of 魏如萱' s new album 優雅的刺蝟 and was written by Maximilian Hecker (music) and 苏打绿 singer 吴青峰 (lyrics).

http://www.youtube.com/

2010-05-25

New album out now in South Korea

»I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« is out now in South Korea on Pastel Music.

http://www.pastelmusic.com/

2010-05-24

Alternativmusik.de interview in English

A very informative interview about the new album:

Text > Interview Alternativmusik.de, 2010-03-26

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-05-21

New album out now in several European countries

»I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« is out now in Portugal, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden and Norway. The French release will follow on June 6th.

2010-05-16

Maximilian Hecker is back from Chinese tour

Photos from Nanjing, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Kunming, Chongqing, Hangzhou and Xiamen:

Photos > April and May 2010

2010-04-16

Video clip for the song »No One's Child«

Directed by Nuflicks. March 2010.

http://www.nuflicks.de/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-04-22

New album out now in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore

Pocket Records
Love Da Records

2010-03-27

New reviews and the Alternativmusik.de interview

A collection of reviews of »I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« and a very informative interview with Alternativmusik.de

Reviews > German > I Am Nothing But Emotion …
Text > Interview Alternativmusik.de, 2010-03-26

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-03-23

New online stores

The new album »I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« is now available online, both as mp3 via Klicktrack and as CD/Vinyl via Big Cartel. Big Cartel also carry the back catalogue as physical releases. The buttons in the site header link directly to those stores; in the new »Shop« section you can also see what’s available and listen to all tracks without leaving the site.

Shop (inline)
Digital releases at Klicktrack
CD and vinyl at Big Cartel

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-03-19

First reviews and two features

The first reviews of Maximilian Hecker’s new album »I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« are online, as well as two features, and a live review of the street concert at Torstraße (Berlin) in early March this year.

Reviews > German > I Am Nothing But Emotion …
Text > Feature Die Presse, 2010-03-19
Text > Feature FM4, 2010-03-17
Live > Review Berlin, Torstraße, 2010-03-06

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-03-17

Free download of the song »No One’s Child« from the new album

Direct download link:

No One's Child.mp3

Photo by Dirk Merten

2010-03-09

New photos by Dirk Merten

Five new photos by Dirk Merten, taken in January this year:

Photos > January 2010

2010-03-04

Free entry record release street concert this Saturday (March 6th)

Maximilian Hecker is going back to his roots and will busk like in the good old days. Free entry. Free booze. In front of Torstraße 74 (Berlin Mitte). Starting at 6 p.m.

2010-02-09

Video clip for the song »Nana« from the new album

Directed by Til Obladen. Filmed by Felix de Novo Oliveira. Edited by Ismo Wolffson. February 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://y.qq.com/

I Am Nothing But Emotion … CD

2010-01-26

New album out soon

Maximilian Hecker’s new album »I Am Nothing But Emotion, No Human Being, No Son, Never Again Son« is mastered now and will be released in March this year.

More info – tracklisting and artwork for now (lyrics, reviews etc will follow):

Releases > I Am Nothing But Emotion …

2009-11-16

Maximilian Hecker is back from his 8th Asian tour

Lots of photos from Taipei, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Guangzhou are here:

Photos > October 2009

2009-11-16

Maximilian Hecker MySpace China interview

http://vipchat.myspace.cn/

2009-09-11

Maximilian Hecker playing live at »KenFM« on »Radio Fritz«

2009-09-03

Maximilian Hecker playing »SR1 Unplugged« radio show - solo, on grand piano

2009-06-30

Official video clip for new single »The Space That You’re In«

Directed by Til Obladen. Shot on Torstrasse in Berlin [DE] on March 2nd 2009 with a mobile phone camera.

http://www.youtube.com/

如果你在中国大陆，可以点击该链接观看视频:
https://v.youku.com/

2009-06-08

New live performances and interview on bunch.tv

bunch.tv recorded three live performances (solo piano) and an interview with Maximilian – you can watch them here:

bunch.tv > The Space That You’re In
bunch.tv > Miss Underwater
bunch.tv > Misunderstood (Robbie Williams)

bunch.tv overview page (with interview)

2009-06-05

New concert reviews, interviews, and reviews of »One Day«

Two new interviews in German, reviews of the gigs in Munich and Vienna (German), and some reviews of »One Day« in French, Italian, and Dutch:

Press (German) > Interviews
Live > Reviews
Press (French) > Reviews One Day
Press (Other) > Reviews One Day

2009-06-05

Maximilian at Weekender Club, Innsbruck

Silvana Resch interviewed Maximilian at Weekender Club, Innsbruck (Austria); the video also shows excerpts of the gig:


http://www.youtube.com/

One Day CD

2009-05-04

New album »One Day« out in Europe

Maximilian Hecker's new album »One Day« is out now in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The UK release will follow on August 3rd.

»One Day« is also out on iTunes where it comes with four special bonus tracks from Maximilian’s Asian EP »Once I Was« (cover versions of »Once I Was« by Tim Buckley, »I Want You« by Bob Dylan, »Homesick« by Kings Of Convenience and »Be Good Or Be Gone« by Fionn Regan):

http://www.apple.com/de/itunes/

More info – tracklisting, lyrics, artwork, and the first reviews:

Releases > One Day
Reviews (German) > One Day

2009-04-20

Interview for Italian Magazine »Indie-Rock«

http://www.indie-rock.it/

2009-04-03

Video stream of »FM4 Radio Sessions«

Watch the very first Maximilian Hecker grand piano concert here:

http://fm4.orf.at/

2009-04-01

»Miss Underwater« first single of Taiwanese pop star Faith Yang’s new Album

Maximilian’s song »Miss Underwater« will be the first single of Taiwanese singer Faith Yang’s new album »Self-Selected« (release April 10th). Watch the brand-new music video in full length here.

http://www.youtube.com/
http://www.yangnaiwen.com/

2009-03-20

New photos

New photos by Matthias David, taken in Berlin in March 2009 for »Blank Magazin«

Photos > 2009-03

2009-03-20

MTV.de features »One Day«

http://www.mtv.de/

2009-03-18

Special solo show for Austrian radio station FM4 at »Radiokulturhaus« in Vienna on March 26th

http://fm4.orf.at/

Misery single

2009-03-13

New single »Misery« out now

The new single »Misery« is out now. It comes with Maximilian’s cover version of the evergreen »Always On My Mind« as B side!

More info – tracklisting, lyrics, artwork:

Releases > Misery

Buy it on itunes:

http://www.apple.com/de/itunes/

2009-03-05

Taiwanese indie pop star Waa performs »The Space That You’re In« in Taipei

http://www.youtube.com/

2009-02-28

Musikexpress.de features »One Day«

http://www.musikexpress.de/

2009-02-19

New song featured in play by Thomas Luz

Maximilian’s new song »Your Kingdom« will be featured in Swiss director Thomas Luz’ new play »Die verlorene Kunst, ein Geheimnis zu bewahren«. The premiere will take place at »Rote Fabrik« in Zürich [CH] on February 26th.

see full announcement here

Maximilian Hecker, August 2008

2009-01-14

New photos

New promotional photos by Dirk Merten, taken in Berlin in August 2008. High-resolution downloads available.

Photos > 2008-08

2009-01-09

New European record label

Maximilian just signed a record contract with Louisville Records. His new album »One Day« will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on April 3rd, in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden on May 4th and in the UK on June 15th.

2009-01-05

New inteview (Korean)

There’s a long interview with Maximilan in South Korean magazine »Naeilshot« (#445, November 2008); you can read it on their website. The paper version is in our press archive as well. Also check other new interviews and features from South Korea, China and Hong Kong.

Interview on naeilshot.co.kr
Press Archive > Other

2008-12-27

Maximilan on Myspace TV (Korea)


Feedback wanted: Maximilian is asking his Korean fans: »Why do you like my music«?

Myspace Video – Direct link

2008-11-25

Asia tour photos

Maximilian is back from his Asia tour; two pages of photos are here:

Photos > November 2008, part 1
Photos > November 2008, part 2

There have also been some updates in the Fan Art department recently:

> Fan Art

One Day CD

2008-09-24

New album “One Day”

Maximilian Hecker’s new album »One Day« is released in China on Pocket Records November 1st, in South Korea on Pastel Music October 23rd, in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia on Love Da Records October 20th and in Taiwan September 24th on Avant Garden Records.

In South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan the album comes with a twelve track bonus CD with rare demo versions and four previously unreleased songs. You'll get the bonus CD in China along with the concert ticket for the Beijing and Shanghai show.

You can listen to some new songs here:

http://www.myspace.com/maximilianhecker

Here you can order the Taiwanese edition:

http://www.books.com.tw

And here you can pre-order the Chinese edition:

http://auction1.taobao.com

More info – tracklisting, lyrics, artwork:

Releases > One Day

Maximilian Hecker, August 2008

2008-09-23

Site redesign and new sections:
Fan art, press archive

A number of things are new on this site:

The design has been changed to match the upcoming release, One Day (the old look was inspired by »Rose« which is several years old by now);

As of today, we have a Fan Art section with drawings and paintings that Maximilian’s fans have made;

The text archive has been restructured a little while ago: it has been split up into a press archive that includes reviews as well (some of which are now also available as facsimiles) and the general “info” part, which contains general information, portraits and Maximilian’s biography as well as the Old News archive;

Along with the new design, the coding of the entire site has been overhauled – it now supports a much wider variety of screen resolutions and text sizes, loads faster, and still works nicely with text browsers. Support for Internet Explorer 5.x and older has been dropped though.

> Fan Art
> Press Archive

Two more photos

Two portraits by Benjamin Childs, Hong Kong:

Photos > May 2008 (Benjamin Childs)

China tour photos

Photos from Hong Kong and Chongqing are here:

Photos > May 2008

China tour – Videos on Youtube

Chongqing, 2008-05-10

youtube.com > Kate Moss 1
youtube.com > Kate Moss 2
youtube.com > Anaesthesia
youtube.com > Summer Days In Bloom / Wilted Flower

Hong Kong, 2008-05-13

youtube.com > Over
youtube.com > Snow White

Now online: Live Radio Sessions

Live recordings from radio sessions in Bremen and Helsinki, 2004 and 2005, are now being published on Kitty-Yo Digital. More info:

Releases > Live Radio Sessions

Israel tour photos

A couple of photos from Tel Aviv, December 2007

Photos > December 2007

New photos

From a photo shooting for Color Image, Beijing, 2007-07-19

Photos > July 2007 – Color Image
http://colorimage.poco.cn/

Maximilian Hecker, July 2007

Asia tour photos

Photos from Beijing, Taichung, Taipei and Shenzhen, by various photographers:

Photos > July 2007

Asia tour 2007 on YouTube

Maximilian is back from his Asia tour -- here are some live videos:


July 8th: The Wall, Taipei [TW]
youtube.com > Wilted Flower
youtube.com > The Space That You’re In (with Waa)

July 10th: Pier 2, Kaohsiung [TW]

youtube.com > Summer Days In Bloom
youtube.com > Kate Moss

July 15th: Press conference, Beijing [CN]

youtube.com > Part 1
youtube.com > Part 2
youtube.com > Part 3
youtube.com > Part 4

July 20th: The Star Live, Beijing [CN]

youtube.com > Snow White
youtube.com > Behind You (Sodagreen)
youtube.com > Summer Days In Bloom
youtube.com > Anaesthesia
youtube.com > Sunburnt Days

July 22nd: Absolute House, Shanghai [CN]

youtube.com > Full Of Voices
youtube.com > Velvet Son
youtube.com > Summer Days In Bloom
youtube.com > Wilted Flower
youtube.com > Anaesthesia
youtube.com > No More Lies To Reach You
youtube.com > Cold Wind Blowing
youtube.com > Polyester

New releases in Taiwan, South Korea and China

A new DCD has been released on Avant Garden Records, Pastel Music and Pocket Music – CD 1 with cover versions is identical in all three versions, the tracklisting of the CD 2 is different. Details here:

Releases > Once I Was (Taiwan)
Releases > Once I Was (South Korea)
Releases > I Am Falling Now (China)

Another spot

A spot for a Samsung digital camera, on air in South Korea and China:

Watch it on YouTube

New photos

Five sets of photos are up -- mostly tour photos from Asia last year and the 2003/2004 world tour, plus one from a video shooting:

Photos > Seoul, December 2006
Photos > Taipei, November 2006
Photos > "Bunny" video shooting, August 2006
Photos > Taipei, June 2006
Photos > World Tour 2003/2004

Spot

A new TV spot is currently airing in South Korea, for a drink named "Hanul Bori":

Watch it on YouTube

New fan page

A new italian fan page (discussion forum):

Maximilian Hecker – il forum italiano

Maximilian Hecker, March 2007

Tour photos

Online fanzine roteraupe.de has published a couple of photos of the tour with Duke Special:

http://www.roteraupe.de/index.php?site=galerie

Maximilian Hecker, January 2007

New photos

A couple of recent photos, taken by Jörg Steinmetz:

Photos > 2007-01

Reviews in English

A whole bundle of UK press reviews on the current album, "I’ll Be A Virgin ...":

Press archive > Reviews > I’ll Be A Virgin ...

New live review

kiel4kiel.de reviews the gig on November 18th at Weltruf, Kiel (german):

Live > Reviews > 2006-11-18

Tour Diary 2006

justmag.net are publishing a tour diary (german):

http://www.justmag.net/artikel_hecker_tour.html

New interviews and features

Three new interviews with Maximilian (all in german):

Interviews > taz, 2006-09-27
Interviews > Melodie & Rhythmus, 2006-09
Interviews > gaesteliste.de, 2006-09

And three features (german as well):

Features > neon.de, 2006-10
Features > Piranha 10/2006
Features > Persona non grata 10/2006

MTV Online

MTV Online

Maximilian appears on MTV Online ("MTV Overdrive"):

http://www.mtv.de/hecker

Mountain CD

New album out now!

"I’ll Be A Virgin, I’ll Be A Mountain" is being released on V2 Records, 2006. The exact release dates are: September 22nd (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Taiwan, South Korea, Hongkong), September 25th (Benelux), September 27th (Scandinavia), October 23rd (France), December 4th (UK).

The album is available as CD, LP, and limited edition CD (digipak) that comes with an added bonus CD. For tracklisting, artwork, lyrics, the "Silly Lily, Funny Bunny" video and the first reviews follow the links below!

Releases > I’ll Be A Virgin …
Releases > I’ll Be A Virgin … > Video
Releases > I’ll Be A Virgin … > Artwork
Releases > I’ll Be A Virgin … > Lyrics
Press archive > Reviews (english)
Press archive > Reviews (german)

Lady Sleep CD

Photos and videos

Two new pages in the photo section with material from the concerts in Taipei:

Photos > 2006-06 01
Photos > 2006-06 02

Also, there are a lot of videos meanwhile on Youtube:

Maximilian Hecker on Youtube

Taipei reviews

Two blogs -- both of them in chinese -- have posted reviews and photos of the concerts in Taipei:

brilliancy – June 23rd, Eslite
brilliancy – June 25th, The Wall
brilliancy – photos only (Flickr album)

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/kalmiashion

New label

As of December last year, Maximilian is working with V2 records (instead of Kitty-Yo). Please update your address books accordingly!

New contact information

New album coming in September

Maximilian finished recording his new album, which is due to be released on V2 Records in September this year. The title is now confirmed: it will be called "I’ll Be a Virgin, I’ll Be a Mountain".

Overview in Chinese

A general overview about Maximilian's work by Wei Yuen Chang, published in Malaysia last summer and now made available online on the author's website:

Overview in chinese – external link

New interview

An interview with Hookah Magazine, conducted on February 7th in Leipzig, Moritzbastei (german):

Press archive > Interviews > 2006-02-07
Interview on hookah-magazine.net – external link

New live reviews

Reviews of the concerts on February 4th in Madrid, Moby Dick (spanish) and February 7th in Leipzig, Moritzbastei (german):

Live > Reviews > 2006-02-04
article on www.thebellemusic.com – external link
Live > Reviews > 2006-02-07
article on www.szenepunkt.de – external link

Lady Sleep CD

Current album

"Lady Sleep" has been released on January 24th, 2005 – see the releases section for detailed information, lyrics, and tabulatures. Reviews are being updated continuously.

Releases > Lady Sleep
Reviews, english | german | french | other

Gigography

A very long list of all live gigs Maximilian has ever played is now available here:

Live > Archive > Gigography

New live review

justmag.net has a new live review from October 20th, Hamburg/Fabrik (german):

Live > Reviews > 2005-10-20
article on www.justmag.net – external link

Maximilian Hecker, July 2005

New Photos

From the concert in Seoul on July 26th, taken by Shin Hyun Yo:

Photos > 2005-07

Tour diary

July/August, 2005: Maximilian is on tour in South Korea -- tour diary on the Kitty-Yo website:

www.kitty-yo.net/anycontent.php?id=109

Interview

New interview by french magazine Benzine, conducted in February 2005 in Paris:

Press archive > French > Benzine

Maximilian Hecker, February 2005

Photos

Some new live shots in the photo section, taken at WUK Vienna in February 2005 by Florian Wieser:

Photos > 2005-02

Interviews

Three recent interviews (all in german): JUSTmag, NEON online, alternativenation.de

See also:
Press archive > German

January/February tour

Maximilian is on tour between January 18th and February 28th – the schedule is in the live section (meanwhile archived):

Live > Archive > Tour 2005-01

Also, we received a long and enthusiastic review (the first one in a long time!) of the concert on February 8th in Leipzig, which you can read here:

Live > Reviews > 2005-02-08

Tabulatures reworked

All tabulatures on this website should now be internationally legible, with proper F#s and Bms and so on. Sorry for any confusion that the old versions might have caused.

Maximilian Hecker, December 2004

New photos

A couple of new photos in the photo section:

Photos > 2004-12

Help Me CDM

New single out now

The new single "Help Me" has just been released. it’s not available in stores -- you can either order it from the Kitty-Yo website or get it at live concerts where CDs are sold.

The single contains the title track from the album, a video, and two exclusive tracks; a free mp3 of the title track is available here:

Help Me – mp3

You can download the video here:

Help Me – quicktime movie

More information:

Releases > Help Me

Live in Berlin: November 19th

Maximilian plays live at the "10 years Kitty-Yo" anniversary party at Volksbühne (Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz) on November 19th, 2004. The line-up also includes Peaches, Rhythm King and Her Friends, Rechenzentrum, Tarwater, Sex in Dallas, Supersoul, and a lot of DJs.

3Sat film still

On TV in Germany

Am Donnerstag, dem 11. November läuft um 20:15 auf 3Sat die Erstausstrahlung von Gerold Hofmanns Film "Von Hitgiganten und Musikzwergen – Musik, Macht und Märkte". Maximilian wurde für diesen Film ausführlich gefilmt und interviewed.

Aus der Ankündigung von 3Sat: "Musikmanager, Casting-Shows und Major-Labels sind die eigentlichen Musikmacher. Sie kreieren die Trends, die Künstler und die Kampagnen [...]. Der Film schaut hinter die Kulissen der Musikindustrie, dorthin, wo die Musikmanager und Labelgründer, die Songschreiber und Künstler von morgen gemacht werden."

http://www.3sat.de/musik/72080/

Back in Berlin

A documentation of the 2003/2004 world tour can be found on this site as well as on the Goethe Institute web site:

Tour 2003/2004 (mostly german)

Goethe Institute | New Music from Berlin (english)
Goethe Institute | Tour diary (english)

The Goethe Institute site has information in several other languages as well.

Polyester Live

A letter from Beijing

A fan from China sent some very good photos he took at the gig in Beijing in March this year (see the photo section) -- and two video clips, too. You can download them here:

Polyester (live in Beijing) – quicktime movie
Sunburnt Days (live in Beijing) – quicktime movie

about 19MB each; taken at The Loft Space, Beijing, 2004-03-04 by Pingyu Zhang. Thank you!