- Birmingham 6 (band)
Birmingham 6 is a Danish
electro-industrial /EBM group founded in1991 and named after theBirmingham Six , a group of Irish men mistakenly imprisoned for theBirmingham pub bombings . Members include Kim Løhde Petersen and Michael Hillerup.They took on the name as they focused on injustices worldwide, but particularly in western democratic society. Their lyrics have often been controversial and some radio stations have banned airplay of their songs, while other groups refused to be associated with them. They released their first album, "Mindhallucination" in
1994 and "Assassinate" in1995 , followed by "Error of Judgement" in1996 and finally "Resurrection" in1999 .7 tracks on the album "Error of Judgement" were sung by
Jean-Luc de Meyer , better known as a member ofFront 242 .Birmingham 6 also released as a single a cover of "Godlike" by
KMFDM .Birmingham 6 has written several songs questioning governmental systems and their unwillingness to admit their own fallibility. "Israel" talks about the issues between the
Palestinian s and theJew s. "Contagious" discussesAIDS and "Who Do You Love?" points out the difficulty in telling good from evil. The song "6794700" describes some hypocritical church views on abortion. "Love Child" describes how the tourism agency inThailand helps western travel agencies fulfill certain men's desire for an underage prostitute.The song "Policestate" talks about the
riot s inCopenhagen in1993 during the re-voting for theEuropean Union in which police shot into theangry mob , causing several casualties.Discography
Albums
*"Mindhallucination"
*"Assassinate"
*"Error of Judgement"
*"Resurrection"*Also provided a notable cover version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" for the 1997 tribute album "Covered In Black", by Cleopatra records.
EPs and Singles
*"Israel"
*"Contagious"
*"Policestate"
*"To Protect and To Serve"
*"The Kill"
*"You Cannot Walk Here"
*"Mixed Judgements"External links
* [http://www.birmingham6.com Official Birmingham 6 website]
* [http://www.sloth.org/samples-bin/samples/group?exact=Birmingham+6 Birmingham 6 on the Top Sample Lists]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.