De Press: Back with a blast

Fans of Joy Division, Vulture Industries & Holy Toy would probably enjoy the music of De Press! Norwegian/polish new-wave rockers De Press fronted by the legendary Andrej Dziubek Nebb are back with a blast! Body Manifest mark their first Norwegian De Press album in 13 years and shows a band playing at all their strengths!  Line-up: Andrej Dziubek Nebb – vocals, Helge Hovland – guitar, Atle Rakvåg – bass, Jonas Kjærnsrød – drums. Additional musicians on the new album: Rafal «Pietaszek» Novak – accordion, Audun Kjeldahl Berntsen – synth, keyboards, effects. The track Skurcysyny,

De Press are a legendary Norwegian/polish cult band those debut Block To Block ( 1981) are rated as one the best albums ever to be released by an Norwegian band! A De Press concert is a very unique experience, with high energy levels, musical crunches and props such as oil barrels, fish pudding, anvil, cement mixer and angle grinder.

De Press`s music are an elusive blend of Polish folklore and European new wave, and in the lyrics Andrej Nebb elegantly alternates between Polish, Norwegian and English! The story of De Press starts in the spring of 1980. Polish Andrej Nebb (Andrzej Dziubek) had joined the band Pullout, forming De Press with Jørn Christensen on guitar and Ola Snortheim on drums. Nebb himself sang and played bass. The band was inspired by the late punk and contemporary do-it-yourself attitude, and established their own label, Siberia Records. The track Agent Ego,

The world around was characterized by the cold war between the superpowers. In Poland, workers in Gdansk strike at the Lenin shipyard, and the independent trade union Solidarity was established. This inspired Nebb’s lyrics, which is reflected in the album title on his debut album Block To Block which was released in 1981.

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