I woke up this morning and I knew I had to finally release this song that we recorded more than 20 years ago. in fact it´s been 24 years since this guitar has been twirling my ears. it was recorded as part of a never released follow up to Mad Romeo´s 1988 debut album. by 1990, we had a new line up including a then 17-year old prodigy named Flo Dauner on drums ( today he plays for Fanta 4 and many more), Maria Schuster and Paul Outlaw on backing vocals, Jo Gehlmann on rhythm guitar and Bymski Nishino on bass. Bym also co wrote this haunting riff on which we based the tale of the Emotional Yo Yo. which I feel, since this April Sunday morning, I should no longer withhold from the interested world. in similar fashion, I plan to release more such unreleased gems in the future. stay tuned! god bless, nikKo

Mad Romeo/Emotional Yo Yo

recorded at Eastcote Studios in London, UK, 1993. with Guy Chambers on bass, Jeremy Stacey, drums and Bobo on backing vocals. produced by Guy Chambers and NW.

Nikko & the Passion Fruit - She s Ignorant

Nikko Weidemann - Vox, Guit, Keyb.
Hans Schumann - Drum.
Bym Stempka - Bass.
Ralf Droge - Vox, Posaune.
Rainer Winkelvoss - Pos., Alto.
John Kleinert - Tenor-Sax.
Jurij Panfilowitsch - Trumpet, Guit.


Recorded at Vielklang, Berlin + Building Site, HH, April 1985.
Produced by Flucht & Raymond Watts
Assistent Engineer - Hans Schumann.

Flucht Nach Vorn - Send Me A Postcard

Radio Feature:nikko mdr figaro

Merci Udo

30 years ago this summer Flucht Nach Vorn worked hard in the mountains near Cologne with our great mentor Conny Plank on two songs - "Heavy Cancer" & "Excessive"- that were to be our big breakthrough. It´a a story with a sad ending, because this mountainous effort never came to bear fruit. In fact the desaster this effort turned into effectively broke up the band. the idea was that we would put out our album "Talking Is Over" via indie label Vielklang while major CBS would simultaneously launch our mainstream success with "Heavy Cancer" in the wake of that album´s release. The first mix was turned down by CBS, the A&R went on record saying that he could do a better snare drum sound than Conny Plank, the man who was the singular genius behind careers such as Kraftwerk´s or the Eurythmics. Sadly, the historically bitter and funny letter Conny wrote to CBS in response is lost. Anyway we went back to Conny´s to work another week or two on "Heavy Cancer". Conny was not going to be defeated by any label. The fact that we- the band - chose to side with the producer did not sit well with CBS and they decided to pay Conny but never released the song. Rumor has it that you could have bought a nice sports car with that money. Such was the start of our affairs with major money labels back in the day. 30 mighty summers ago. 2 years later, 1987, Conny, who had become a father figure to almost everyone not only in our band, died of cancer. 

Flucht Nach Vorn/Heavy Cancer

if you wanna use it
use my toothbrush
if you wanna climb on top that horse and ride
don´t feel ashamed
you wouldn´t anyway
that´s why you might as well stay
you wouldn´t anyway
so here´s my toothbrush
toothbrush

girl you ve gotta push 
you got to push on through
torn between your dreams 
and bitter sacrifice
you´ve made it anyway
that´s why you might as well stay
you wouldn´t anyway
so here´s my toothbrush
toothbrush
toothbrush

Nikko & the Passion Fruit/Toothbrush

trip hop from 1992/93 with Johannes Koeniger on treated synth and Horst Neff on drums.  

People In Cars Edit 1 (short)

interview-und musiksendung zu meinem 50 geburtstag
mit mc luecke
playlist:
flucht nach vorn: "falle tief"(1982) prod. jens troendle
nikko weidemann "ich seh monster" (2010) vom album schöne schmerzen, prod.neander/tibes/weidemann
flucht nach vorn: "heavy cancer" (1985), unveröffentlichte single, prod. conny plank
rio reiser: "wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte" (1984) live in der schaubühne am lehniner platz berlin/ nw am klavier
einstürzende neubauten "seele brennt" (1985) vom album halber mensch/ nw am klavier
mad romeo "I´ll Be Good"(1988) produziert von reinhold heil
nikko &amp; the passion fruit"she´s ignorant" (1993) produziert von guy chambers
nikko &amp; the passion fruit "annie howe" (1994) produziert von moses schneider
king capsule"mr. low budget jet set" (1998) produziert von mark roule
nikko weidemann "sag mir wann" (2010) vom album schöne schmerzen prod.neander/tibes/weidemann
king capsule"king among the blind" (1997) prod. jeremy stacey



50 ways to leave your 40s/nikko´s radioeins special 16.10.2011



Annie Howe


I don´t know either 
now
I´ve forgotten how
Annie Howe

pick up the receiver
now
keep talking to me
Annie Howe

call me an easy boy
a ladies´ toy
a toliet boy
I don´t know either
now
I´ve lost it somehow, 
Annie Howe

could I be one of a kind
I wouldn´t be bad
in my dirty mind
let me be one of a kind
I wouldn´t be bad

Misses Annie Howe,
pick up the receiver
Annie Howe,
I don´t wanna leave ya´
Annie Howe,
pick up the receiver 
now

call up the preacher now
tell him there´s work for him
Annie Howe
could be a birthday, 
could be a funeral
could be anything
but a wedding ring

could I be one of a kind
I wouldn´t be bad
in my dirty mind
let me be one of a kind
I wouldn´t be bad



nikko weidemann

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