C.C.C.P. (band)
C.C.C.P. is a German synth-pop / Industrial / EBM [1] act led by Rasputin Stoy. They were best known for the 1986 songs "American-Soviets I" and "American-Soviets II", released by Clockwork records in Frankfurt am Main / Germany. This six-minute song themed on the Cold War became a hit on the US Billboard charts, the German Top 75 and other European charts. Their follow-up singles ("Made in Russia" and "Orient Express") hit the number one and number two spots on official music charts in the same week (Hong Kong, Benelux, France and Spain).
C.C.C.P. | |
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Synth-pop, EBM |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Clockwork Germany |
C.C.C.P. released their seventh album, Quantic Shamanism Through Digital Western featuring Meyhiel, in January 2008 on the art label MillePlateauxMedia.
The band only consists 2010 of the original band leader Rasputin Stoy and Frank Schendler (ex-Beat-A-Max).
The tour with Front 242 was canceld in 2020/21 (Covid 19)
The third US tour will start on Oktober 2022
CCCP is neither left nor right oriented and describes itself as cosmopolitan
Discography
Albums
- 1989: The World
- 1992: The Hallucinogenic Toreador
- 2004: Journey Through the Past
- 2008: Quantic Shamanism Through Digital Western
- 2018: Decadance Club (Blue!)
Live albums
- 1992: Live Houston 1990
- 2013: C.C.C.P. Live Houston 2013
Compilations
- 1992: Best of C.C.C.P.: 1985–1992
- 1997: C.C.C.P. & Beat-A-Max: Best of C.C.C.P. & Beat-A-Max
- 2013: Official the World Remixes 2014
Singles
- 1986: "American-Soviets"
- 1987: "Made in Russia"
- 1988: "Orient Express"
- 1989: "United States of Europe"
- 1990: "Don't Kill the Rain Forest"
- 1990: "Liquid Sky"
- 1991: "Freedom & Liberty"
- 1991: "In Memory of Salvador Dali"
- 1991: "Conquestadores"/"Strength versus Courage"
- 1991: "Orient Express '91"
- 1996: "The Preacher"
- 1999: "3rd Millennium"
- 2018: "Decadance Club"
- 2018: "Mirror of Your Soul"
- 2018: "Twelve" (Tibor's Mix)