Spillsbury

Spillsbury is a German electro-pop act from Hamburg, Germany who sing in German and were founded in 2001 by Zoe Meissner (vocals) and Tobias Asche (bass, synthesizer). Both Zoe and Tobias were in a previous punk band called One:Thirty, who sang in English and released a one-off EP with their friend's band Marilyn called One:Thirty/Marilyn. Spillsbury's first single was their self titled EP released in 2002 and signed to Hamburg's L'Age D'Or label. After L'Age D'Or became bankrupt, the band moved to the Raboisen label, where they've continued making music. The band is influenced by the Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) music scene from the early 80's and punk.

Links To Peel
Peel first heard the group from their debut self titled EP in 2002 and played their track Zwei Sekunden on his 04 July 2002 show. Peel also played a track from the band on a compilation album called Wir, which featured their track "Das Spiel Ist Aus". On 18 November 2003, Peel played the track and commentated:


 * "Actually, that is a bit of a gem, I have to say. I feel like playing you that one again immediately, but I'll not."

After Peel gained a copy of the band's first album called Raus!, he described it on his 25 March 2004 show as an excellent album. Peel would also continue playing several tracks of the album on his show in early 2004.

Shows Played
2002 2003 2004
 * 04 July 2002: Zwei Sekunden (EP - Spillsbury) (L'Age D'or )
 * 18 November 2003: Das Spiel Ist Aus (Compilation CD - WiR) L'Age D'Or
 * 28 January 2004: Zwei Sekunden (Album: Raus!) L'Age D'Or
 * 05 February 2004: Jona (LP- Raus!) L'Age D'Or
 * 02 March 2004: Das Spiel Ist Aus (Album: Raus!) L'Age D'Or
 * 25 March 2004: Schlagziele (LP - Raus!) (L'Age D'Or)