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Rainer Hass
12+ albums
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Rainer Hardt (1905 – 1943) also known as Rainer Hass, has been for the last century something of an enigma. It is known that he was born in Dresden, Germany on the 16th of June 1905. Not much is known about his childhood or his background. We do know that he started playing guitar at the young age of seven and by the age of sixteen had formed his own jazz band. From then on, he went by the pseudonym Rainer Hass. From German, the English translation of this name means Pure Hate. It is more or less a play on words i.e. Rainer (Reiner means pure) is an actual first name and the last name Haas is transformed into Hass (Hate) giving us the name Rainer Hass. Although it seems strange that a young musician would want to use a name like this, it was generally accepted as the arts in Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic were often controversial. And controversial he was – but always indirectly. He sang most of his songs in English, which on the surface sounded perfectly fine to the average German. However, the themes and subjects of his songs dealt mainly with murder and death and the darker side of humanity’s psyche. Herr Hass wanted to fuse expressionism and jazz. This is particularly relevant during the time of the Weimar Republic in Germany, when for example; many German film directors were producing films that were nothing but shocking. Fritz Lang’s Film "M" dealt with a child murderer. F. W. Murnau’s famous piece "Nosferatu" infamized the modern vampire and the film "
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Yells From The Crypt
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VA - Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Music Volume 3
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Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Music Volume III
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Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Music Volume 3
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Live aus Leipzig 1930
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Rodenticide: The Best of Dark Roots Music Vol.3
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Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Volume III
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Rainer Hass
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Rodenticide: The Best of Dark Roots Music Vol. 3
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Acoustic
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Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Music Vol.3
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Rodenticide: The Best Of Dark Roots Music - Vol.3