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The Hirsch Effekt
12+ albums
experimentalmathcorepost-hardcoreindiegerman
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The Hirsch Effekt is a German band from Hanover, formed in 2008. Their music, characterized by a mix of styles, is often described as artcore. Nils Wittrock and Ilja Lappin met at the Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media and, together with Philipp Wende, founded the band in 2008. The band’s name refers to the Hirsch effect, discovered by the German physician Rahel Hirsch. In 2009, The Hirsch Effekt produced and released a self-titled demo recording with five songs. The band distributed it to fanzines, blogs, indie labels, and promoters in Germany, accompanied by handwritten letters. They gained attention partly due to their collaboration with the Hanover Chamber Choir and orchestral influences that diverged from the conventions of emocore and mathcore. Their debut album and the first part of the Holon trilogy, "Holon: Hiberno", produced by Jens Siefert, was released on 19 March 2010 by Midsummer Records. Following a performance as the opening act for the emopunk band Adolar, the band established contact with the operators of Kapitän Platte, through which the vinyl edition of "Holon: Hiberno" was released in early February 2011. In cooperation with Ampire Records from Frankfurt, they released the split EP "Perigæum / Apogæum" with the hardcore band Caleya in the same year. Kapitän Platte also released a split single with Adolar, featuring mutual cover songs. Through Adolar, the band connected with producers Tim Tautorat and Max Trieder (who had worked with Turbost
