Moop Mama is a brass band based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The ten-person group includes two percussionists and a rapper, and was founded in 2009. They describe their style as urban brass, mixing hip hop and the music of traditional marching bands. The band has played at festivals, for television and film, and at political events, with a focus on spontaneous concerts in public space. Beginning in 2011, the band has recorded albums, singles and videos.
History
Moop Mama was founded in 2009 at the initiative of the saxophonist Marcus Kesselbauer, as a group of seven brass players, two percussionists and a rapper. Kesselbauer is also the band's composer and arranger. Their first "public rehearsal" was at Munich's Englischer Garten in 2009. They became recognized for many short unannounced concerts in public space (Guerilla-Konzerte), such as pedestrian areas and parks, using a megaphone to amplify the rapper's voice. Sometimes the concerts were regarded as unwanted noise (), causing conflicts with the police.
The band appeared on television, such as Inas Nacht and in 2011,Rückschau: Die urbane Blaskapelle / Wie "Moop Mama" als Musikguerilla die Straße rockt ARD. Retrieved 14 August 2012. and in 2012. They have performed regularly for the local Vereinsheim Schwabing of Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). For the film , they supplied part of the film score and appeared as actors.
The band performed at festivals such as in 2012 at the Fusion Festival in Lärz, the Splash! festival in Ferropolis of Gräfenhainichen,splash! 2012 Line Up Splash! Retrieved 15 August 2012. the in Switzerland, the in Rothenburg ob der Tauber,Taubertal Festival 2012 / Programm Taubertal Festival. Retrieved 15 August 2012. the in Breitenbach am Herzberg, TFF Rudolstadt, Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg, and the festival in Hamburg. They also played in the program of the 2012 Champions League final in Munich, and supporting Jan Delay at the Tollwood Festival. They performed at the 2016 in Großpösna, at the in Horb the same year, and at the 2019 Southside in Neuhausen ob Eck.Das war das Southside Festival 2019 (in German) southside.de 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
In September 2012, the band played on an invitation of Goethe-Institut in Thessaloniki and Athens. In September 2018, the band played a spontaneous concert at the Hambach Forest to protest against its clearing by RWE. On 21 June 2019, they performed as part of a large demonstration of Fridays for Future at the Aachen Tivoli for several thousand people. The band played a 10th anniversary concert at the Tollwood in the Munich Musik-Arena on 18 July 2019, announced as playing "no finished beats, no samples, no electronic instruments" and "brute loud and secretly quiet".
Discography Albums 2011: Deine Mutter () 2013: Das rote Album (Millaphon Records)Moop Mama. Millaphon. Retrieved 5 November 2013. 2016: M.O.O.P. Topia (Mutterkomplex) 2017: Live, Vol. 1 (Mutterkomplex) 2018: ICH (Mutterkomplex urban media) 2020: Live Vol.2 (Mutterkomplex urban media) 2024: Wieder Laut (Mutterkomplex urban media)
Singles 2011: König der Stadtmitte (Millaphon Records) 2012: Liebe (Millaphon Records) 2013: Party der Versager (Millaphon Records) 2014: Stadt die immer schläft (Millaphon Records) 2016: Meermenschen (Mutterkomplex) 2016: Lösch das Internet (Mutterkomplex) 2016: Die Erfindung des Rades (Mutterkomplex) 2017: 25/8 (Live 2016) (Mutterkomplex) 2017: Komplize (Live 2016) (Mutterkomplex) 2018: Molotow (Mutterkomplex) 2018: Nüchtern (Mutterkomplex) 2021: Alte Männer (Mutterkomplex) 2021: Schwimm (Mutterkomplex) 2021: Aus dem Fenster (Mutterkomplex) 2022: Schau den Mond an (Der Mond ist aufgegangen) ft. Rodger Reckless (Mutterkomplex) 2023: Alles am Weg ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2023: Bildet Banden ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2023: Bin Da ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2024: Nie Wieder ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2024: Blechdach ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2024: In Weiß ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex) 2025: Mhm Aha ft. Älice (Mutterkomplex)
Videos 2012: Liebe 2013: Party der Versager 2014: Stadt die immer schläft 2016: Meermenschen 2016: Lösch das Internet 2016: Die Erfindung des Rades 2016: Alle Kinder (feat. Jan Delay) 2017: Komplize (Live) 2017: 25/8 (Live) 2018: Molotow 2018: Nüchtern 2018: Kapuze 2022: Aus Dem Fenster 2024: Alles Am Weg (feat. Älice) 2024: Bildet Banden (feat. Älice) 2024: Bin Da (feat. Älice) 2024: Nie Wieder (feat. Älice) 2024: In Weiß (feat. Älice)
References
External links
Moop Mama Mutterkomplex Moop Mama (in German) laut.de Do, 14.11.2019 · MOOP MAMA (in German) landstreicher-konzerte.de 2019