DROPOUT PATROL
is a band from Berlin. It is made up of Jana, Kristof, Stefan, Kalle and varying guests.

We enjoy playing live. Please get in contact via contact[at]dropoutpatrol.com or find us here:

TUMBLR
BANDCAMP
FACEBOOK
LAST.FM


FRIENDS

Exotic Fever
K&F Records
Altin Village & Mine


DATES

* MAY 08 // Leipzig
__ Ilses Erika (w/ Garda, The Green Apple Sea)

* MAY 09 // Hamburg
__Astra-Stube (w/ Garda, The Green Apple Sea)

* MAY 10 // Offenbach
__Hafen 2 (w/ Garda, The Green Apple Sea)

* MAY 11 // Stuttgart
__Merlin (w/ Garda, The Green Apple Sea)

* MAY 12 // München
__ innen.außen.raum (w/ Garda, The Green Apple Sea)

* JUN 07 // Dresden
__Discorporate Festival

* JUL 19-21 // Hauptmannsgrün
__L*Abore

* AUG 02-03 // Friedland
__Jenseits von Millionen

“Archives” (NBHAP Video Premiere)

Right in time for mild spring evenings between high grass and chirping crickets German indie darlings THE DROPOUT PATROL playing a bunch of shows to bring their gentle and fleet-footed songs on stage. Some bands are loud, others are full of gimmicks and effects. THE DROPOUT PATROL just bring true, handpicked melodies with a soft and straight voice right into your ear, everything in an unambiguous and touching way you can’t ignore. Check out the dates and this band live. [Read more here…]


Take Out Your Teeth, Take Off Your Claws - A K&F Records Compilation

Take Out Your Teeth, Take Off Your Claws"Take Out Your Teeth, Take Off Your Claws" is supposed to celebrate a small anniversary. K&F Records took up work almost exactly five years and precisely 20 catalogue numbers ago. Today, the label feels like an hermit crab that has slightly outgrown its snail shell. Oftentimes only loosely associated with the genre of folk music. New artist affiliations from Ireland and the UK. Still based around a small community of musicians and friends in Dresden, Germany.
"Teeth/Claws" compiles hindsights to 2012 and foresights to 2013, mainly in the form of rarities and B-sides. There are also a few albums tracks from last year's releases and older songs by bands that will come out with something new in 2013.
Free download via bandcamp. Donations welcome. Enjoy!

kfrecords.bandcamp.com/


self titled

Vinyl with postcard inlays and download code [on Exotic Fever Records // Altin Village & Mine Records] and Digipack-CD with booklet [on K&F Records]. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Christoph Bartelt. Artwork by Janette Bielau. Released: August 31st 2012.

Read some lovely reviews here.


discorporate festival

Waren Garda letztes Jahr unser kleines zögerliches Statement, dass man nicht "cool" sein muss, um "cool" zu sein... sind es dieses Jahr zweifelsohne The Dropout Patrol. Wie eine Punkband, die es sich anders überlegt hat, und dem hohen Tempo ihrer ersten Pogoschritte abschwört... [discorporate festival]


jenseits von millionen

Die Songs der um Jana Sotzko gewachsenen Band The Dropout Patrol leuchten in wohligem Pastell. Sie sind zurückgelehnt und voller Gemütsruhe. Sie lassen Raum zum Atmen, sind minimalistisch instrumentiert. Mehr tupfen als schraffieren... [jenseits von millionen]



OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS
~~~~~~~~~ video by marc krause


IRRELEVANT VARIABLES
~~~~~~~~~ video by Ulrich K.


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