The Almost Three
Martin Ettrich Guitar , Vocals , Producer
Autodidact of the first water, playing solo since the beginning of the 1980´s as well as touring with different bands. He toured for 2 years with “Carey Bell” (ex Muddy Waters Band), “Louisiana Red”, more than 500 shows with the German funk band “The Party Popes” in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Austria,
supported Joe Bowie´s Defunkt for 2 years on their German-tours.
Other supports: Bootsy Collins, Mother´s Finest, Joe Cocker a.o.
Aside from THE ALMOST THREE, he is momentarily working with the
German Rock legend BIRTH CONTROL (www.birth-control.de)
Discography:
1983 MC SCHNULLI PÖTTERBOTE und die Verschütteten/ Mehr als nur Gräten
1985 MC HEINZ sein SOHN/Live
1989 LP/Vinyl OH NO / Oh No
1996 CD PARTY POPES/ Holy Hip
2001 CD TAUMELTONES/ Im Sommer sind die Mädchen schöner
2002 CD CACHE/ European Smoke
2005 CD PARTY POPES/ The Truth
2005 CD PARTY POPES/ Anplackt und nackt/ LIVE
2008 CD 78 TWINS/ Let it Bootleg
2009 CD THE ALMOST THREE/ What?
2010 CD KING SIZE CLAN/ Slow Mo
2011 CD 78 TWINS/ Works
2012 CD AUFSTAND alter MÄNNER/ Kansas City
2012 CD THE ALMOST THREE/ Big Muff
2013 CD PARTY POPES/ Funkateers all the Years
2014 CD AUFSTAND alter MÄNNER/ Easy
2014 CD THE FUNK’n’BLUES KITCHEN/Vol 1
2016 CD BIRTH CONTROL/ Here and Now
2017 CD THE ALMOST THREE / THREE
Max Schmitz Bass
Currently technical co-ordinator at the ICEM of the FOLKWANG UNIVERSITY
for Music and Arts in ESSEN, Germany.
Before that he successfully worked as a studio and tour bass player for
PHILLIP BOA AND THE VOODOO CLUB.
Ken je dat gevoel.. Raam open gaspedaal ingedrukt en lekker cruisen over de Duitse autobahn wind in je haren en genieten van het beste wat Duitsland te bieden heeft!
Hou dat gevoel vooral vast want op 10 februari komt The Almost Three samen met Mister Defunkt Joseph Bowie naar PoGo, met gierende gitaar solos zullen de mannen hun deep-blues-funk-rock-crossover show ten gehore brengen.
Neem invloeden van muzikanten als Neil Young , Jimi Hendrix en George Clinton aangevuld met een hoge dosis humor en improvisatie en je weet dat het een super middag gaat worden!
You know that feeling .. Window open accelerator pressed and enjoy cruising over the German autobahn wind in your hair and enjoy the best that Germany has to offer!
Hold that feeling especially because on February 10, The Almost Three comes together with Mister Defunkt Joseph Bowie to PoGo, with screeching guitar solos the men will perform their deep-blues funk rock crossover show.
Take influences from musicians like Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix and George Clinton with a high dose of humor and improvisation and you know it will be a great afternoon!
