"Kaspar Hauser was discovered in 1828, walking down the road in Nuremberg, Germany. Kaspar was oddly dressed and unsteady on his feet, with a strange letter in his pocket and the phrase 'I want to be a horseman like my father is' on his lips. Although about 16 years old, he behaved like a small child. When eventually he could talk, he explained that he had been confined in a small cell into which food and insufficient water — he was always thirsty — were placed while he slept. He was thought to be royally linked to the House of Baden - a conspiracy that resulted with Hauser being stabbed in the chest."
This band, with their name alone, should pick up recognition amongst some Germans. Kaspar Hauser, being the German Anastasia-like figure that he was, makes for a great band name. The band and 19th century child have one more thing in common: both basically being non-existent to their world during their early years. The band was formed in 1999 and is just now fueling enough charcoal into the fire to move full speed ahead. The Chicago based band should be able to capitalize off of their latest album Quixotic/Taxidermy: packed with cool/bluesy Tweedy-like vocals and tracks that pull influences from both the Stones and Kinks.
[MP3] Kaspar Hauser - King Pop
An off kilter voice wearily sings of church bells and gives the advice "Reinvent yourself, the records didn't sell!" After pushing aside an image of Kurt Cobain saying they're "corporate rock whores", I was able to refocus my attention on the hand claps and the crazy usage of a Casio set to the tune of a harpsichord. The short tune about King Pop comes with some memorable lines, "You go on and on / You trade your kingdom for a song!" The vocals have this slight Americana feel to them, but completely change your mind when they milk a sweet falsetto backed by a harmonica towards the end of the track.
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"Kaspar Hauser was discovered in 1828, walking down the road in Nuremberg, Germany. Kaspar was oddly dressed and unsteady on his feet, with a strange letter in his pocket and the phrase 'I want to be a horseman like my father is' on his lips. Although about 16 years old, he behaved like a small child. When eventually he could talk, he explained that he had been confined in a small cell into which food and insufficient water — he was always thirsty — were placed while he slept."
Lifted from Feral Children.com
http://www.feralchildren.com//en/showchild.php?ch=kaspar
if you think the story's off, you should check out the play "Kaspar" by Peter Handke
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