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German techno marching band

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Meute Meute Background information Origin Hamburg, Germany Genres Techno house deep house Years active 2015–present Members Sebastian Borkowski (tenor sax, concert flute) Adrian Hanack [de] (baritone sax) Philip Morton Andernach (bass sax, vocals) Thomas Burhorn (trumpet) Hans-Christian Stephan (trumpet) Johnny Johnson (trombone) Philipp Westermann (sousaphone) André Wittmann (marimba) Markus "Onkel" Lingner (snare drum, hi-hat) Timon Fenner (snare drum, cymbal) Marco Möller (bass drum, shaker) Past members Hubert Fersterer (baritone sax) Philip Sindy (trumpet) Chris Lüers (trombone) Robin McMinn (snare drum, hi-hat) Nando Schäfer (snare drum, lyra) Website meute.eu

**Meute** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈmɔɪ̯tə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German), stylized as MEUTE, German for "pack", "rout" or "crowd") is an eleven-piece self-described [techno](/source/Techno) [marching band](/source/Marching_band) from Germany. The band arranges techno, [house](/source/House_music) and [deep house](/source/Deep_house) works by well-known [DJs](/source/DJ), augmenting them with electronic beats created by marching band instruments. In doing so, they seek to "[create] a new genre by combining hypnotic driving techno and expressive brass band music", thereby "detaching electronic music from the DJ desk."[1] Meute have toured Europe, the United States, and southern Africa, and have performed in a variety of venues, including city streets, music festivals, and classical concert halls.

## Band history

The Meute logo consists of the letters M, E, U, and T arranged and resized to form a stylized [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms).

Meute was founded by trumpeter Thomas Burhorn in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg) in 2015.[2] The band had their breakthrough in early 2016 when their video for the song "Rej" by Berlin DJ duo [Âme](/source/%C3%82me) became a viral hit on [social media](/source/Social_media).[3] Within a week, their interpretation of the [deep house](/source/Deep_house) song received more than 400,000 views on [YouTube](/source/YouTube).[4]

After the release of their debut album, *Tumult*, in mid-2017, Meute toured music clubs in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg. In total, the band gave more than 150 concerts in their first two years of existence.[5] In 2018, Meute participated in the showcase festivals [ESNS](/source/Eurosonic_Noorderslag) and [SXSW](/source/South_by_Southwest), ending the year as one of the most booked festival bands in Europe.[6]

In addition to formal gigs, Meute has given unannounced concerts in several cities. In June 2018, one such performance in Berlin gained widespread attention when a video of the band performing its song "You & Me ([Flume](/source/Flume_(musician)) Remix)" went viral. As of December 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meute&action=edit), the video has had over 72 million views on YouTube making it the band's most widely viewed to date.[7] Meute's unannounced October 2018 appearance in Rome drew attention to their single "Hey Hey ([Dennis Ferrer](/source/Dennis_Ferrer) Remix)" in a similar fashion.[8]

Meute's arrangements have earned recognition from their original artists. In 2017, Meute and [Laurent Garnier](/source/Laurent_Garnier), whose song "The Man with the Red Face" the band had prominently covered,[9] made a joint stage appearance at the 2017 Festival Yeah! in France.[10] In 2018, Meute and [Stephan Bodzin](/source/Stephan_Bodzin) took the stage at the Festival Reperkusound in Lyon.[11]

In early 2019, as part of their "Europe 2019" tour, the band toured forty cities across fourteen countries.[5] Later that same year, the band played concerts in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) and [Eswatini](/source/Eswatini) with the help of the [Goethe-Institut](/source/Goethe-Institut).[12]

Meute undertook their first North American tour in October 2019, with 14 performances in the United States and Canada.[5]

In October 2019, Meute released their first live album, *Meute Live In Paris*, which they recorded in March 2019 at [Le Trianon](/source/Le_Trianon) in Paris. The collection consists of 14 previously released songs as singles or on album, as well as three previously unreleased tracks.[13]

Additionally, Meute supports projects by [Musicians without Borders](/source/Musicians_without_Borders) with the help of [Musik Bewegt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musik_Bewegt&action=edit&redlink=1), a German philanthropic organisation seeking to use music to make a difference in education, integration, health, and youth.[14][15]

In 2023 they appeared at [WOMADelaide](/source/WOMADelaide) in Australia. In April 2025, Meute performed at the [Coachella Festival](/source/Coachella) in California.[16]

## Style

Meute's music is based on [techno](/source/Techno), [house](/source/House_music) and [deep house](/source/Deep_house) hits. They call their covers or arrangements "reworks". These works are rearranged by the Hamburg musicians and adapted to the instruments of the band. Meute's combination of techno and acoustic brass band instruments is described in a *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* article as "thrilling in ways both electronic music fans and live music aficionados alike can get behind."[17] *[Die Zeit](/source/Die_Zeit)* describes the band as placing a unique twist on the genres, in that "[t]he hypnotic monotony of the electronic music is retained, but the sterile sounds from the machine are replaced by the warmer-sounding wind instruments."[3] According to the *[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung](/source/Frankfurter_Allgemeine_Zeitung)*, the result sounds "Symphonic. Hymnlike. Orchestral."[18]

The band plays acoustic or amplified on major festival stages, in techno clubs, and on the street. Their cross-genre appeal has also led Meute to perform in classical settings such as the [Hamburg State Opera](/source/Hamburg_State_Opera)[19] and [Vienna Concert House](/source/Konzerthaus%2C_Vienna).[20]

## Discography

### Albums

- 2017: *Tumult*

- 2019: *Live in Paris*[21]

- 2020: *Puls*

- 2022: *Taumel*

- 2024: *Empor*

### Singles

- 2016: "Rej" ([Âme](/source/%C3%82me))[4]

- 2016: "Mental Help" ([Gonçalo](/source/Gon%C3%A7alo))

- 2016: "Kerberos" ([Stephan Bodzin](/source/Stephan_Bodzin) & Marc Romboy)

- 2016: "Underground" ([Nick Curly](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nick_Curly&action=edit&redlink=1) / [Dennis Ferrer](/source/Dennis_Ferrer))

- 2017: "The Man with the Red Face" ([Laurent Garnier](/source/Laurent_Garnier))[22][23]

- 2017: "Acamar" ([Frankey & Sandrino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frankey_%26_Sandrino&action=edit&redlink=1))

- 2018: "Miss You" ([Trentemøller](/source/Trentem%C3%B8ller))

- 2018: "You & Me" ([Disclosure](/source/Disclosure_(band)), [Flume](/source/Flume_(musician)) Remix)

- 2018: "Hey Hey" (Dennis Ferrer)

- 2019: "Gula" ([Deadmau5](/source/Deadmau5))

- 2019: "Araya" ([Fatima Yamaha](/source/Bas_Bron))

- 2019: "Customer Is King" ([Solomun](/source/Solomun_(musician)))

- 2018: "You & Me" (live)

- 2019: "Rushing Back" ([Flume](/source/Flume_(musician)), featuring [Vera Blue](/source/Vera_Blue))

- 2019: "Panda" ([Oscar House](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oscar_House&action=edit&redlink=1))

- 2020: "Slip" ([Deadmau5](/source/Deadmau5))[24]

- 2020: "What Else Is There?" ([Röyksopp](/source/R%C3%B6yksopp))

- 2020: "Zig Zag" (NTO)

- 2020: "Unfolding" ([Rival Consoles](/source/Rival_Consoles))

- 2020: "Raw" (original composition)

- 2020: "Holy Harbour" (original composition)

- 2021: "Weirdo" (original composition with [ÄTNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%84tna_(Band)&action=edit&redlink=1))

- 2021: "Intentional Dweeb" (Eddie)

- 2021: "Expanse" (original composition)

- 2022: "Peace" (original composition)

- 2022: "Places" ([The Blaze](/source/The_Blaze_(band)))

- 2023: "Sail" ([AWOLNATION](/source/AWOLNATION))

- 2023: "Verden" (with Pølaroit)

- 2023: "The Coup" (with [Henrik Schwarz](/source/Henrik_Schwarz))

- 2023: "Come Together" (featuring The Young ClassX)

- 2023: "Hypnose" (Future Edit)

- 2023: "Loss of Hope"

- 2023: “LoCKDoWN2”

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meute_About_1-0)** Meute. ["Meute - Techno Marching Band"](https://www.meute.eu/about/). *www.meute.eu*. Retrieved 2019-12-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Kocay, Lisa (2022-11-23). ["Techno Marching Band MEUTE Drops 'Taumel'"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2022/11/23/techno-marching-band-meute-drops-taumel/). *Forbes*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) Hollenstein, Oliver (2016-06-16). ["Meute: Apple meets Manufactum"](https://www.zeit.de/2016/26/meute-techno-blasmusik-band-hamburg/). *Die Zeit* (in German). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0044-2070](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0044-2070). Retrieved 2019-12-16.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rej_2016_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rej_2016_4-1) ["Meute - Rej (Âme Rework)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtKdqwRC07A). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 2016-01-15.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Meute_Live_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Meute_Live_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Meute_Live_5-2) Meute. ["Meute - Techno Marching Band"](https://www.meute.eu/live/). Retrieved 2019-03-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Meute (Germany)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200926212214/https://euradio.fr/2017/11/27/meute-germany/). *Euradio*. 2017-11-27. Archived from [the original](https://euradio.fr/2017/11/27/meute-germany/) on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2019-08-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [*Meute - You & Me (Flume Remix)*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKFbnhcNnjE), 2018-05-30, retrieved 2024-12-24

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Meute (2018-10-26). ["Meute - Hey Hey (Dennis Ferrer Rework)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=NYtjttnp1Rs). Retrieved 2019-06-06 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Meute - Techno Marching Band"](https://www.meute.eu/music/). *www.meute.eu*. Retrieved 2019-12-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Culturebox (2017-06-13). ["Meute vs Laurent Garnier au festival Yeah! 2017"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=XcFbIAdn4PY) (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-24 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Reperkusound (2018-06-12). ["Stephan Bodzin x Meute"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHqh1H9ZFgQ). Retrieved 2019-08-25 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Concert: Meute & Bombshelter Beast live! - Goethe-Institut South Africa"](https://www.goethe.de/ins/za/de/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21541660). Retrieved 2019-06-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** This Is EDM Magazine (2019-08-22). ["Meute - You & Me (Flume Remix) - Live in Paris"](https://thisisedm.it/meute-you-me-flume-remix-live-in-paris/). *This Is EDM*. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Music Bewegt. ["Meute"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190512072759/https://www.musik-bewegt.de/kuenstler/meute) (in German). Archived from [the original](https://www.musik-bewegt.de/kuenstler/meute) on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Über"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200125035040/https://www.musik-bewegt.de/ueber). *Musik Bewegt* (in German). Archived from [the original](https://www.musik-bewegt.de/ueber) on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2019-12-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Brown, August; Franko, Vanessa; Wood, Mikael; Davies, Cerys (2025-04-09). ["14 artists you don't want to miss at Coachella"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-09/coachella-2025-festival-14-must-see-artists). *Los Angeles Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Amter, Charlie (2022-03-22). ["Coachella's Most Curious Booking? Meet Meute, Hamburg's 'Techno Marching Band'"](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/coachella-meute-hamburg-techno-marching-band-1235208498/). *Variety*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Elena Witzeck (2019-03-15). ["Straßenband "Meute": Die Rattenfänger von Hamburg"](https://www.faz.net/1.6087379). *Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0174-4909](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0174-4909). Retrieved 2019-08-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["State Opera Hamburg: Meute at the Opera - on May 10, 2018"](https://opernmagazin.de/staatsoper-hamburg-meute-at-the-opera-am-10-mai-2018/). *Das Opernmagazin* (in German). 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2019-08-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Meute"](https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/57119) (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2019-08-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meute_2019_ParisLive_21-0)** ["Live in Paris"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loN0JFZa0Y). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Le Trianon, Paris, France. 2019-10-04 [2019-03-20]. Retrieved 2022-01-09. [1:37:08] (NB. A live concert in the theatre [Le Trianon](/source/Le_Trianon), Paris, France, 2019-03-20.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meute_2017_RedFaceVideo_22-0)** Meute; Frizen, Ronja (2017). ["The Man with the Red Face (Official Video)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhGXn9Qo9HA). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Hamburg, Germany. Retrieved 2022-01-09. [7:54]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meute_2019_RedFaceLive_23-0)** Meute (2019-10-06). ["The Man with the Red Face (Boston Street Encore)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnlrlbYVYiM). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. The Middle East complex, Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Retrieved 2022-01-09. [5:17] (NB. A spontaneous street encore on a parking lot following a concert abandoned due to a firealarm in club [Sonia](/source/Sonia_(nightclub)), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meute_2020_SlipLive_24-0)** Meute (2020-01-20). ["Slip (Meute Version)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMefxohehPQ). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Old Port, Ibiza, Spain. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Meute](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Meute_(band)).

- [Official website](http://www.meute.eu/)

- [Meute](https://soundcloud.com/meutesound) on [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud)

- [Meute's channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY3cAFsquIk7VGMuk-V8S3g) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_channel_(identifier))

- [*Rooftop Session*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FVC11hQNWE), a live concert on the rooftop of the former [Viktoria barracks](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viktoria_barracks&action=edit&redlink=1) [[de](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktoria-Kaserne)], now fux eg, Hamburg-Altona, Germany, 2020-09-12 [36:20]

- [*Elbphilharmonie Sessions*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VASVraoqGcI), a live concert on the rooftop of the [Elbphilharmonie](/source/Elbphilharmonie), Hamburg, Germany, 2021-09-16 [39:27]

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