nothing special. a story that could have happened to any other band. just something we don't want to keep back from you. so feel free to read the short history of KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA*.


the band startet in spring 2003 with the following line-up that has not changed until today: josef weizenbeck (drums), helli killermann (bass), hannes wastl (guitar/vocals) and roland hanisch (guitar/vocals). living a bit split up in an hillbilly area about one hour of ride in the east of munich they all knew each other some years before from times when they were playing shows together around south-east germany each in different bands, and still some of the guys got other bands or take part in other projects.
after they had become influenced by 90ies emo and early screamo and also with the rise of bands like AT THE DRIVE-IN (US), TEN GRAND (US), McLUSKY (UK), NORTH OF AMERICA (CA) or ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (US) - just to name a few - hannes and roland came together writing the first songs for KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA. (by the way "selfish target revolt" was the very first song they wrote, and there were only two songs that did not appear on a release until now.) soon they were supported by josef on drums and last but not least helli, who actually was a guitarist, joined the band playing bass.

so after spending one year with rehearsing, D.I.Y.-recording a first demo-EP in may 2004 and about twenty concerts around south germany - also with some "big ones" like SMACKDOWN (SE), STOP IT (US), REMOVAL (CA), SOMETREE and others - these four young guys were already called "the darlings of the bavarian post-hardcore scene" (musikverein, nuremberg) and there were high expectations concerning to their first longplayer.
they sold out the first three hundred demo-EP's by D.I.Y. and before touring germany for two weeks in march 2005 they put out a second three hundred pieces edition of their EP "when error is the idea" on millipede records (nuremberg) which had signed bands like THE NATIONALE BLUE (US), SQUAREWELL (US), THE EUROPEAN TRANSLATION OF and some more.
so millipede records also signed KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA's debut album called "black box consciousness" that was released on april 10th, 2006. it is distributed by broken silence, available in stores around germany, austria and switzerland and finally there has also appeared a vinyl version of the new longplayer. there was also an album tour in april 2006 so for two weeks KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA could be seen live all around germany and also at some shows in austria and switzerland.
besides, one more new song came out on a four-split 7" inch label sampler with CULM, MERCER and TENLIKE (SE) called "miyagi in spring" by miyagi records (hamburg) in may 2006.

KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA went on playing more concerts in summer and also another tour in fall 2006 to promote their new recorded stuff and until the end of the year they had played support shows for JR EWING (NO), BOYSETSFIRE (US) and ALARMA MAN (SE).
the year 2007 was a bit more quiet, but the guys were just retiring for writing new songs that came out on a split-LP/CD with NIHILISTS from braunschweig in november, and they were very happy to celebrate their close friendship with a split and common tour between the years 2007 and 2008.
what also meant quite much to them was being invited to support ENVY (holy shit, JP) in munich, and being contacted by guido lucas (GENEPOOL, KEN, EX-SCUMBUCKET), who offered working together with them concerning their next record. so after another tour around germany, czech republic and austria in spring 2009 KENZARI'S MIDDLE KATA started working intensively on a new album.

the songs for "body vs. function" were recorded and mixed during six days in february 2010 with guido lucas at blubox studio, troisdorf. promo sales started in september 2010 on a promo tour around germany, austria and switzerland and after the official release on february 4th 2011, there was also an official album tour in germany.