Effective period / Period of releases: 1980 - 2003

Members: Reinhold Heil, Herwig Mitteregger, Bernhard Potschka, Alf Klimek, Manfred Praeker, Liza Bialec

Spliff were a German band founded in 1980 as a "follow-up" from the Nina-Hagen-Band when Nina Hagen left the band during the sessions for their second album "Unbehagen". Their first album "The Spliff-Radio-Show" was a completly english-sung some kind of a concept-album. From their second album – when they started using German lyrics – they combined rock music with other styles like synth-pop, hard rock and funk. creating a unique sound and reflecting in a certain way the special atmosphere of the cold war era in 1980s West Berlin, where the band resided. They were quite successful in Germany, charting with a couple of albums and singles. Their greatest hit was "Carbonara", which features on many 80s compilations. In 1985, Spliff disbanded.