Long Distance Calling (band) explained

Long Distance
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Münster, Germany
Years Active:	2006 – present
Label:	Superball, Inside Out, SPV, Sony Music
Associated Acts:	Zodiac
Current Members:	David Jordan Janosch Rathmer Florian Füntmann Jan Hoffmann

Long Distance Calling is a post-rock band from Münster, Germany, formed in 2006. The majority of their tracks are extended instrumentals.

History

In 2008, Long Distance Calling played at the Rock am Ring^[1] and Roadburn festivals, and toured Germany in 2009.^[2] In 2010, Long Distance Calling and Finnish death/doom band Swallow the Sun supported Katatonia during the New Night Over Europe tour.^[3] They supported Protest the Hero on their 2012 European tour. Off the back of the release of Boundless the band performed live at a number of European summer festivals, including Wacken Open Air in 2018.^[4]

As of 2022, Long Distance Calling have released eight full-length albums, including: Satellite Bay (2007),^{[5] [6]} Avoid the Light (2009),^{[7] [8] [9]} Long Distance Calling (2011),^{[10] [11] [12]} The Flood Inside (2013), Nighthawk (2014),^[13] Boundless (2018), How Do We Want to Live? (2020), ^{[14] [15] [16]} and Eraser (2022). The band have also released two demos and/or split EPs: DMNSTRTN (2006) and 090208 (2008).

The band has collaborated with guest vocalists including Peter Dolving from The Haunted ("Built Without Hands" from Satellite Bay), John Bush from Armored Saint (ex-Anthrax) ("Middleville" from Long Distance Calling) and Jonas Renkse from Swedish metal band Katatonia ("The Nearing Grave" from Avoid the Light).

Members

Current members

• David Jordan – guitar
• Janosch Rathmer – drums
• Florian Füntmann – guitar
• Jan Hoffmann – bass

Past members

• Petter Carlsen – vocals
• Martin Fischer – vocals and sounds

Discography

Studio albums

• 2007: Satellite Bay (Viva Hate/Cargo Records)
• 2009: Avoid the Light (Superball Music/SPV)
• 2011: Long Distance Calling (Superball Music/SPV)
• 2013: The Flood Inside (Superball Music/SPV)
• 2016: Trips (InsideOut)
• 2018: Boundless (InsideOut)
• 2020: How Do We Want to Live? (InsideOut)
• 2022: Eraser (earMUSIC)

Demos and split EPs

• 2006: DMNSTRTN (Limited demo album)
• 2008: 090208 (Viva Hate/Cargo Records, Split EP with Leech)
• 2014: Nighthawk (Avoid the Light Records)
• 2021: Ghost (Avoid the Light Records)

Singles and music videos

• "Jungfernflug" (2008)
• "Into the Black Wide Open" (2012)
• "Tell The End" (2013)
• "Getaway" (2016)
• "Trauma" (2016)
• "Out There" (2017)
• "Ascending" (2018)
• "Hazards" (2020)
• "Voices" (2020)
• "Immunity" (2020)
• "Kamilah" (2022)

External links

• • Long Distance Calling at progarchives.com
    • Long Distance Calling at Last.fm
• Long Distance Calling at Sputnikmusic
• interview with Jan Hoffmann
• Long Distance Calling at Myspace
• Long Distance Calling official YouTube channel

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rock am Ring 2008 Line Up . 2022-07-17 . festivalsunited.com.
2. Web site: News | Long Distance Calling – Vorgeschmack auf das neue Album 09.03.2009 12:03. 20 October 2011. visions.de.
3. Web site: 27 August 2011. Long Distance Calling To Support Katatonia on Tour – in Metal News. 20 October 2011. Metal Underground.com.
4. Web site: Wacken Open Air - Bands / Billing. 2018-05-25. wacken.com. en.
5. Web site: AllMusic Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands. AllMusic. 2016-05-24.
6. Web site: Long Distance Calling – Satellite Bay review – Metal Storm . Metalstorm.ee . 20 October 2011.
7. Web site: Avoid the Light - Long Distance Calling Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-05-24.
8. Web site: Muzik Reviews . Muzik Reviews . 20 May 2009 . 20 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101228184622/http://muzikreviews.com/reviews.php?ID=610 . 28 December 2010 . dead .
9. Web site: Album review by Stephen Toman. . Long Distance Calling – Avoid the Light . The Skinny . 20 October 2011.
10. Web site: Long Distance Calling – Long Distance Calling . The Midlands Rocks . 27 March 2011 . 20 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111118041143/http://www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/cd-reviews/longdistancecalling-longdistancecalling . 18 November 2011.
11. Web site: Long Distance Calling – Long Distance Calling (Album Review) – Stereoboard UK . Stereoboard.com . 8 March 2011 . 20 October 2011.
12. Web site: Ray . John . Review of Long Distance Calling – Self Titled . Metal Review . 4 October 2011 . 20 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929122354/http://metalreview.com/reviews/6050/long-distance-calling-self-titled . 29 September 2011.
13. Web site: Long Distance Calling » Nighthawk Ep Available Now! . 7 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150208000514/http://www.longdistancecalling.de/releases/nighthawk-ep-available-now/ . 8 February 2015 .
14. Web site: Discogs infos on: Long Distance Calling – How Do We Want To Live? . 2022-07-17 . discogs.com.
15. Web site: Long Distance Calling. Facebook. en. 2018-05-25.
16. News: ALBUM REVIEW: Boundless - Long Distance Calling - Distorted Sound Magazine. 2018-01-30. Distorted Sound Magazine. 2018-05-25. en-US.