Boytronic was founded in the early 80’s in Hamburg by Holger Wobker (aka Bryllyant Berger) and Peter Sawatzki. At the beginning, under the moniker of Kapitän Sehnsucht, they were in charge of making the soundtrack for some seedy sex shows on Hamburg’s famous ‘Mile of Sin’. After a while, the boys found that not so satisfying and, through it was a well-paid job, they decided to leave, hoping to break into the world of pop music as Boytronic. They already had some demo songs that got the attention of Mercury Records. The first single “You” was recorded highly influenced by the sound of New Order and Patrick Cowley. It didn’t do very well at the beginning. It was just a moderate club hit, but soon after they got lucky and performed “You” on an important German TV Show. Immediately after the broadcasting, sales climbed like a rocket and reached 80,000 copies in the first week and the single became a major hit in the official German sales-charts, reaching position 10. This sudden success was followed by the recordings of the debut album “The Working Model”, that was finished in only fourteen days and released at the end of 1983. “The Working Model” still today is considered as one of the best techno-pop releases coming from Germany in the 80’s. An album more than 40 years old and still sounding so fresh and authentic! This highly welcome re-release of this CLASSIC album includes all tracks from the original Album, but also lots of classic remixes of “You”, “Diamonds and Loving Arms”, “Trigger Track” and “Bryllyant”.
Released January 2025 on Mecanica.
Track Listing:
A1 Recycled A2 Luna Square
A3 Diamonds and Loving Arms
A4 Red Chips A5 Trigger Track (7″ Version)
B1 You
B2 (I want to live) in Harmony
B3 My Baby lost it’s Way
B4 You're the One who stays
B5 At Last
C1 You (Extended Version)
C2 You (Dub Remixed Version)
C3 Diamonds and Loving Arms (Special Front-Mix)
D1 Trigger Track (12″ Version)
D2 Bryllyant
D3 Trigger Track (Special Remix ‘89)
English