Supermax

Supermax was a project of Austrian musician and producer Kurt Hauenstein (1949–2011), best known for the 1979 hit "It Ain't Easy", and "Lovemachine", a 1977 German #4 single, that peaked at #6 in Switzerland, #9 in Austria and #96 in US.

The first members of the band were Kurt Hauenstein (Mini Moog, vocals), Hans Ochs (guitar), Ken Taylor (bass guitar), Lothar Krell (keyboards), Peter Koch (percussion), Jürgen Zöller (drums) and the singers Cee Cee Cobb and Jean Graham. After Ken Taylor left the band in 1979, Kurt Hauenstein returned to his original music instrument, the bass guitar. Later, Bernadet Onore Eben and Jessica Hauenstein, the daughter of Kurt Hauenstein, joined the group as backing vocal singers. From 2006 Raimund Bretterbauer joined as his Sound Engineer and Co Producer.

In 1981, Supermax toured as the first mixed-race band through South Africa for 21 gigs. Despite warnings and death threats, Supermax finished the tour, but this made some countries refuse permits for entry, and consequently the group was black-listed by some political organizations.

In 1983, Supermax was invited to play as special guest from Europe at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Discography 1976: Don't Stop the Music 1977: Lovemachine 1977: World of Today 1979: Fly with Me 1980: Types of Skin 1981: Meets the Almighty 1983: Electricity 1986: Something in My Heart 1988: Just Before the Nightmare 1990: World of Tomorrow – Hansa 1992: Tha Max Is Gonna Kick Ya 1993: One and All 1995: 3 Club-CDs: Spirits of Love, Living in a World, Magnetic Rhythm 1997: Supermax – 20th Anniversary 1998: "YAKU" Total Immigration 2001: Terminal 2002 2007: Remaxed Vol. 1 2007: Remaxed Vol. 2 2008: Supermax – Best Of 2009: ЗЕМЛЯНЕ & SUPERMAX