Klaus Mitffoch

Klaus Mitffoch
Origin	Wroclaw, Poland
Genres	Post-punk, new wave
Years active	1979–1984, 1986–1989
Labels	Tonpress
Members	Lech Janerka Krzysztof Pociecha Wiesław Mrozik Marek Puchała
Past members	Kazimierz Sycz

Klaus Mitffoch was a Polish rock group founded in 1979 in Wrocław by Lech Janerka, Krzysztof Pociecha and Kazimierz Sycz. Soon joined by Wiesław Mrozik and Marek Puchała (who replaced Sycz on drums), the band gained a large underground following. They recorded their first single Ogniowe Strzelby/Śmielej in 1983 and their debut album Klaus Mitffoch in 1984. It received several awards and is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Polish rock music.

Lech Janerka performing at the Zero Club, Częstochowa in 2011

The band disintegrated in 1984. Janerka went on to a long-term solo career; Pociecha collaborated with Janerka on two more albums. From 1986 to 1989 Mrozik and Puchała, joined by Paweł Chyliński (guitar/vocals), Jacek Fedorowicz (bass guitar) and Zbigniew Kapturski (guitar/vocals), continued to perform under the name 'Klaus Mit Foch'; this latter line-up released the album Mordoplan in 1988.

Band members

• Lech Janerka (bass guitar/vocals)
• Krzysztof Pociecha (guitar/backing vocals)
• Wiesław Mrozik (guitar/backing vocals)
• Marek Puchała (drums/backing vocals)

Discography

Studio albums

• Klaus Mitffoch (1984)
• Mordoplan (1988, as Klaus Mit Foch)

Singles

• Ogniowe Strzelby / Smielej (1983)
• Jezu jak się cieszę / O głowie (1983)
• Siedzi / Tutaj wesoło (1984)

References

• "Klaus Mitffoch". WIEM Encyclopedia (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
• Gnoiński, Leszek (2001). Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka (in Polish). In Rock. pp. 285–286. ISBN 83-86365-08-0.