The Evasion On Stake

THE EVASION ON STAKE was founded in Hamburg/Germany in late 1986 as a follow-up-project of Anti Trust by Haiko Herden (musically active since 1983 with bands like Charles Lindbergh n.e.V., Johnny Beton and many more). As Anti Trust was a very minimalistic Electro-project, THE EVASION ON STAKE was intended to produce more open-minded Wave/Electro-music. After some very minimalistic distributed tapes, the first „official“ release came out in late 1990 as „Night By Night“ on the newly founded Beton Tapes-label. About ten further tapes, two videocassettes followed until the mid 90s on Beton Tapes and various other labels of the world-wide tape scene, added by about 30 Compilation tracks on tape, CD and vinyl. Liveshows took place in Germany with bands like 1 SBH, Trinity Mania, Cyber, Paralysed Age, Black Condition, Dreadful Shadows, Les Berrtas and others - then THE EVASION ON STAKE took a break for about 10 years.

The music of THE EVASION ON STAKE is heavily inspired by all the New Wave/Electro Genres of the 80s and was compared in many fanzine reviews to The Cure, Alien Sex Fiend, Depeche Mode, Cassandra Complex, Gary Numan, Soft Cell, OMD and many more.

With "The Tales of Marla" The Evason On Stake uses more Shoegaze and Dreampop elements than ever before, also on the brandnew album "Impossible Colours".