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Alpunk (Alpine punk) is a genre of punk rock from the Alpine regions of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Alpunk fuses the chaotic, energetic rhythms of punk music to the accordion-based folk music which the region is famous for.

Though there has been little popular fame, the Austrian band Attwenger had had some minor success with albums such as most and song. The former features drum beats from a drum machine and rapping in the Austrian dialect of German, while the latter has much longer pieces of up to 15 minutes' length.

Another group performing in a similar vein is Extremschrammeln, who perform original songs in both German and English over slightly more traditional music. Big hits include "Der Weg Ist Weit Nach Floridsdorf" ("It's a Long Way to Floridsdorf") and "Fantastisch Elastisch" ("Fantastic Elastic").

The world famous comedian, Alf Poier, has also dabbled in AlPunk. He has had moderate success with classic songs such as "Tui Tui Tat", "Weil Der Mensch Zählt" and "Flieger". However, Mr. Poier has also branched out into a broader range of music including "Pseudo-Frictionless Owl Rock". This involves dressing up in elaborate clothes and using birdcages to capture the audiences' imagination. However some anti-Austrian activists believe that this brand of Owl Rock encourages violence among young people . Alf Poier however disagrees...and is quoted to have saying "The people know, but they do not understand" .














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