Hopped-Up - European Hot Rod Culture

Hopped-Up

01.07.2009mini exhibition+book signin’ today+tomorrowmeet me at the Burg&Schild store in Berlin Mitte, Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. I put up a mini exhibition with 9 pictures out of the actual exhibition. and I am there from 5 to 8:30 pm today and tomorrow for signing books. if you like come around for a chat! read more in the blog

25.06.2009Jerry’s text in the program of the Rockabilly Ravethanks Jerry ! read more in the blog

25.06.2009Rockabilly Rave 09 welcomes Hopped-Uplast thursday I packed my books, frames and stuff into the great Hopped-Up bus and drove it all the way over to the UK. about 1200 km that is in cluding a short ferry trip across the channel. Jerry Chatabox and the Rockabilly Rave had invited Hopped-Up to have a stand ... read more in the blog

Hopped-Up

HOPPED-UP is the book for all friends of analog photography, analog technology and analog music.

A piece of rock`n`roll born and bred!

Hopped-Up is a portrait of the European scene of the Hot Rodding culture. David Biene uses fine art photography and sophisticated face-to-face interviews to present all the different facets of this subculture and some of its protagonists. This book is about real people, about personalities. It is about true enthusiasm and passion, about sweat and fun, about friendship and individuality. And it is about style and photography.

David Biene spent a lot of time on the road over the past 5 years traveling through Europe to meet Rodders in their garages, he stands by the start line when they race and hangs out with them after the races to celebrate their victories.

David Biene has an eye for the right moment, the photographs in this book are documentary at its purest, nothing is staged. The viewers get hooked without mercy by the intense and personal perspectives just like being there themselves. That’s what Biene tries to achieve. Play the book’s CD with original sound recordings of a race while looking at the photographs. And turn up the volume. Can you smell the gasoline? Now there is the night part of it, take the exclusive 13 track CD compilation that also comes with the book and play it, too. Feel the atmosphere. Sorry if you crave a can of beer right now, there just was no more space in the package…

David Biene

Tex Morton - exclusive track for Hopped-Up

flip through some pages of the book here:

13.06.09 PRE-release appeareance, Bottrop Kustom Kulture

13.06.09 Official book launch event w/ exhibition of selected photos, White Trash Fast Food, live: MOONSHINERS + DJ Lobotomy

Hopped-Up on tour:

june 18th-21th 2009 presentation and stall, Rockabilly Rave, UK

june 26th-28th 2009 presentation and stall, Roadrunner's Paradise/ Race 61, GER

july 4th-5th 2009 presentation and stall, Hangar Rockin, SW

july 24th-26th 2009 presentation and stall, Rust'n'Dust, GER

july 31st- august 2nd 2009 presentation and stall, A Bombers Oldstyle Weekend, SWE

august 14th-16th 2009 presentation and stall, Hot Rod Hayride, UK

september 4th-6th 2009 presentation and stall, Head Banging, SW

september 2009 exhibition, Munich, GER

Motor FM
radio interview, 06.2009

Freshmilk.tv
onlineTV interview, 04.2009

DeutschlandRadio
radio interview, 12.2008

ARTE
tv interview, 11.2008

DYNAMITE! magazine
mag feature, 10.2007

INTAKE magazine
mag feature, 06.2007

MOTOR FM, Winson interviews David Biene pt.1

MOTOR FM, Winson interviews David Biene pt.2

Hardcover, 240 pages of two different paper qualities, 300x 22,5 cm
including CD with race atmosphere and
exclusive 13 track CD compilation containing tracks by Star Mountain Dreamers, Mystery Gang Trio, Billy Lee Riley and more and an exclusive wild song by Tex Morton

Get your copy of Hopped-Up for 39 €! click on the picture to order it from the publisher's or order per mail