Blutengel
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Blutengel is a German
Darkwave
musical group. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of the groups Terminal Choice
, Tumor, and Miss Construction
and the owner of the Fear Section label) after he had to leave Seelenkrank
due to contractual and legal problems. The lyrics are written primarily in German and English and are presented with male and female vocals.
Seelenkrank
due to contractual problems. Just as its predecessor, Blutengel uses melodious electronic tunes in combination with
both male and female voices. The lyrics are primarily in German and/or English and mixed between male and female vocals paired with electronic sounds and with songs often focusing on all aspects of love, from the tragedy of hopeless romance of vampires (all the way to the more animal aspects of desire) and aspects of death and the beyond travel.
The first album Child of Glass
, released in early 1999 and soon conquered the clubs and the hearts of the already existing fan community but also attracted a huge number of new fans with songs like "Weg Zu mir" and "Beauty of Suffering". Kati Roloff
and Nina Bendigkeit
were responsible for the female vocals at that time. However, although the album was still present in the minds of the people, things became quiet for the project itself for quite a long time.
Finally, in 2001, the second anxiously anticipated album Seelenschmerz
was released and initiated a new era in Blutengel's short band history. The band formation changed as Nina had managed to cut her own successful path in the last two years, and Gini Martin
joined the band as the second female voice alongside Kati. Catchy songs such as "Seelenschmerz" , "Soul of Ice", " Children of the Night", and "Der Spiegel" turned the album into a blockbuster, just missing the German Top 100 Album Charts, forcing Blutengel to appear live in front of fans. The first Blutengel gig ever (two years after the band was actually formed) took place at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen on June 1, 2001, in Leipzig, in front of 10,000 fans and a venue that was bursting at the seams. At the end of 2001, the single Black Roses appeared with Constance Rudert as a session singer and the band performed at the Dark Storm Festival in which Constance also appeared in the stage at side of Kati and Gini. However, this was the last time the band would play with its original line-up. Kati and Gini left the band days later for personal and also unknown reasons and founded their own project, Tristesse de la Lune
.
Constance who had only been recruited to add some spirit to the single "Black Roses", soon became an inherent part of Blutengel replacing Kati, then Chris Pohl managed to find a second equal female voice in Eva Pölzing
who was found soon afterwards to replace Gini.
Later 2002, due to the vocal scope they now had, and the removal to a studio with new technical opportunities, the band managed to produce a high-quality album, Angel Dust
, receiving a huge feedback placing 58th on the Top 100 albums in its first week because of hits like "Angel of the Night" and "Vampire Romance" making Blutengel become much more popular. The Angel Dust promotional photoshoot and booklet was made by Nina Bendigkeit.
In 2004 their 4th album, Demon Kiss
was released, followed by the DVD Live Lines which appeared later in 2005, but bad news came out when in early October Eva Pölzing decided to leave Blutengel due to problems with time and projects in her personal life. Eva has been replaced by Ulrike Goldmann
(ex-Say-Y) making Blutengel's sound take a completely different musical direction, which some people liked, while older fans weren't so pleased at all. Meanwhile Chris Pohl was busy touring with Terminal Choice
and only released the EP The Oxidising Angel to introduce Ulrike. For the next two years the band would keep releasing singles with a more "pop-driven" sound until their long-awaited 5th album, Labyrinth
, came out in September 2007 followed by a small tour.
Seelenschmerz, Angel Dust, Demon Kiss, Labyrinth and Tränenherz come with a hard-box limited edition including a bonus CD and exclusive booklet, sticker and post cards.
Germany
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Darkwave
Darkwave
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musical group. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of the groups Terminal Choice
Terminal Choice
Terminal Choice is a German electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl in 1993.- History :Their lyrics are sung in German and English...
, Tumor, and Miss Construction
Miss Construction
-History:Miss Construction was formed by singer Chris Pohl in 2008. Pohl had long used up all his resources for unleashing Electro-Industrial/Noise Project Tumor . Miss Construction is seen as an emulation of Tumor, the new official succession from Chris Pohl. Needing a partner in crime, Chris...
and the owner of the Fear Section label) after he had to leave Seelenkrank
Seelenkrank
Seelenkrank was a German music project of Chris Pohl. The objective was to create a more intimate sound than the industrial stomp of Terminal Choice. Female vocals were included in this project, all them performed by Nina Bendigkeit. However, Nina's main job during concerts was performance rather...
due to contractual and legal problems. The lyrics are written primarily in German and English and are presented with male and female vocals.
History
Blutengel was formed in 1998 after Chris Pohl had decided to give up the preceding project,Seelenkrank
Seelenkrank
Seelenkrank was a German music project of Chris Pohl. The objective was to create a more intimate sound than the industrial stomp of Terminal Choice. Female vocals were included in this project, all them performed by Nina Bendigkeit. However, Nina's main job during concerts was performance rather...
due to contractual problems. Just as its predecessor, Blutengel uses melodious electronic tunes in combination with
both male and female voices. The lyrics are primarily in German and/or English and mixed between male and female vocals paired with electronic sounds and with songs often focusing on all aspects of love, from the tragedy of hopeless romance of vampires (all the way to the more animal aspects of desire) and aspects of death and the beyond travel.
The first album Child of Glass
Child of Glass (Blutengel album)
Child of Glass is the first album of Blutengel.-Track listing:#"Introduction"– 1:16#"Beauty of Suffering"– 6:11#"Goddess of Lies"– 7:38#"Weg zu Mir"– 6:39#"Das Blut der Ewigkeit"– 4:52#"My Time"– 5:25#"Desire"– 3:03#"Du tanzt"– 5:48...
, released in early 1999 and soon conquered the clubs and the hearts of the already existing fan community but also attracted a huge number of new fans with songs like "Weg Zu mir" and "Beauty of Suffering". Kati Roloff
Kati Roloff
Kati Roloff was the first female vocalist of Blutengel together with Nina Bendigkeit.She is the singer on Child of Glass's "Weg Zu Mir" as well as "Footworship" and in Seelenschmerz she sang "Soul of Ice", "My World" and "I'm Dying Alone" Kati Roloff was the first female vocalist of Blutengel...
and Nina Bendigkeit
Nina Bendigkeit
- Career :She only sang in their debut album, Child Of Glass. As she left the band she started doing photography. She also contributed in Seelenkrank albums during 1997. She made the Blutengel's Angel Dust promotional photoshoot in 2002. Nina had her own band, Formalin . She left the...
were responsible for the female vocals at that time. However, although the album was still present in the minds of the people, things became quiet for the project itself for quite a long time.
Finally, in 2001, the second anxiously anticipated album Seelenschmerz
Seelenschmerz
-Track listing:*The female version of "Fairyland" is sung by Kati and appears on the compilation Machineries of Joy vol. 1.-Info:* All tracks written and produced by Christian "Chris" Pohl* Male vocals by Chris Pohl...
was released and initiated a new era in Blutengel's short band history. The band formation changed as Nina had managed to cut her own successful path in the last two years, and Gini Martin
Gini Martin
- Career :She stayed for a very short time in the band, during 2000 until the very beginning of 2002. Martin provided the female vocals for only two tracks, "Seelenschmerz" on the Blutengel album of the same name and also "I'm Dying Alone" . She left together with Kati in 2002 and they formed a new...
joined the band as the second female voice alongside Kati. Catchy songs such as "Seelenschmerz" , "Soul of Ice", " Children of the Night", and "Der Spiegel" turned the album into a blockbuster, just missing the German Top 100 Album Charts, forcing Blutengel to appear live in front of fans. The first Blutengel gig ever (two years after the band was actually formed) took place at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen on June 1, 2001, in Leipzig, in front of 10,000 fans and a venue that was bursting at the seams. At the end of 2001, the single Black Roses appeared with Constance Rudert as a session singer and the band performed at the Dark Storm Festival in which Constance also appeared in the stage at side of Kati and Gini. However, this was the last time the band would play with its original line-up. Kati and Gini left the band days later for personal and also unknown reasons and founded their own project, Tristesse de la Lune
Tristesse de la Lune
Tristesse de la Lune is an electropop group founded by German musicians Kati Roloff and Gini Martin, who gained fame as the female vocalists in Blutengel for songs as "Weg Zu Mir," "Fairyland", "Seelenschmerz", "I'm Dying Alone" among others...
.
Constance who had only been recruited to add some spirit to the single "Black Roses", soon became an inherent part of Blutengel replacing Kati, then Chris Pohl managed to find a second equal female voice in Eva Pölzing
Eva Pölzing
Eva Pölzing or Poelzing is a German singer, she is best known as the former female vocalist for Blutengel.-Music career:Pölzing joined that band early 2002 to replace Gini Martin and stayed about 4 years. Her first release with Blutengel was Angel Dust...
who was found soon afterwards to replace Gini.
Later 2002, due to the vocal scope they now had, and the removal to a studio with new technical opportunities, the band managed to produce a high-quality album, Angel Dust
Angel Dust (Blutengel album)
The 3rd album of Blutengel, but the first with Constance and Eva, as the female vocalists.-Track listing:#"Angel Dust I"– 3:47#"Stranded"– 5:15#"Vampire Romance Part I"– 6:22#"The End of Love" - 6:13#"Iron Heart"– 5:02#"Our Time"– 5:44#"Wonderland"– 5:14...
, receiving a huge feedback placing 58th on the Top 100 albums in its first week because of hits like "Angel of the Night" and "Vampire Romance" making Blutengel become much more popular. The Angel Dust promotional photoshoot and booklet was made by Nina Bendigkeit.
In 2004 their 4th album, Demon Kiss
Demon Kiss
-Track listing:#"Angels Of The Dark"– 4:59#"Forever"– 4:43#"Silent Tears "– 4:47#"In The Distance"– 5:05#"Solitary Angel"– 5:09#"Love Killer"– 5:48#"Senseless"– 5:19#"Navigator"– 5:22#"Stay" – 5:14#"Ice Angel"– 6:04...
was released, followed by the DVD Live Lines which appeared later in 2005, but bad news came out when in early October Eva Pölzing decided to leave Blutengel due to problems with time and projects in her personal life. Eva has been replaced by Ulrike Goldmann
Ulrike Goldmann
Ulrike Goldmann is the singer that replaced Eva Poelzing in the band Blutengel in October 2005.-Music career:Goldmann has a trained voice and has been singing her entire life. Her first band was an electro-pop duo called Say - Y, whose signed to Chris Pohl's label, Fear Section in 2003 and...
(ex-Say-Y) making Blutengel's sound take a completely different musical direction, which some people liked, while older fans weren't so pleased at all. Meanwhile Chris Pohl was busy touring with Terminal Choice
Terminal Choice
Terminal Choice is a German electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl in 1993.- History :Their lyrics are sung in German and English...
and only released the EP The Oxidising Angel to introduce Ulrike. For the next two years the band would keep releasing singles with a more "pop-driven" sound until their long-awaited 5th album, Labyrinth
Labyrinth (Blutengel album)
Labyrinth is the fifth studio album from German futurepop band Blutengel. It entered German Top 50 Albums Chart at 36 for a week.. The album spawned a popular single, titled "Lucifer." It is also with Ulrike Goldmann, and not Constance Rudert....
, came out in September 2007 followed by a small tour.
Current members
- 1998–now: Chris Pohl – Male voice, programming, and lyrics
- 2005–now: Ulrike GoldmannUlrike GoldmannUlrike Goldmann is the singer that replaced Eva Poelzing in the band Blutengel in October 2005.-Music career:Goldmann has a trained voice and has been singing her entire life. Her first band was an electro-pop duo called Say - Y, whose signed to Chris Pohl's label, Fear Section in 2003 and...
– Female voice and lyrics - 2010-now: Anja Milow – Female voice and visual concept
- 2010-now: JennyJennyJenny may refer to:Given name* Jenny , a popular feminine name and list of real and fictional people named JennyMedia* Jenny , 1911 novel by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset...
- Live visual concept and Performance - 2010-now: Maria Rehfeld - Live visual concept and Performance
Former members
- 1998–2000: Nina BendigkeitNina Bendigkeit- Career :She only sang in their debut album, Child Of Glass. As she left the band she started doing photography. She also contributed in Seelenkrank albums during 1997. She made the Blutengel's Angel Dust promotional photoshoot in 2002. Nina had her own band, Formalin . She left the...
(Now in Formalin – Also female voices on SeelenkrankSeelenkrankSeelenkrank was a German music project of Chris Pohl. The objective was to create a more intimate sound than the industrial stomp of Terminal Choice. Female vocals were included in this project, all them performed by Nina Bendigkeit. However, Nina's main job during concerts was performance rather...
albums) - Female Voice - 1998–2002: Kati RoloffKati RoloffKati Roloff was the first female vocalist of Blutengel together with Nina Bendigkeit.She is the singer on Child of Glass's "Weg Zu Mir" as well as "Footworship" and in Seelenschmerz she sang "Soul of Ice", "My World" and "I'm Dying Alone" Kati Roloff was the first female vocalist of Blutengel...
(was in Tristesse de la LuneTristesse de la LuneTristesse de la Lune is an electropop group founded by German musicians Kati Roloff and Gini Martin, who gained fame as the female vocalists in Blutengel for songs as "Weg Zu Mir," "Fairyland", "Seelenschmerz", "I'm Dying Alone" among others...
with GiniGini Martin- Career :She stayed for a very short time in the band, during 2000 until the very beginning of 2002. Martin provided the female vocals for only two tracks, "Seelenschmerz" on the Blutengel album of the same name and also "I'm Dying Alone" . She left together with Kati in 2002 and they formed a new...
but left in early 2007) - Female Voice - 2000–2002: Gini MartinGini Martin- Career :She stayed for a very short time in the band, during 2000 until the very beginning of 2002. Martin provided the female vocals for only two tracks, "Seelenschmerz" on the Blutengel album of the same name and also "I'm Dying Alone" . She left together with Kati in 2002 and they formed a new...
(now in Tristesse de la LuneTristesse de la LuneTristesse de la Lune is an electropop group founded by German musicians Kati Roloff and Gini Martin, who gained fame as the female vocalists in Blutengel for songs as "Weg Zu Mir," "Fairyland", "Seelenschmerz", "I'm Dying Alone" among others...
) - Female Voice - 2002–2005: Eva PölzingEva PölzingEva Pölzing or Poelzing is a German singer, she is best known as the former female vocalist for Blutengel.-Music career:Pölzing joined that band early 2002 to replace Gini Martin and stayed about 4 years. Her first release with Blutengel was Angel Dust...
(now in F.O.D) - Female Voice, lyrics and visual concept - 2001-2009: Sonja Semmler – Live performance, visual concept
- 2002–2010: Constance Rudert – Female Voice, lyrics, and visual concept
- 2010–2011: Steffi Weingarten – Female Voice, lyrics
Albums
- 1999: Child of GlassChild of Glass (Blutengel album)Child of Glass is the first album of Blutengel.-Track listing:#"Introduction"– 1:16#"Beauty of Suffering"– 6:11#"Goddess of Lies"– 7:38#"Weg zu Mir"– 6:39#"Das Blut der Ewigkeit"– 4:52#"My Time"– 5:25#"Desire"– 3:03#"Du tanzt"– 5:48...
- 2001: SeelenschmerzSeelenschmerz-Track listing:*The female version of "Fairyland" is sung by Kati and appears on the compilation Machineries of Joy vol. 1.-Info:* All tracks written and produced by Christian "Chris" Pohl* Male vocals by Chris Pohl...
- 2002: Angel DustAngel Dust (Blutengel album)The 3rd album of Blutengel, but the first with Constance and Eva, as the female vocalists.-Track listing:#"Angel Dust I"– 3:47#"Stranded"– 5:15#"Vampire Romance Part I"– 6:22#"The End of Love" - 6:13#"Iron Heart"– 5:02#"Our Time"– 5:44#"Wonderland"– 5:14...
- (Germany #58) - 2004: Demon KissDemon Kiss-Track listing:#"Angels Of The Dark"– 4:59#"Forever"– 4:43#"Silent Tears "– 4:47#"In The Distance"– 5:05#"Solitary Angel"– 5:09#"Love Killer"– 5:48#"Senseless"– 5:19#"Navigator"– 5:22#"Stay" – 5:14#"Ice Angel"– 6:04...
- (Germany #53) - 2007: LabyrinthLabyrinth (Blutengel album)Labyrinth is the fifth studio album from German futurepop band Blutengel. It entered German Top 50 Albums Chart at 36 for a week.. The album spawned a popular single, titled "Lucifer." It is also with Ulrike Goldmann, and not Constance Rudert....
- (Germany #36) - 2009: Schwarzes Eis - (Germany #17)
- 2011: Tränenherz - (Germany #12)
- 2011: Seelenschmerz 10th anniversary
Seelenschmerz, Angel Dust, Demon Kiss, Labyrinth and Tränenherz come with a hard-box limited edition including a bonus CD and exclusive booklet, sticker and post cards.
EPS
- 2005: The Oxidising Angel EP - (Germany #62)
- 2009: Soultaker EP
- 2010: Promised Land EP
- 2011: Nachtbringer EP
Singles
- 2001: Bloody Pleasures
- 2001: Black Roses
- 2002: Vampire Romance
- 2003: Forever
- 2004: Mein Babylon (Stendal Blast & Blutengel)
- 2004: No Eternity - (Germany #77)
- 2006: My Saviour - (Germany #95)
- 2007: Lucifer (Purgatory) - (Germany #100)
- 2007: Lucifer (Blaze) - (Germany #58)
- 2008: Winter Of My Life (Download Single)
- 2008: Dancing In The Light (Forsaken) - (Germany #81)
- 2008: Dancing In The Light (Solitary)
- 2010: Reich Mir Die Hand - (Germany #81)
- 2011: Uber Den Horizont
Exclusive tracks appearing on compilations (not including remixes)
- 1998: Awake the Machines Vol. 2 – Love
- 2000: Machineries of Joy – Fairyland (Female Version)
- 2001: Orkus Collection 2 – Hold Me (Just For This Night)
- 2002: Fear Section Vol. 1 – Weg Zu Mir (Shicksals-Version 2002)
- 2002: Machineries of Joy Vol. 2 – Waiting For You
- 2003: Machineries of Joy Vol. 3 – Falling
- 2005: Forever – Leaving You
- 2006: Machineries of Joy Vol. 4 – Misery
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Blutengel lyrics at Industrial Lyrics
- Blutengel on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....