Das Ich
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Das Ich is a German
electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann
and Bruno Kramm
, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
" (New German Death Art) a musical movement in the early 1990s. The German term das Ich makes reference to the Freudian
concept James Strachey
translated as "ego" (lit. "The I").
record label.
Their first full-length album, Die Propheten, was released in Germany
in 1991 and was reissued in the US in 1997, selling over thirty thousand copies. In 1996, the album Egodram saw the group moving towards a more rhythmic, industrial dance
-oriented sound, resulting in the club singles "Kindgott" and "Destillat". The album was followed by an American
tour in 1996 and 1997. This was followed by 1998's Morgue, a concept album
based on the work of Gottfried Benn
.
In 1999, they released a remix album, Re-Laborat, that included work done by popular electro-industrial
bands. Bruno Kramm
released his solo spin off Coeur
in 2000.
In 2001, Das Ich released the album Antichrist, which is a critical reflection on world politics. In 2002 the Best Of Album Relikt was released.
In 2004, they released the double album Lava,made of:
Lava:Glut: Disc with more instrumental than industrial tracks.
Lava:Asche: Disco with dance versions of song from Lava:Glut.
In 2006, they released an additional dual album:
Cabaret: Disc with circus style songs, like the name implies, and more instrumental.
Varieté: Disc with remix vercions of Cabaret, made by bands like Stillste Stund
, Metallspürunde , FabrikC.ect
In the same year, they released a new DVD, Panopticum.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronic music group formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann
Stefan Ackermann
Stefan Sigfried Ackermann, born in Berlin, is a German singer and co-front for the band Das Ich.-Biography:Stefan is known to have had a lifelong interest in performing on stage, and once he joined the German musician Bruno Kramm in 1989 he had a chance to show an audience what many consider his...
and Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm is a German musician, known for programming, playing synthesizers and keyboards, co-fronting and performing backup vocals for the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, alongside Stefan Ackermann. Kramm is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and founder of the German goth club,...
, were one of the prominent founders of and contributors to "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
Neue Deutsche Todeskunst is a musical genre that was developed in Germany in the early 1990s.-History:...
" (New German Death Art) a musical movement in the early 1990s. The German term das Ich makes reference to the Freudian
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
concept James Strachey
James Strachey
James Beaumont Strachey was a British psychoanalyst, and, with his wife Alix, a translator of Sigmund Freud into English...
translated as "ego" (lit. "The I").
History
In 1989, the members of Das Ich founded the Danse MacabreDanse Macabre (record label)
Danse Macabre is a record label based in Wirsberg, Germany and founded by members of Das Ich. It gained popularity in the early 1990s, at the same time in which the German Dark Wave movement experienced a marked upswing.-Official Site:* * *...
record label.
Their first full-length album, Die Propheten, was released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1991 and was reissued in the US in 1997, selling over thirty thousand copies. In 1996, the album Egodram saw the group moving towards a more rhythmic, industrial dance
Industrial dance
Industrial dance is an US American alternative term for EBM and Electro-industrial music. The term was used since the mid-1980s to describe the music of Cabaret Voltaire, early Die Krupps, Portion Control, The Neon Judgement, Clock DVA, Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy Front Line Assembly, Front 242,...
-oriented sound, resulting in the club singles "Kindgott" and "Destillat". The album was followed by an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
tour in 1996 and 1997. This was followed by 1998's Morgue, a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
based on the work of Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn was a German essayist, novelist, and expressionist poet. A doctor of medicine, he became an early admirer, and later a critic, of the National Socialist revolution...
.
In 1999, they released a remix album, Re-Laborat, that included work done by popular electro-industrial
Electro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
bands. Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm is a German musician, known for programming, playing synthesizers and keyboards, co-fronting and performing backup vocals for the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, alongside Stefan Ackermann. Kramm is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and founder of the German goth club,...
released his solo spin off Coeur
Coeur
Coeur may refer to:in entertainment* À Coeur Léger Sommeil Sanglant, a 2004 album by Destroyalldreamers* Cœur double, an 1891 French short story collection* Cœur fidèle, a 1923 French silent film...
in 2000.
In 2001, Das Ich released the album Antichrist, which is a critical reflection on world politics. In 2002 the Best Of Album Relikt was released.
In 2004, they released the double album Lava,made of:
Lava:Glut: Disc with more instrumental than industrial tracks.
Lava:Asche: Disco with dance versions of song from Lava:Glut.
In 2006, they released an additional dual album:
Cabaret: Disc with circus style songs, like the name implies, and more instrumental.
Varieté: Disc with remix vercions of Cabaret, made by bands like Stillste Stund
Stillste Stund
Stillste Stund are a German musical group. It was formed by Oliver Uckermann and female vocalist Birgit Strunz in 1998. The lyrics are written primarily in German, supported by male and female vocals....
, Metallspürunde , FabrikC.ect
In the same year, they released a new DVD, Panopticum.
Band members
- Stefan AckermannStefan AckermannStefan Sigfried Ackermann, born in Berlin, is a German singer and co-front for the band Das Ich.-Biography:Stefan is known to have had a lifelong interest in performing on stage, and once he joined the German musician Bruno Kramm in 1989 he had a chance to show an audience what many consider his...
, (Vocals, LyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
) - Bruno KrammBruno KrammBruno Kramm is a German musician, known for programming, playing synthesizers and keyboards, co-fronting and performing backup vocals for the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, alongside Stefan Ackermann. Kramm is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and founder of the German goth club,...
, (MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, InstrumentMusical instrumentA musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
s, Backing Vocals)
Live Band Members
- Stefan Siegl (Sissy) (Live Member from 2006)
- Kain Gabriel Simon (Live Member from 2000)
- Daniel Galda (Live Member from 1994–1999)
- Chad Blinman (Live Member from 1994–1996)
- Jakob Lang (Live Member from 1998–1999)
- Michael Schmid (Live Member from 1999–2000)
- Ringo Müller (Live Member from 2006)
- Damian Plague (DJ) (Live member from 2004 DE /2009 USA)
Das Ich in Film
Music by Das Ich made up the soundtrack of the movie Das Ewige Licht, directed and produced by Hans Helmut Haessler.Albums
- 1990: Satanische Verse (Satanic verses)
- 1991: Die Propheten (The Prophets)
- 1994: Staub (LP; Dust)
- 1995: Feuer (Live; Fire)
- 1996: Das innere Ich (Soundtrack; The inner self)
- 1998: Egodram
- 1998: Morgue (LP)
- 1999: Re-Kapitulation (Compilation, US only)
- 2000: Re-Laborat (Remixes)
- 2002: Anti'christAnti'christAnti'christ is an album by the German band Das Ich. It was released in Europe on Danse Macabre records and in the United States via Metropolis Records.-Track listing:#"Engel" #"Keimzeit"...
- 2003: Relikt (Compilation; Relic)
- 2004: LAVA:glut (Lava:ember)
- 2004: LAVA:asche (Remixes of Lava:glut; Lava:ash)
- 2006: CabaretCabaret (Das Ich album)Cabaret is the thirteenth album of Das Ich.-Track listing:#"Moritat"– 5:08#"Atemlos"– 4:32#"Macht"– 6:12#"Paradigma"– 4:53#"Fluch "– 5:04#"Opferzeit"– 4:47#"Schwarzes Gift"– 5:37#"Nahe"– 5:05#"Zuckerbrot & Peitsche"– 5:14#"Cabaret"– 8:04...
(LP) (Limited Box Set issued featuring Remix album 'Varieté' and DVD 'Panopticum') - 2007: Alter Ego (Best-Of Compilation)
- 2007: Addendum (Compilation of remixes, rare tracks and alternate versions)
- 2008: Kannibale (EP)
- 2009: Die Propheten (re release)
- 20??: Koma (Coma) Release date: ??? Das Ich have been constantly shifting the release date since May 2010, and starting from the autumn 2010 they are altogether silent about the album at all.
Side projects
- 1995: Die Liebe (feat. AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
, LP; The Love) - 2000: Coeur (CD) (Solo project released as 'Kramm')