Deichkind (ˈdaɪçkɪnt, literally 'Dyke

Levee

A levee, levée, dike , embankment, floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or wall, which regulates water levels...

 Child') is a Hip-Hop / Electro band formed in Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, in 1997. Deichkind's characteristic lyrics typically consist of irony and humor. In 2005, Deichkind represented Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Bundesvision Song Contest

Bundesvision Song Contest

The Bundesvision Song Contest is an annual competition created by German TV entertainer Stefan Raab in 2005. For each of the 16 states of Germany a song is chosen by regional radio stations. The songs are performed on live television in order to find the most popular song in the competition...

, finishing 14th of the 16 entries. The band's single Electric Super Dance Band marked a noted change in their sound. Their recent appearances (mostly at House

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 and Electro clubs) display this change noted by fast, electronic rhythms. The band describes their new sound as TechRap, a mixture of techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 and rap. Deichkind is very well known for its crazy and wild live shows including rubbish bag-outfits, trampolines, vodka and pillow fights among other things.

The death of producer and friend Sebi Hackert on 21 February 2009 caused a major shock to the band.

Albums

• Bitte ziehen Sie durch (2000; Please pull through)
• Noch 5 Minuten, Mutti! (2002; Another 5 minutes, mommy!)
• Aufstand im Schlaraffenland (2006; Revolt in Cockaigne
  Cockaigne
  Cockaigne or Cockayne is a medieval mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist...
  
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• Arbeit Nervt (17 October 2008; Work sucks, lit. Work is annoying)

Singles

• Kabeljau Inferno (2000; Cod inferno)
• Bon Voyage (feat. Nina) (2000)
• Komm schon (2000; Come on)
• Weit weg (feat. Bintia) (2000; Far away)
• Limit - including Remixes of Boris Dlugosch and Johannes Heil (2002)
• Pferd im Stall (2002; Horse in the stable)
• Electric Super Dance Band (2005)
• Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) (2006; Riot and Ruckus)
• Ich betäube mich (feat. Sarah Walker) (2006; I sedate myself)
• Arbeit nervt (2008; Work sucks, lit. Work is annoying)
• Luftbahn (2009; airway)

External links

(German)

• Deichkind on laut.de (German)
• Deichkind on allesreal.de (German)
• Deichkind on vertigo.fm (German)