Fictional (band)
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Fictional is the name of a German
musical project formed by Gerrit Thomas
(also known as Rote, or Rote X), serving as a balance between two other projects he is involved in, Funker Vogt
and Ravenous
. Fictional has released music on the Industrial
and Electronic body music
labels Metropolis Records
and Zoth Ommog.
and synthpop
. Thomas wrote, produced, and sung all of Fictional’s first release, Fictitious, with the exception of two songs with guest vocalist Tim Fockenbrock (of Thomas’s first project, Ravenous). The debut album was originally released on Zoth Ommog in 1999, though after this label went out of business, Metropolis released Fictitious[+], featuring live versions of 'Dream Of God' and 'Blue Lights'.
Fictional’s second release, Fiction, found Thomas working with singer Jason Bainbridge. Like most Funker Vogt
releases, Fictional’s vocals contains lyrics written with the help of manager and friend Kai Schmidt.
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...
musical project formed by Gerrit Thomas
Gerrit Thomas
Gerrit Thomas is an electronic musician from Hameln, Germany, specializing in club-friendly aggrotech and synthpop. He plays keyboards in the band Funker Vogt which he formed with friend Jens Kästel in 1995, as well as numerous musical side projects.-Bands:* Funker Vogt* Fictional* Ravenous*...
(also known as Rote, or Rote X), serving as a balance between two other projects he is involved in, Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt is a German electronic music project with an aggressive style, formed by vocalist Jens Kästel and programmer Gerrit Thomas in 1995. Other members of the band are keyboardist/manager Bjorn Bottcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt...
and Ravenous
Ravenous (band)
Ravenous is a synthpop band from Germany. Formed in 1995, it is the first of many projects by Gerrit Thomas, who is more well known for his industrial band Funker Vogt...
. Fictional has released music on the Industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and Electronic body music
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
labels Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
and Zoth Ommog.
Members / History
Fictional was originally formed as a solo-project by Gerritt Thomas in the late 1990’s. The sound of the project could best be described as a combination of EBMElectronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
and synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
. Thomas wrote, produced, and sung all of Fictional’s first release, Fictitious, with the exception of two songs with guest vocalist Tim Fockenbrock (of Thomas’s first project, Ravenous). The debut album was originally released on Zoth Ommog in 1999, though after this label went out of business, Metropolis released Fictitious[+], featuring live versions of 'Dream Of God' and 'Blue Lights'.
Fictional’s second release, Fiction, found Thomas working with singer Jason Bainbridge. Like most Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt is a German electronic music project with an aggressive style, formed by vocalist Jens Kästel and programmer Gerrit Thomas in 1995. Other members of the band are keyboardist/manager Bjorn Bottcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt...
releases, Fictional’s vocals contains lyrics written with the help of manager and friend Kai Schmidt.
Discography
- Fictitious, (Zoth Ommog - 1999), CD
- Fictitious [+], (Metropolis Records - 2001), CD (US release of debut album with 2 bonus live tracks)
- Fiction, (Metropolis Records - 2003), CD