Relatives Menschsein is a German darkwave band formed in 1990 by the musicians Amadeus, Lissy Mödl and Jörg Wolfgram. They are one of the very first "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" (New German Death Art) bands. They were signed
to label Danse Macabre, founded by the members of Das Ich

Das Ich

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" a musical movement in the early 1990s...

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History

Their first singles were a unique blend of music and poetry that became popular in the Darkwave scene. The songs Tempel, Glaube and Verflucht attracted enough attention for the band to get a record deal with Danse Macabre

Danse 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:* * *...

. Their first album, Gefallene Engel, was released in Germany

Germany

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 in 1992 on Danse Macabre. The album featured six tracks and was produced by 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,...

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The band's next album, Die Ewigkeit

Die Ewigkeit

Die Ewigkeit is the second release from German band Relatives Menschsein.-Track listing:#"Ausgeblutet"-4:39#"In Gedanken"-2:39#"Erfüllung"-5:01#"Leben"-3:44#"Passion"-4:34#"Verflucht"-7:12#"Die Ewigkeit"-6:28...

, was released later in 1993. The album featured two more tracks, guest Thar on guitar and was mixed again by 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,...

. Horst Braun also mixed, produced and recorded the album.

The album Thanatos

Thanatos (Relatives Menschsein album)

Thanatos is an album of Relatives Menschsein collecting their output. It contains their previous albums Gefallene Engel and Die Ewigkeit.-Track listing:Disc 1:#"Prolog"–2:34#"Glaube"–6:22#"Gefallene Engel"–5:59#"Androiden"–5:39#"Epilog"–2:21...

, released in 2002 on Alice In...

Alice In...

Alice In... is an indie industrial-oriented record label based in Hesse, Germany.-History:Alice In... was founded in the early nineties by Frank D'Angelo. Its first signings were in 1995 with the bands The Hall of Souls, Misantrophe, No Critics, and Babylon Will Fall. Parallel to the publications...

, collects the songs from Gefallene Engel and Die Ewigkeit and also features
live versions and further tracks.

Their last appearance was in 1999, when they officially disbanded.

Line-up

• Amadeus - Vocals
• Lissy Mödl - Lyrics
• Jörg Hüttner - Music and composition
• Jörg Wolfgram - Guitars

Albums

• 1992: Gefallene Engel
• 1993: Die Ewigkeit
  Die Ewigkeit
  Die Ewigkeit is the second release from German band Relatives Menschsein.-Track listing:#"Ausgeblutet"-4:39#"In Gedanken"-2:39#"Erfüllung"-5:01#"Leben"-3:44#"Passion"-4:34#"Verflucht"-7:12#"Die Ewigkeit"-6:28...
  
  
• 2002: Thanatos
  Thanatos (Relatives Menschsein album)
  Thanatos is an album of Relatives Menschsein collecting their output. It contains their previous albums Gefallene Engel and Die Ewigkeit.-Track listing:Disc 1:#"Prolog"–2:34#"Glaube"–6:22#"Gefallene Engel"–5:59#"Androiden"–5:39#"Epilog"–2:21...
  
  

Exclusive tracks appearing on compilations

We Came To Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. IV – Die Zeit

Touched By The Hand Of Goth – Verbotene Triebe

Künstler Zum 7. Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Masken

Wellenreiter In Schwarz Vol. 2 – Rosa Leidenschaft

Nachtschwärmer 3 – Verflucht (Original)

Extreme Jenseitshymnen 1 - Ausgeblutet

Mondenblut 1 – Passion

External links

• Official Site (in German)
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Relatives+Menschsein
• Relatives Menschsein on Myspace (in German)