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Das Ich

 
Artist: Das Ich
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Lava," "Anti' Christ," "Staub"

Biography

With the Germanic vocals of Stefan Ackermann set to the electronic sounds of Bruno Kramm and Daniel Galda, Das Ich continues to reach out to an ever-growing audience with a diverse range of atmospheric textures. Their album, Die Propheten, which sold more than thirty thousand copies when first released in Germany in 1981, was reissued in the United States in January 1997.

Since the mid-1990s, Das Ich has increasingly focused on building a following in North America. They toured the United States in 1996 and 1997. The group switched to a more danceable, up-tempo, style with their spring 1997 album, Egodram. Their music provided the soundtrack of the Hans Helmut Haessler-directed and produced film, Das Ewige Light.

Das Ich brings together three musicians with very different roots. While Ackermann was born in Berlin, keyboardist Galda hails from East Germany. Electronics wiz Kramm, who was born in Munich, formed his first electronic group, Fahrenheit 451 in 1986. In addition to composing the trio's material, Kramm programs the synthesizers and samples and mixes the group's albums. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
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Das Ich

Background information
Origin Bavaria, Germany
Genres Dark Wave
Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
Electro-industrial
Years active 1989-present
Labels Danse Macabre
Metropolis
Massacre
Associated acts Seelenzorn
Members
Bruno Kramm
Stefan Ackermann

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").

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History

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 vercions of song from Lava:Glut.

and 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.

Band Members

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.

Discography

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'christ
  • 2003: Relikt (Compilation; Relic)
  • 2004: LAVA:glut (Lava:ember)
  • 2004: LAVA:asche (Remixes of Lava:glut; Lava:ash)
  • 2006: Cabaret (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)

Singles

  • 1993: Stigma (MCD)
  • 1996: Kindgott (MCD; Child god)
  • 1997: Destillat (MCD)

Video

  • 2002: Momentum (VCD/DVD)

Side Projects

  • 1995: Die Liebe (feat. Atrocity, LP; The Love)
  • 2000: Coeur (CD) (Solo project released as 'Kramm')

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