Schiller

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Schiller
Background information
Origin	Germany
Genres	Ambient Electronic New Age Trance
Years active	1998 - present
Labels	Universal Music Group Polydor Records Radikal Records
Website	Official site
Members
Christopher von Deylen
Former members
Mirko von Schlieffen

Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen, a German musician. He has won the ECHO-award (2002) for the Best Dance-Single of the Year ^[1]. Christopher Von Deylen doesn't provide vocals for any of his compositions, instead he chooses to collaborate with singers from within and outside of Germany. Musicians and vocalists who have worked with von Deylen include: German actor and musician Ben Becker, Irish singer Moya Brennan of the Celtic group Clannad and sister to international new age star Enya, the soprano Sarah Brightman, Peter Heppner of the German synth pop band Wolfsheim, miLù, also known as Mila Mar, Xavier Naidoo, Maya Saban, Kim Sanders formerly of Culture Beat, Ana Torroja, lead singer of the Spanish pop group Mecano, Tarja Turunen, former frontwoman of Finnish symphonic power metal group Nightwish, Greek singer Despina Vandi, Alexander Veljanov of German Darkwave group Deine Lakaien, as well as other electronic-music musicians including Klaus Schulze, Mike Oldfield, Helen Boulding, Damae of Fragma, Jaël of Swiss band Lunik, Stephenie Coker and Anna Maria Mühe.

It has often taken a year or longer for Schiller to release the North American editions of their albums most likely due to having some of the German-language tracks re-recorded in English or contain exclusive or previously unreleased material. European countries, however see Schiller's releases much sooner, usually within a month or so. After the North American release of Life, Christopher Von Deylen stated that he did not wish to continue mixing English translations of the German language tracks.^{[citation needed]}

The name of the band is taken from one of von Deylen's heroes, famed German poet Friedrich Schiller.

History

Schiller was founded by Christopher von Deylen and Mirko von Schlieffen in 1998, signaled with the release of their first single Glockenspiel. They then followed up with the release of their first album, Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) in 1999. Schiller's second studio album Weltreise (Voyage) was inspired by a two-month-long road trip that Deylen took with his father from London to Peking.

Von Deylen and von Schlieffen had creative differences, and a conflict between the both of them regarding the direction the two wished to take Schiller led to Von Schlieffen leaving the group. After the split was released the Third studio album,with the german version first,with the name Leben.Many singles were to be highlighted,as both songs of Maya Saban ("I've seen it all", "I miss you"), and also Sarah Brightman's "Smile",and the huge hits Liebe, with Mila Mar, and "I feel you", with the vocals of Peter Heppner, with the last two made also as videoclips. With the american release the song "Liebe", was transformed to "Love", and an English text was added. Schiller's fourth studio album is entitled Tag Und Nacht (Day And Night). It was released in Germany through Universal Music in mid-fall 2005, with two editions:

• A standard release,which oversees the emergence of a new singer, Jette von Roth, with no previous material, prior to the collaboration at this album. She will record two additional tracks, with one of those performed on the "Day and Night" tour, and clips were also made. Thomas Dürr, a vocalist from "Die Fantastischen Vier" performs in the first single.
• A two disc deluxe edition with two new songs, a remix of "Die Nacht...", and a chill-out sample compilation of the album.

The North American release of Day And Night came on July 10, 2007. A DVD by the same name containing footage of a live concert was released simultaneously.

Schiller's fifth album, Sehnsucht (Longing) was announced in December 2007 and later released on February 22, 2008. Sehnsucht was simultaneously released in two formats and in three editions which are as follows:

• A limited super deluxe edition 3-disc release with two CDs and a DVD. Over 30 new songs will be on the album, with such vocalists as Kim Sanders and Jette von Roth who have collaborated with Schiller in the past, as well as new voices, Klaus Schulze, Ana Torroja, Despina Vandi, Ben Becker, Xavier Naidoo, and others.

The DVD is to contain footage from the Schiller concert in Kiev, as well as music video clips and 15-minute segment with von Deylen himself. Also to be included is a 36-page book containing photos, discussions, detailed information about particular songs, and other ephemera.

• A limited edition which contains only one audio disc and a DVD. The audio disc comprises a selection of tracks from the first and second discs of the super deluxed edition. The DVD is identical to the one in the super deluxe edition

Sehnsucht, a track from the new album, is the first video, and likely the first single from the album.

Over 100,000 copies of Sehnsucht have been sold since its release and the album has received the golden certification.^[2]

"Sehnsucht" was internationally released under the name "Desire" on 26 May 2008.^[3]

Maserati used Schiller's song "Drifting and Dreaming" for their promotional video of the Maserati Granturismo.^{[citation needed][4]}

Discography

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The original German releases are under various subsidiaries of Universal Music Group, such as Polydor Records Germany. The US releases, with translated titles and song titles, were under Radikal Records until Day and Night, released by 4 West Records.

Albums

German releases

English translation in parentheses.

• 1999 Zeitgeist (Spirit of the age)
• 2001 Weltreise (Voyage)
• 2003 Leben (Life)
• 2004 Live ErLeben (Live Experience)
• 2005 Tag Und Nacht (Day and Night)
• 2006 Tagtraum (Daydream)
• 2008 Sehnsucht (Desire)
• 2008 Sehnsucht Live

All albums received special edition release alongside standard release.

US releases

• 2001 Zeitgeist (Spirit of the Time)
• 2002 Voyage& DVD
• 2004 Life* (Collectors edition includes amended, translated version of "Leben" DVD)
• 2005 Prologue (previously Germany concert sales only)
• 2007 Day and Night
• 2008 Desire

Singles

German releases

English translation in parentheses

• 1998 Das Glockenspiel (The Glockenspiel)
• 1999 Liebesschmerz (Lover's Pain)
• 1999 Ruhe (Calm)
• 2000 Ein Schöner Tag (A Beautiful Day) (with Isgaard)
• 2001 Dream of You (with Peter Heppner)
• 2001 Dancing With Loneliness (with Kim Sanders)
• 2003 Liebe (with Mila Mar) (Love)
• 2004 Leben... I Feel You (with Peter Heppner)
• 2005 Die Nacht... Du Bist Nicht Allein (with Thomas D.) (The Night... You Are Not Alone)
• 2006 Der Tag... Du Bist Erwacht (with Jette von Roth) (The Day... You Are Awake)
• 2008 Sehnsucht (with Xavier Naidoo) (Desire)
• 2008 Let Me Love You (with Kim Sanders)
• 2008 Time For Dreams (with Lang Lang)
• 2008 You (with Colbie Caillat)

US releases

• 2000 Das Glockenspiel/ The Bell
• 2002 Dream of You
• 2005 I Feel You

UK releases

• 2000 Das Glockenspiel #79
• 2001 Ruhe #126
• 2001 Das Glockenspiel (DJ Tiesto remix) #17

Video

German releases

• 2001 Weltreise - Die DVD
• 2004 Leben - Die DVD
• 2004 Live ErLeben (live DVD)
• 2006 Tagtraum (double DVD + audio CD)
• 2008 Sehnsucht Live (double DVD)

US releases

• 2002 Voyage - The DVD
• 2004 Life Special editions of the album contained an amended, translated version of the DVD "Leben".
• 2007 Day and Night Live

Charitable Releases

• 2005 A Future for the Michel - Moya Brennan & Schiller, Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz

References

Schiller Special Edition -[1]

External links

• Official International Homepage (German) (English)
• Entry for Schiller (band) in the catalogue of Deutsches Musikarchiv
• MDB-BEAUTIFUL VOICES (SCHILLER SPECIAL EDITION)