Das Ich
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bavaria, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Dark wave Neue Deutsche Todeskunst Electro-industrial |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Label(s) | Danse Macabre Metropolis Massacre |
| Associated acts | Seelenzorn |
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| Bruno Kramm Stefan Ackermann |
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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".
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[edit] 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:glut and LAVA:asche, and in 2006 they released an additional dual album, Cabaret and Varieté, and a new DVD, Panopticum.
[edit] Band Members
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] 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)
- 1997: 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)
[edit] Singles
- 1993: Stigma (MCD)
- 1996: Kindgott (MCD; Child god)
- 1997: Destillat (MCD)
[edit] Video
- 2002: Momentum (VCD/DVD)
[edit] Side Projects
- 1995: Die Liebe (feat. Atrocity, LP; The Love)
- 2000: Coeur (CD) (Solo project released as 'Kramm')
