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Beborn Beton
Beborn Beton is a German synthpop band founded in 1989, with their first album release in 1993. Their debut named ''Tybalt'' is a compilation of the best tracks written in the first three years of their band history and was very well received in the electronic music scene. In 1995 the follow-up album ''Concrete Ground'' was released. After a change of record label in 1996 their break-through album ''Nightfall'' was published featuring the club-filler "Im Innern Einer Frau". The album ''Rückkehr zum Eisplaneten'' was released in 2000. It features remixes of Beborn Beton songs by artists such as Covenant, Camouflage, Neuroticfish and Daniel Myer of Haujobb, as well as remixes by Beborn Beton. The word ''Beborn'' has no particular meaning, while ''Beton'' is the German word for ''concrete'', which according to the band refers to the urban environment they grew up in. Members *Stefan "Till" Tillmann, composing, synthesizers, drums *Michael B Wagner, composing, synthesizers *Stefan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital". Two rivers flow through the city: in the north, the Emscher, the Ruhr area's central river, and in the south, the Ruhr River, which is dammed in Essen to form the Lake Baldeney (''Baldeneysee'') and Lake Kettwig (''Kettwiger See'') reservoirs. The central and northern boroughs of Essen historically belong to the Low German ( Westphalian) language area, and the south of the city to the Low Franconian ( Bergish) area (closely related to Dutch). Essen is seat to several of the region's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt () is a German electronic-industrial 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 Björn Böttcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt. The name of the band translates from German to English as "Radio Operator Vogt", this being the surname of a friend of the band who was a military radio operator.John Bush, '' Funker Vogt biography', AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2010 The military concept of a radio operator provides a contrast with the musical roles of a DJ or a vocalist using a microphone. The band ended its existence definitively in the summer of 2021 due to the termination of cooperation with Chris https://www.facebook.com/officialfunkervogt/posts/331553865092373] History The group appeared on several German compilations and, in 1996, released their debut album ''Thanks for Nothing''. Following the release of two limited editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting). Depeche Mode, originally formed by the lineup of Gahan, Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, released their debut album ''Speak & Spell (album), Speak & Spell'' in 1981, bringing the band onto the British New wave music, new wave scene. After founding member Clarke left following the release of the album, they recorded ''A Broken Frame'' as a trio. Gore took over as main songwriter and later, in 1982, Alan Wilder replaced Clarke, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years. The band's last albums of the 1980s, ''Black Celebration'' and ''Music for the Masses'', established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene. A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Rose Bowl (stadium), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SITD
SITD, stylised SITD:'', is a German EBM and industrial band founded in 1996 by Carsten Jacek and Thorsten Lau as Shadows in the Dark. History SITD was founded by Jacek and Lau in the Ruhr Area of Germany. In the next three years they self-produced and released their first two albums, ''mourning country'' (1996) and ''Atomic'' (1999). In 1999, Lau left the band to be replaced by Thomas Lesczenski. In 2001, André Sorge joined the band and they toured with VNV Nation and XPQ-21 on the ''Futureperfect'' tour. In 2001, SITD also released their largest hit single to-date, ''Snuff Machinery'', which made liberal use of sampled dialogue from the German dub of the film '' 8mm'', a 1999 US thriller dealing with snuff films. Sorge left the band by the end of the year. In 2002, SITD released their first EP album, ''Snuff EP'' under the record labeAccession Recordsand performed at the Zillo Festival. In 2003, Francesco D'Angelo joined SITD and they released the EP ''Laughingstock'' and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parralox
Parralox is an Australian synthpop band formed by John von Ahlen in 2008. Originally featuring lead vocalist Rowena "Roxy" Martin and producer, songwriter John von Ahlen of dance act Nova; the band has undergone a number of line-up changes, most notably the replacement of lead vocalist Roxy with Amii Jackson and the addition of The Human League's Ian Burden on bass guitar. Their debut single "I Fell in Love with a Drum Machine" released February 2008, caught the attention of the international EDM community propelling the duo from local to international prominence. In 2009, Parralox remixed Swedish electronica artist "Lips on Fire" single earning the band an official release on Wonderland Records. Parralox digitally distribute their music through independent label Subterrane Records; in 2009 the band signed to German electro label, Conzoom Records. Parralox have gained support and acclaim from Perez Hilton and veteran music blogger, Arjan Writes. The band have released 7 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Inferna
Ad Inferna is a French gothic/black metal and darkwave/gothic-industrial band consisting of members VoA VoXyD and Vicomte Vampyr Arkames (ex Seth), formed in 1998. History Their debut album ''L'Empire des Sens'' was released in 2001 (recorded at Excess Studio in 1999, the Netherlands, mastered at Kohlekeller Studio, Germany) under the German label Last Episode first, then under Silverdust GmbH, a division of the German label Metal Blade. The band was programmed at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany in 2002, sharing stage with Dimmu Borgir, Nightwish, Tiamat and The Gathering. In 2001, the band was confirmed on a European tour with the Norwegian bands Ancient and Windir. The band split up in 2003 after several financial problems with their first label Last Episode. In 2009, after 7 years without performing, the band reformed leaving aside their symphonic black metal style for an industrial metal sound. This resulted in the album ''Trance n' Dance'', recorded, mixed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Witt
Joachim Witt (born 22 February 1949) is a German rock musician and actor. Biography Witt was the guitarist/singer in the 1970s krautrock band Duesenberg. He released three albums with them, ''Duesenberg'' (1977), ''Duesenberg 2'' (1978) and ''Strangers'' (1979), before embarking on a solo career as a singer and actor. Witt became a major star of the German pop scene during the 1980s with huge hits such as "Goldener Reiter". He was one of the biggest names of the "Neue Deutsche Welle" (New German Wave), of which performers like Nena and Falco were also a part. He made a big comeback at the end of the 1990s, when he scored a major hit with "Die Flut", a duet with Peter Heppner, the singer of popular German synthpop group Wolfsheim. Witt's album "Bayreuth 1" (1998) went platinum in Germany and Austria. "Bayreuth 2" followed two years later. He has collaborated with such artists as Apocalyptica, Oomph!, Angelzoom, Tilo Wolff of Lacrimosa and just recently, German electropop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (Texas Band)
Iris was an American synthpop band, formed by Reagan Jones and Mat Morris in 1993. After the release of their first album '' Disconnect'', Matthew Morris was replaced with Andrew Sega, who pushed the band's sound in a more experimental electronic direction. Their final album, ''Six,'' was released in September 2019. Iris disbanded in 2021. History The band was initiated in 1993 as Forgiving Iris, with members Reagan Jones (vocals/ keyboards), Matt Morris (keyboards/ programming).Irisat Allmusic The two had met in college and, influenced by artists such as Erasure and Depeche Mode, began playing covers locally in Austin, Texas. In 1998 they changed their name to Iris and released their debut full-length, '' Disconnect'', which netted them "Best Band" and "Best Album" awards at the American Synthpop Awards in 2000. Its single "Annie, Would I Lie To You?" was one of the best-selling records in label A Different Drum’s history. After several shows that followed, Reagan Jones a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfsheim (band)
Wolfsheim () was a synthpop duo from Hamburg, Germany, that consisted of Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner. Although never officially disbanded, Wolfsheim has been inactive since 2005 due to a dispute between the two members, which even led to trials in 2007 and 2008 that forbade either member to continue Wolfsheim without the other. The band's musical style takes cues from the 1980s New Romanticism and new wave, usually considered synthpop or darkwave. They are best known for their singles "The Sparrows and the Nightingales" (1991), "Once in a Lifetime" (1998) and "Kein Zurück" (2003). Their lyrics tend to be melancholic, but at the same time modernist. History The band was founded in 1987 by Markus Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi and was named after Meyer Wolfsheim, a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel ''The Great Gatsby''. Markus' brother Oliver joined the band some time afterward. After co-founder Ricciardi left the band and was replaced by Peter Hepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Strict Confidence
In Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989, they were known as ''Seal of Secrecy'' until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records. History Founding 1989–2000 In Strict Confidence started out as a quartet, but stripped down to a duo (Dennis Ostermann and Jörg Schelte) in 1992, releasing two demos tapes on the way to their debut release ' Cryogenix' on Zoth Ommog in 1996 (the initial pressing of this album sold out in one week), shortly followed by an EP ''Collapse''. The band left Zoth Ommog after releasing follow-up effort '' Face the Fear'' in 1998, due to payment disputes. The third album '' Love Kills!'' was released on the newly formed and short lived Bloodline label two years later. Band Growth 2001–2010 Founding member Stefan Vesper then re-joined the group in time for '' Mistrust the Angels'' in 2002 with subsequent albums ''Holy'' and '' Exile Paradise'' appeari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Feel You (song)
"I Can't Feel You" is German synthpop group Camouflage's seventeenth single, released in August 2003 via the Polydor label as the second and final single from their sixth studio album '' Sensor''. As with the previous single "Me and You", "I Can't Feel You" was released with a remix CD in Europe. Track listings ;CD single (Europe, 2003) # "I Can't Feel You" (radio edit) – 3:48 # "I Can't Feel You" (extended version) – 5:19 # "I Can't Feel You" (Mellow Trax Short Full Vocal Club remix) – 3:59 # "Telephone Sensor" – 4:17 ;Remix CD single (Europe, 2003) # "I Can't Feel You" (Mesh remix) – 6:59 # "I Can't Feel You" (Mellow Trax Full Vocal remix) – 7:47 # "I Can't Feel You" (Mellow Trax Club remix) – 6:03 ;12" single (Europe, 2003) # "I Can't Feel You" (Mellow Trax Club remix) – 6:03 # "I Can't Feel You" (extended version) – 5:19 # "I Can't Feel You" (Mellow Trax Christian Scharnweber (born 1972) is a German electronic music producer and DJ. He records under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Of Xymox
Clan of Xymox, also known as simply Xymox, are a Dutch rock band from Nijmegen formed in 1981 best known as pioneers of darkwave music. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of singers and songwriters – Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, and Pieter Nooten – and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on 4AD, before releasing their third and fourth albums on Wing Records and scoring a hit single in the United States. Their 1980s releases included synthpop/ electronic dance music. The band is still active, continuing to tour and release records with Moorings as the sole remaining original songwriter and singer. History 4AD and the Peel Sessions (1983–1988) Clan of Xymox were formed in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 1983 by Ronny Moorings (vocals, guitar) and Anka Wolbert (bass, vocals). A year later, Moorings and Wolbert moved to Amsterdam, releasing the mini-album ''Subsequent Pleasures'' as ''Xymox''. The album was limited to 500 copies. "Ronny and I met as stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
