Relatives Menschsein is a
German
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darkwave band formed in 1990 by the musicians Amadeus, Lissy Mödl and Jörg Wolfgram. They are one of the 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 is a German dark wave/gothic-industrial band 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 ...
.
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
The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ) (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.
The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of ...
. Their first album, ''Gefallene Engel'', was released in
Germany
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in 1992 on Danse Macabre. The album featured six tracks and was produced by
Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm (born 13 October 1967, in Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the thi ...
.
The band's next album,
Die Ewigkeit, was released later in 1993. The album featured two more tracks, guest
Thar on guitar and was mixed again by
Bruno Kramm
Bruno Kramm (born 13 October 1967, in Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the thi ...
.
Horst Braun also mixed, produced and recorded the album.
The album
Thanatos
In Greek mythology, Thanatos (; grc, Θάνατος, pronounced in "Death", from θνῄσκω ''thnēskō'' "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appea ...
, released in 2002 on
Alice In..., 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
Discography
Albums
* 1992: ''Gefallene Engel''
* 1993: ''
Die Ewigkeit''
* 2002: ''
Thanatos
In Greek mythology, Thanatos (; grc, Θάνατος, pronounced in "Death", from θνῄσκω ''thnēskō'' "(I) die, am dying") was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appea ...
''
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)
Relatives Menschsein on Myspace(in German)
German electronic music groups
German dark wave musical groups
Neue Deutsche Todeskunst groups
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