Das Ich

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

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").

History

In 1989, the members of Das Ich founded the Danse Macabre record label.^[1] 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 1998, 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 1998. This was followed later in 1998 by their next album, Morgue, a concept album based on the work of Gottfried Benn.

Bruno Kramm at the 10. Nocturnal Culture Night festival (2015)

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 2002, Das Ich released the album Antichrist, which is a critical reflection on world politics. In 2003 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 versions of song from Lava:Glut.

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 versions of Cabaret, made by bands like Stillste Stund, Metallspürunde, FabrikC.etc.

In the same year, they released a new DVD, Panopticum.

Stefan Ackermann at the 10. Nocturnal Culture Night festival (2015)

Since 2010 the band underwent a hiatus due to the health problems of the lead singer, Stefan Ackermann.^[2] They had their Comeback at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in 2013.

Back in studio in 2017 for Satanische Verse - Vinyl Edition.

Keyboardist Brunno Kramm announced there is a new studio album scheduled for release in 2017 or 2018.

Band members

• Stefan Ackermann - lead vocals
• Bruno Kramm - keyboards, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals

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

External links

• (Official site since 2017)

• (Official site)
• Official MySpace Profile

References