Das Ich

Kramm and Ackermann.

Das Ich is a German electrogoth band formed in 1989. The group, fronted by Stefan Ackermann and Bruno Kramm, reaches out to a growing audience with their form of electronic gothic music. They were one of the founders of a movement in the early 1990s, which was called "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" (New German Death Art). The German term das Ich makes reference to freudian psychology.

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. Das Ich toured in America in 1996 and 1997. One of their later albums, Egodram (released in 1997) is said to be somewhat more "danceable" than their earlier albums. In 1999 they released a remix album, Re-Laborat, that included work done by popular Industrial bands. In 2000 they released an album with songs to Gottfried Benn's Morgue, while Bruno Kramm released his solo spin of 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.

Band Members

*Stefan Ackermann, (Vocals, Lyrics)
*Bruno Kramm, (Music, Instruments, Backing Vocals)

Live Band Members

*Daniel Galda (Live Member from 1994 - 1999)
*Kain Gabriel Simon (Live Member from 2000)
*Chad Blinman (Live Member from 1994-1996)
*Jakob Lang (Live Member from 1998-1999)
*Michael Schmid (Live Member from 1999-2000)

Additional Information

Music by Das Ich made up the soundtrack of the movie Das Ewige Licht, directed and produced by Hans Helmut Haessler.

Discography

*1990: Satanische Verse (EP)
*1991: Die Propheten (LP)
*1993: Stigma (MCD)
*1994: Staub (LP)
*1995: Feuer (Live-LP)
*1995: Die Liebe (feat. Atrocity, LP)
*1996: Das innere Ich (Soundtrack-LP)
*1996: Kindgott (MCD)
*1997: Egodram (LP)
*1997: Destillat (MCD)
*1998: Morgue (LP):In this Album "Das Ich" used Lyrics from "Morgue und andere Gedicht" which is from Gottfried Benn, 1912.
*1999: Re-Kapitulation (BestOf-LP, US only)
*2000: Re-Laborat (Remix-LP)
*2002: Anti'christ (LP)
*2002: Momentum (VCD/DVD)
*2003: Relikt (BestOf-LP)
*2004: LAVA:glut (LP)
*2004: LAVA:asche (Remix-LP of Lava:glut)
*2006: Cabaret (LP)
*2006: Varieté (Remix-LP of Cabaret)
*2006: Panopticum (DVD)

External links

*(Official site)
*Unofficial MySpace Profile