Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt (German: [ˈfʊŋkɐ foːkt]) is a German electronic-industrial musi… Read Full Bio ↴Funker Vogt (German: [ˈfʊŋkɐ foːkt]) 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.[1] The military concept of a radio operator provides a contrast with the musical roles of a DJ or a vocalist using a microphone.
History
The group appeared on several German compilations and, in 1996, released their debut album Thanks for Nothing. Following the release of two limited edition EPs (Words of Power and Take Care), Funker Vogt signed with the American record label Metropolis Records. Metropolis re-released Thanks for Nothing, followed by the We Came to Kill in late 1997.[1] Kästel and Thomas have participated, as remixers, on Leæther Strip album Yes, I'm Limited, Vol. 2. In 2000, Funker Vogt released Maschine Zeit, followed by the remix EP T in early 2001.[1] Additionally to the core members of the band, concert members also include Björn Böttcher (keyboard) and Frank Schweigert (guitar, he replaced Thomas Kroll in 2004). Kai Schmidt writes most of the lyrics and manages the band through his own management company.[2] They all hail from the town of Hamelin in Germany. The majority of their lyrics revolve around the concepts of war.
A distinctive theme is present in the band's work and stage presence; both their musicianship and their costuming are strongly reminiscent of military music and dress.[3] This military aesthetic is also popular with the band's fanbase. However, the political stance of Funker Vogt is decidedly anti-war; the band cites "war and social injustice" as their primary topics of discussion, noting that the goal of the album Execution Tracks, along with the accompanying video, was to "present the grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war."
According to the band's website, as of 2011 both Björn Böttcher and Kai Schmidt are no longer collaborating with the band. As a result, Funker Vogt will no longer be managed by REPOMANagement.[4] In 2013, longtime frontman Jens Kästel left the band after his last show on 30 November in Berlin.[5] Four years later in 2017 Funker Vogt reform with a new singer, Chris L. (Agonoize/The Sexorcist).
Members
Gerrit Thomas - programming
René Dornbusch - keyboards, drums
Chris L. - vocals
Thomas is also in Ravenous, Fusspils 11 and Fictional, and was in 2006 project Gecko Sector.
Discography
Studio albums
Funker Vogt (1995)
Thanks for Nothing (1996)
We Came to Kill (1997)
Killing Time Again (1998) (part new material, part remixes)
Execution Tracks (1998)
T (2000) (contains 4 new tracks and 10 remixes)
Maschine Zeit (2000)
Survivor (2002)
Revivor (2003) (remix album)
Navigator (2005)
Aviator (2007)
Blutzoll (2010)
Companion in Crime (2013)
Code of Conduct (2017)
Wastelands (2018)
Element 115 (2021)
Live albums
Warzone K17 (2009) (22 hits from the past 12 years)
DVD
Warzone K17 (2009)
Live Execution '99 (2010) (also features the album T in DVD Audio)
Singles and EPs
"Take Care" (1997)
"Words of Power" (1997)
"Killing Time Again"
"Tragic Hero" (1998)
"Gunman" (2000)
"Subspace" (2001)
"Date of Expiration" (2002)
"Red Queen" (2003)
"Fallen Hero" (2005)
"Killing Ground (promo)" (2006)
"Club-Pilot" (2007)
"White Trash" (2008)
"Arising Hero" (2010)
"Hard Way" (2012)
"Sick Man" (2014)
"Der Letzte Tanz" (2017)
"Feel the Pain" (2018)
"Ikarus" (2018)
"Conspiracy" (2020)
Maxi-singles
"Velvet Acid Christ Vs Funker Vogt: The Remix Wars – Strike 4" (1999)
"Code 7477" (2001)
Compilations
Always and Forever Volume 1 (2005)
Always and Forever Volume 2 (2006)
Music videos
"Gunman"
"Subspace"
"Fallen Hero"
"The Firm"
"Hard Way"
"Sick Man"
"Ikarus"
"Feel the Pain"
Remixes by Funker Vogt
Leæther Strip – How Do I Know (Funker Vogt Remix) (1997)
Front 242 – Headhunter 2000 (Funker Vogt Mix) (1998)
Leæther Strip – Hate Me! (Funker Vogt Remix) (1998)
Assemblage 23 – Disappoint (Funker Vogt RMX) (2001)
Cruciform Injection – Lacrimal Involucre (Funker Vogt Remix) (2002)
Beborn Beton – Dr. Channard (Funker Vogt Remix) (2004)
Icon of Coil – Simulated (Funker Vogt Remix) (2004)
Informatik – Flesh Menagerie (Funker Vogt Rmx) (2004)
Dope Stars Inc. – 10.000 Watts (Funker Vogt Remix) (2005)
Mindless Self Indulgence – Straight To Video (Funker Vogt Mix) (2006)
Vigilante (band) – The Other Side (Funker Vogt Remix) (2006)
Theatre of Tragedy – Motion (Funker Vogt Remix) (2009)
Suicide Commando – Attention Whore (Posing Overdose Remix By Funker Vogt) (2012)
Bruderschaft – Return (Funker Vogt Remix) (2013)
Official website: www.funker-vogt.com
History
The group appeared on several German compilations and, in 1996, released their debut album Thanks for Nothing. Following the release of two limited edition EPs (Words of Power and Take Care), Funker Vogt signed with the American record label Metropolis Records. Metropolis re-released Thanks for Nothing, followed by the We Came to Kill in late 1997.[1] Kästel and Thomas have participated, as remixers, on Leæther Strip album Yes, I'm Limited, Vol. 2. In 2000, Funker Vogt released Maschine Zeit, followed by the remix EP T in early 2001.[1] Additionally to the core members of the band, concert members also include Björn Böttcher (keyboard) and Frank Schweigert (guitar, he replaced Thomas Kroll in 2004). Kai Schmidt writes most of the lyrics and manages the band through his own management company.[2] They all hail from the town of Hamelin in Germany. The majority of their lyrics revolve around the concepts of war.
A distinctive theme is present in the band's work and stage presence; both their musicianship and their costuming are strongly reminiscent of military music and dress.[3] This military aesthetic is also popular with the band's fanbase. However, the political stance of Funker Vogt is decidedly anti-war; the band cites "war and social injustice" as their primary topics of discussion, noting that the goal of the album Execution Tracks, along with the accompanying video, was to "present the grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war."
According to the band's website, as of 2011 both Björn Böttcher and Kai Schmidt are no longer collaborating with the band. As a result, Funker Vogt will no longer be managed by REPOMANagement.[4] In 2013, longtime frontman Jens Kästel left the band after his last show on 30 November in Berlin.[5] Four years later in 2017 Funker Vogt reform with a new singer, Chris L. (Agonoize/The Sexorcist).
Members
Gerrit Thomas - programming
René Dornbusch - keyboards, drums
Chris L. - vocals
Thomas is also in Ravenous, Fusspils 11 and Fictional, and was in 2006 project Gecko Sector.
Discography
Studio albums
Funker Vogt (1995)
Thanks for Nothing (1996)
We Came to Kill (1997)
Killing Time Again (1998) (part new material, part remixes)
Execution Tracks (1998)
T (2000) (contains 4 new tracks and 10 remixes)
Maschine Zeit (2000)
Survivor (2002)
Revivor (2003) (remix album)
Navigator (2005)
Aviator (2007)
Blutzoll (2010)
Companion in Crime (2013)
Code of Conduct (2017)
Wastelands (2018)
Element 115 (2021)
Live albums
Warzone K17 (2009) (22 hits from the past 12 years)
DVD
Warzone K17 (2009)
Live Execution '99 (2010) (also features the album T in DVD Audio)
Singles and EPs
"Take Care" (1997)
"Words of Power" (1997)
"Killing Time Again"
"Tragic Hero" (1998)
"Gunman" (2000)
"Subspace" (2001)
"Date of Expiration" (2002)
"Red Queen" (2003)
"Fallen Hero" (2005)
"Killing Ground (promo)" (2006)
"Club-Pilot" (2007)
"White Trash" (2008)
"Arising Hero" (2010)
"Hard Way" (2012)
"Sick Man" (2014)
"Der Letzte Tanz" (2017)
"Feel the Pain" (2018)
"Ikarus" (2018)
"Conspiracy" (2020)
Maxi-singles
"Velvet Acid Christ Vs Funker Vogt: The Remix Wars – Strike 4" (1999)
"Code 7477" (2001)
Compilations
Always and Forever Volume 1 (2005)
Always and Forever Volume 2 (2006)
Music videos
"Gunman"
"Subspace"
"Fallen Hero"
"The Firm"
"Hard Way"
"Sick Man"
"Ikarus"
"Feel the Pain"
Remixes by Funker Vogt
Leæther Strip – How Do I Know (Funker Vogt Remix) (1997)
Front 242 – Headhunter 2000 (Funker Vogt Mix) (1998)
Leæther Strip – Hate Me! (Funker Vogt Remix) (1998)
Assemblage 23 – Disappoint (Funker Vogt RMX) (2001)
Cruciform Injection – Lacrimal Involucre (Funker Vogt Remix) (2002)
Beborn Beton – Dr. Channard (Funker Vogt Remix) (2004)
Icon of Coil – Simulated (Funker Vogt Remix) (2004)
Informatik – Flesh Menagerie (Funker Vogt Rmx) (2004)
Dope Stars Inc. – 10.000 Watts (Funker Vogt Remix) (2005)
Mindless Self Indulgence – Straight To Video (Funker Vogt Mix) (2006)
Vigilante (band) – The Other Side (Funker Vogt Remix) (2006)
Theatre of Tragedy – Motion (Funker Vogt Remix) (2009)
Suicide Commando – Attention Whore (Posing Overdose Remix By Funker Vogt) (2012)
Bruderschaft – Return (Funker Vogt Remix) (2013)
Official website: www.funker-vogt.com
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Funker Vogt Lyrics
4th Dimension I am floating in the universe Like on a silent ocean My…
A Dream It all started with a dream Two months like eternity And i…
A New Beginning I can see the city lights When I turn my head A…
A. I. Wir dachten wohl, wir könnten es kontrollieren Alltagsproble…
Alone In some days you'll be alone Have to manage all on…
Animals The character which we need They live all in common And with…
Arising Hero He fought his final battle Beside his old companions A han…
Babylon After all the wars We are reunited in Babylon We have learne…
Beyond Your Believe they are stalking to the shore line and waiting for their…
Black Hole Ride off into sunset Even in hours you won't reach Seconds f…
Black Market Dealers Bombed ruins form the skyline Burnt places all around People…
Black Market Dealers (Maschinen mix) bombed ruins form the skyline burnt places - all around peop…
Black Waters Tell me the name of the game Is it cowboys and…
Blind Rage With an inward turning gaze Of one who sees his own…
Bloodthirst This is a time of great confusion There is no distinction…
Body Count The body count will be massive Much worse than Oklahoma Hard…
Brueder Mein Kamerad stand neben mir Auf dem Schlachtfeld, am jüngs…
Buried Alive I feel the walls too close to me And everything here's…
Child Soldier His parents died, shot in the head Killed by his…
City of Darkness All the wildlife has disappeared And earthquakes are always…
Civil War They fight against each other Killing people of their own bl…
Cold War Somewhere down in mother Russia They make plans to take the…
Columbine Looking back, a few years ago How could two boys become…
Compulsions The dreams still come and go Lying wounded on a beach With…
Darwin's Nightmare Here you are better off dead Right at the cradle of…
Date of Expiration Date of expiration A disease you cannot cure It's our destin…
Evil's Birth Wounds of self-mutilation Caused by religious fervor A sacri…
Fallen Hero They called me the tragic hero They avoided my company My na…
Fallen Man It started like a normal day Shower, breakfast and then out …
Fantasies Let me tell you a story Out of my small prison…
Faster Life It's driving me forth without a rest These feelings inside m…
Father I see you - with a gun In your eyes -…
Final Thrill Another land, another culture With a different kind of life …
Fire and Forget Killing never was easier That it's today There's no more n…
Follow Me An open door an invitation To join in this new world I…
Fortunes of War The damage done to all these place Is quite unbelievable Y…
Friendly Fire Within a few seconds their jets came over the hill Strafing …
Frozen in Time I favour obscurity Whenever it serves my purpose I favour …
Funker Vogt Sie haben dich gezogen Und du wolltest es Spiel ein bissch…
Funker Vogt 2nd Unit If the devil voice can be stopped.... [ahhhhh] If the devil…
Für Dich *AD* Dein Anblick ist die beste Medizin Du führst mich in d…
Fur Dich Dein Anblick ist die beste Medizin Du führst mich in den…
Genozid Die Währung des Krieges Weder Geld noch Gold Demozid - Gen…
Genozid (club mix) Die Währung des Krieges Weder Geld noch Gold Demozid - Genoz…
Gott noch nicht Ich hab an allen Tresen gesoffen, Jedes Menü gefressen, Ha…
Gun Man Now the race is on the run So look out for…
Gunman Now the race is on the run So look out for…
Harvester of Sorrow My life suffocates Planting the seeds of hate I've loved, tu…
History They were fighting for land in earlier days Wanting to exten…
Hold My Ground The years pass by My life is fine The past lies buried De…
Horizon I wandered around for twenty-five years and still haven't fo…
Hostile Waters Whenever you board a ship You put your life in the…
House of Sorrows Locked away in rooms and routines But some things are worse…
Ikarus The time for peace is over Humanity has failed The weapons…
Journey Ten miles above the landscape I can watch the stars Power pl…
Kampf den Maschinen Mechanisierung in der Industrie Eine dunkle Zeit bricht an …
Kapitulation Benommen von Kanonenschlägen Schlag ich meine Augen auf St…
Kill on Command I am a toy of madness I have no conscience And my…
Killing Fields you must plan and you must train for the battle…
Killing Ground They do the things all soldiers do While they're waiting to…
Krieger Hoch die Fahnen! Hisst die Fahnen! Keine Furcht vor neuen …
Lugner Dir selber warst du niemals treu Denn Treue kennst du nicht…
Maschine Zeit Der Mensch als Traum, nicht Wirklichkeit Gedankengnge kontro…
Maschine Zeit (Maschinen mix) Der Mensch als Traum - nicht Wirklichkeit Gedankengänge kont…
Mein Weg Seit Beginn habt Ihr gelogen Falsche Worte eure Drogen Der…
My Fortune So many places I have been So many faces I have…
My Innermost On this road we all travel Strangers come and stranger go …
Navigator We sometimes want to be led by The hand of a…
Navigátor We sometimes want to be led by The hand of a…
No Tomorrow I met her in a restaurant A face that you will…
Nothing New Look at all the politicians everyone is telling lies always …
Nothing To Include Thinking and learning Calculating and computing Reading, mem…
Nuclear Winter I look toward the ocean See reflections on the water A gloss…
Obscure Pictures I've had to leave But still can see you Almost every single…
One We always thought that there're two sites Black and white f…
Our Battlefield A dirty war is what we fight It’s forced on us…
Our Life What the hell is goin' on this time ? Vested with prohibiti…
Pain I can feel your pain cause I never gave up…
Paralyzed What happened in the world today? Tell me what we really…
Prisoners of War We have to fire up the engines, supply them with…
Pure War People hate people for nothing at all Our kingdom of love…
Red Queen You always want to be the best It's a struggle without…
Refugees I heard the high pitched keening A sound of pain and…
Reject A big crowd controlled by fear Always underestimated But bew…
Religion Aggression und Doktrin im Namen der Freiheit Begleiten uns …
Remember Childhood There was a little child Playing with it's friends They ha…
Robots All alone in outer space Unknown stars shine upon us We ar…
Schizophrenia My life is strange and tonight I feel the magic in…
Second World Imprisoned by society Condemned by the church Everybody wa…
Shaven Haven cunts fuck much more horny I know this for quite…
Sins They all emerged one by one Hoping for freedom, but there…
Six Feet Under A one-sided trench war Within an undefined area A small na…
Snow was Falling On the way to New York City I found myself…
Spread Your Legs! I am just a horny dog When I see there In my…
Starfighters A dream finally came true To wear this special uniform To jo…
Stolen Thoughts Every morning I wake up With a new identity With some new…
Stronghold Our shields are all down Nothing can hold them back An overw…
Stupid Incident Shadows in the whirling rain A young man knees on the…
Subspace Let's leave reality Enter the metaverse Creating an avatar…
Suspended Animation Snapping at air, I woke up I couldn't see where I…
Take Care Crowded cities polluted air Every day is getting worse Try t…
Terroristen Wir verhandeln nicht! Wir haben andere Möglichkeiten. Wir …
Thanatophobia Afraid to die Afraid to live In this world full of hate R…
Thanks For Nothing You are not born yet But already so alone That you can…
The 3rd War I'm sitting at the coast See the gulls in the air The…
The End Was it an act of evolution or a mistake more…
The Firm Our law is rough and hard I carry the scars with…
The International Killer People are suffering It is the slow death Sometimes it takes…
The Journey Ten miles above the landscape I can watch the stars Power pl…
The Land Of Milk & Honey Walking through a dirty rubbish-dump They used to call it gr…
The Last See it emerge from the ocean depths Its dull black eyes…
The Race Is On *AD* [I was under the impression that I was the only…
The State Within They can fake everything To prove that you are guilty They…
The Third War I'm sitting at the coast see the gulls in the air…
The Voice of the Dead You have seen the soldiers dying And you have survived May…
The Voices Of The Dead You have seen the soldiers dying And you have survived Maybe…
The Voices of the Dead (Evil's Toy remix) You have seen the soliders dying and you have survived maybe…
This Circle The circle of death and birth Is the power of heaven…
This World For centuries and centuries I walked along their battlefield…
Thoughts of a Soldier It never was and never will be The sun setting beyond…
Time Of Dreams It was the time of dreams An idea arose in front…
Tragic Hero I saw all the tragedies Happened to mankind I'm always invol…
Tragic Hero (Apoptygma Berzerk remix) I saw all the tragedies Happened to mankind I am always invo…
Tragic Hero (Blind Vision remix) I saw all the tragedies happened to mankind i'm always invol…
Traumatic Event a long time ago you went off to seek your soul disappeared…
Under Control They are watching you from far away Everything is under the…
Under Deck The sea was calm And the night was hot We were staying…
Vision This is the next century And we live far beyond Killing peop…
Vorwärts! Unzerstörbar zieh'n wir unsere Bahn Keine Müh' zu groß, kei…
W.o.t.W. Darkness over ruined world The evil wants to rule the earth…
Wartime You grow up in the wartime but the wars are all…
Wasteland Vorwärts - voran Aus dem Dunkel ins Licht Das Ziel liegt noc…
Welcome to Destruction Welcome to Destruction(9) Welcome to Av-i-a-tor Welc…
Words of Power Your lungs are filled with rotten air diseases rule the worl…
You Can Win If You Want You packed your things in a carpet bag Left home never…
Zeit Der Mensch als Traum - nicht Wirklichkeit Gedankengá¤nge ko…