* In 1989, the band released the demo CD "Satanische Verse" and after another year their debut album "Die Propheten" on Bruno Kramm's own label, Danse Macabre.
Das Ich skillfully mixed electronic, symphonic and early industrial elements into an explosive cocktail unprecedented in the often cliche ridden German music culture. Das Ich established itself with a fixed position in the scene and became the very epitome of experimental and electronic music.
They are celebrated as the starting spark of a new genre of post wave, post Kraftwerk, post Neubauten era, and successfully led the way in the charts of the independent scene. Tours all over Europe strengthened the position of Das Ich, who quickly got a reputation for being "apocalyptic eccentrics", since their concerts appear to be evil and bone-jarring spectacles.
* After the release of their maxi CD "Stigma" in 1993, Das Ich went off on an extended tour through all of Europe and the U.S., and in addition played at various festivals, for example the Peter Gabriel WOMAD in Hamburg, as well as at the Documenta in Kassel.
* After that followed what up to now is their most compressed work as well as their least accessible, "Staub". Its success underpined their precedence. Released right at Christmas time, "Staub" was on the waiting list of the German Media Control Charts for 11 weeks.
It took about 2 years to create this work, in which both the innovation that characterized their debut, and modern industrial-elements (comp. "Das Ich im Ich") were amalgamated. Harsh noise-loops bedded into symphonic arrangements and combined thematically with the Holocaust of self-contempt in modern human society rendered "Staub" a milestone for electronic music of the nineties. 8 tracks, which catapulted Das Ich to international significance and which carried on the importance of the German industrial-electro-scene. With "Staub" Das Ich played a tour containing more than 60 shows whole over the world. "Staub" was also released domestically in the USA on the Californian label Tess Records, ran by William Faith of Faith and the Muse, while "Die Propheten" was re-released on Black Orchid Records from Miami.
* After the band recruited the drummer Chad Blinman on the U.S. tour, Das Ich grew into a genuine live band. In 1995 they put the live album "Feuer" out on the market to question the term "canned music", which all electronic bands have to deal with sooner or later.
* Immediately after that, a project done together with the famous metal band "Atrocity" was released. The album "Die Liebe" was a successful attention-getter for both bands and is still numbered among the first representatives of the successful metal/gothic crossover movement of the time.
Until today, many of these crossover bands refer to this album as initial innovation and influence.
* At the end of 1996 Das Ich began the early work on their new album "Egodram".
* However, the work had to be interrupted for half a year in order to compose the soundtrack album "Das Innere Ich" for the underground movie "Das Ewige Licht". After a further successful tour in the U.S. in May of 1997 with the new drummer Jakob Lang, the work on "Egodram" could finally begin again and be completed at the end of 1997. While all the previous releases appeared on the Danse Macabre label, Das Ich decided in the summer of 1997 to sign a worldwide recording contract with Edel Records for "Egodram".
* The first single "Kindgott" which was out taken from the new album was released in December 1997.
* In February 1998 the successful "Egodram" album and the second single "Destillat" with a stunning videoclip, directed by the wellknown Qfilm company, were released.
* From March to April 1998 Das Ich toured Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In May they played the International Wave Gothik Treffen in Leipzig.
* After touring for the first time Spain and Mexico they finished the work on their literal work in June, "Morgue" which features songs to the poems of the famous German expressionist writer "Gottfried Benn" in an extreme diversity which brought them also a fantastic feedback from cultural institutions whole over Europe. In November 98 Das Ich toured France and Germany again to present some of their new songs.
* In 1999 it was time to celebrate ten years of Das Ich with "Re_Laborat" and the big USA Totentanz Tour 99. This album was a successful hit on the dance floor. It offers various remixes from well-known bands like Deine Lakaien, Atrocity, VNV Nation, And One and many others. The smashing dance floor hit "Destillat", remixed by VNV Nation became a club hymn for the summer of 2000 worldwide. The dark romantic track "Reanimat", only available on a limited double CD was transferred to a videoclip, directed by Hans Helmut HдЯler, with whom the band worked on "Das Ewige Licht" before. "Re_Laborat" was also brought to France on XIII Bis Records domestically, while their online archives www.dasich.de found birth on the internet.
* *In 2003 "Das Ich" released a double CD box, a Best Of called "Relikt" with a 48 page booklet. They also toured again the USA and Russia for the first time with a tremendous effort and success.
*In the middle of the burning summer 2004, Das Ich released their breathtaking new album, called Lava which focuses on emotional issues. For the first time in the bands outspanning history, love, hate, greed and other human feelings struggle against the ratio, the understanding of the human being. It is the fight of the Freudian "Es" (it) against the moral "Ich" (Ego)
* In 2006 Das Ich released Cabaret, a gothic album based on theatrics.
* In 2008 Das Ich released the EP Kannibale, which they call their harshest and most brutal endeavour yet.
Kindgott
Das Ich Lyrics
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den Weg zu deinem Tier
Komm her, ich geb dir
das Bild zu deinem Volk
Komm rein, ich such dir
die Welt zu deinem Stein
Komm raus, ich fall dir
aus Liebe in deinen Schoß
Komm weiter
Komm tiefer
Komm über
uns alle und breite dich aus
Dein Kind ist dein Gott
Es tanzt auf deiner Seele
Es flüchtet vor dem Leben
wie Wasser auf dem heißen Stein
Nerv dich, such dich
find dich, lüg dich an
Komm rüber, ich helf dir
I'm Lager zu deinem Feind
Komm runter, ich stell dir
beim Träumen die Lichter an
Komm näher, ich zieh dir
die Ohren zu deinem Ich
Komm reiß dich, zerfleisch dich
begreif dich und fühl dich an
Komm weiter
Komm tiefer
Komm über
uns alle und breite dich aus
Dein Kind ist dein Gott
es tanzt auf deiner Seele
es flücjtet vor dem Leben
wie Wasser auf dem heißen Stein
In Das Ich's song Kindgott, the singer invites the listener to join them on a journey to discover their inner self. The lyrics invite one to explore their animalistic nature, their sense of belonging, and their understanding of the world around them. The singer encourages the listener to delve deep into their consciousness, to face their fears and challenges, and to embrace their true identity. The chorus of the song draws attention to the paradoxical nature of the self, where one's childlike innocence and vulnerability take on the role of a godlike figure, dancing on their soul and fleeing from the harsh reality of life.
Throughout the song, the singer uses an array of metaphors to convey their message. 'Komm mit, ich zeig dir den Weg zu deinem Tier' (Come with me, I'll show you the way to your animal) refers to the primal, natural part of oneself that is often neglected or suppressed. 'Dein Kind ist dein Gott es tanzt auf deiner Seele' (Your child is your god, it dances on your soul) highlights the idea that one's inner child is an omnipotent force that shapes and guides their existence. The last verse 'Komm rüber, ich helf dir I'm Lager zu deinem Feind' (Come over, I'll help you in the camp of your enemy) suggests the need to confront one's inner demons and face up to the challenges that life presents.
Overall, the lyrics of Kindgott are an invitation to explore one's inner self, to overcome one's fears, and to embrace one's true identity. The song describes the journey of self-discovery as a complex, challenging, and transformative process that requires courage and resilience. In this sense, the song can be seen as an anthem of self-empowerment and self-realization.
Line by Line Meaning
Komm mit, ich zeig dir den Weg zu deinem Tier
Come with me, I will show you the path to your animal nature
Komm her, ich geb dir das Bild zu deinem Volk
Come closer, I will give you the image of your people
Komm rein, ich such dir die Welt zu deinem Stein
Come inside, I will search the world for your stone
Komm raus, ich fall dir aus Liebe in deinen Schoß
Come out, I will fall into your lap out of love
Komm weiter
Come further
Komm tiefer
Come deeper
Komm über uns alle und breite dich aus
Come over us all and spread out
Dein Kind ist dein Gott
Your child is your god
Es tanzt auf deiner Seele
It dances on your soul
Es flüchtet vor dem Leben
It flees from life
wie Wasser auf dem heißen Stein
like water on a hot stone
Nerv dich, such dich
Annoy yourself, search yourself
find dich, lüg dich an
Find yourself, lie to yourself
Komm rüber, ich helf dir im Lager zu deinem Feind
Come over, I will help you in the camp of your enemy
Komm runter, ich stell dir beim Träumen die Lichter an
Come down, I will turn on the lights for you when you dream
Komm näher, ich zieh dir die Ohren zu deinem Ich
Come closer, I will pull your ears to your self
Komm reiß dich, zerfleisch dich, begreif dich und fühl dich an
Come tear yourself apart, understand yourself and feel yourself
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, KLETTER ENTERTAINMENT INC
Written by: BRUNO KRAMM, STEFAN SIEGFRIED ACKERMANN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kristalnacht Hess
Excelente grupo saludos desde Ecuador
Undrig
These guys were great. I remember hearing them around the time it felt like everybody was trying to copy VNV Nation. These guys just blews the doors off with this crazy Shostakovich influence combined with bleak industrial aesthetics.
James Lehr
i Like the presentation here. Now if only Das Ich makes a return from the grave and start making more music to keep us busy.
Emma Ivanova
nach so langer Zeit wieder doeaes Lied hören verursacht Gänsehaut X3 Liebe Grüße aus Wien
Luis García
Muy buen aporte gracias a ti ahora se mas o menos por donde buskar mas canciones k me agradan por k eso del regayton, nada mas no Saludos
Armarius
Aaah, so ein geniales Lied..echt geil.
hddhubya
masterpiece!
Traubengott
voll geiles lied
israel castillo
lo mejor de lo mejor jajajajaja
Gaia Morwen
sep, sep así es como es