The band's name comes from the Krupp dynasty - one of pre-war Germany´s main industrial families. This name was apparently chosen for its industrial connotations, as the band is strongly anti-Nazi. In some interviews the band stated that Visconti´s movie "The Damned" - a depiction of the fictitious German industrial dynasty of the Essenbecks - was the main inspiration.
Die Krupps's debut EP, 1981's Stahlwerkssymphony, was in the vein of metal-on-metal industrial acts like Einstürzende Neubauten. Their following album, 1982's Volle Kraft Voraus, combined the industrial sound of their debut with electronic rhythms similar to DAF.
In 1984, the group released their first English-language album, Entering the Arena, which combined grand, orchestral arrangements with their trademark metallic percussion and a more conventional synthpop sound.
Doerper left to join Propaganda, and Die Krupps went on hiatus for a few years. In 1989, they collaborated with Nitzer Ebb -- a band their sound had clearly influenced -- to remake Volle Kraft Voraus's "Wahre Arbeit, Wahrer Lohn" as "The Machineries of Joy." The single was a major club hit,and it resparked interest in the band, who followed in 1990 with the now-classic "Germaniac" single.
However, Engler had become interested in American and European heavy metal, and subsequent Die Krupps releases would gradually de-emphasize the band's industrial/electronic origins. A Tribute to Metallica--an album of Metallica cover versions done with only keyboards and samplers--was something of a novelty hit that got the band signed (briefly) to a US major label.
In 1992, Engler reunited with Doerper and added some American heavy metal musicians to the lineup, and Die Krupps began to utilize guitars and more sounds derived from heavy metal music, with the release of their albums I and II--The Final Option.
During this period, the band had many of their tracks remixed by other artists; singles such as "Fatherland", "Metal Machine Music", "To the Hilt", and "Crossfire" were reworked by artists as diverse as The Sisters of Mercy, Einstürzende Neubauten and Biohazard. These remixes proved more successful than the albums from which they were drawn, as they became staples of mid-90s alternative clubs. Many of these remixes are included on the compilations The Final Remixes and Rings of Steel, as well as their mid-90s singles issued by Cleopatra Records. Particularly notable is a 1996 remix EP they shared with Front Line Assembly, on which each group remixed three songs from the other: while Krupps's remixes of FLA were typical of the band's metallic direction, FLA's Krupps remixes surprisingly highlighted how Die Krupps's sound still recalled the band's early electronic work.
By 1996's III--Odyssey of the Mind, the band had almost entirely ditched electronics for a straight metal sound. Following Doerper's second departure and the release of the even more heavily metal-influenced album "Paradise Now" in 1997, the band disbanded.
The band has been well-served by two compilations that highlight their strongest material and the development of the band's sound: Past Forward 1991-1981, released on Mute's Grey Area imprint, is a worthy precis of the band's work up to and including "Germaniac". Cleopatra's Metalmorphosis of Die Krupps covers some of the same ground, but includes highlights from their post-Metallica output. While both compilations share several tracks, they usually choose different mixes.
Die Krupps played a reunion show at Wave Gothic Treffen festival at 2005 for their 25th anniversary.
Expected in fall 2007 are 2 releases to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Die Krupps plus an extra release combining both. The reason to make two different best of albums is because the band wanted to separate its electro years from its metal years. As a result we will get "Too Much History - The Electro Years Vol. 1" and "Too Much History - The Metal Years Vol. 2", both in digipak format. Next to these two releases there is also the 2CD set "Too Much History" combining both previous mentioned best of compilations.
The German electronic pioneers Die Krupps are re-releasing two classic albums "Volle Kraft Voraus" and "I" by the end of August 2008.
May 21st, 2012 - Industrie-Mädchen reached top of the DAC! (i.e. Deutsche Alternative Charts)
Industrie-Mädchen is the title of the new single, which is a cover version of a song by the German punk band S.Y.P.H., a band Ralf Dörper was member of for a few month in 1979, contributing the vocals to one track of their first EP Viel Feind, viel Ehr.
The single is a spin-off of the forthcoming studio album that is due to be released
The Chameleon Man
Die Krupps Lyrics
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To feel the feelings that you felt
About the words I had said
I had said
I had said
I had said
I want to spend a day inside your head
And the pain it caused makes me sad
Makes me sad
Makes me sad
So sad
I want a trip inside your head
To feel the feelings that you felt
About the words I had said
I had said
I had said
I had said
I want to spend a day inside your head
To see the things we never had
And the pain it caused makes me sad
Makes me sad
Makes me sad
So sad
I was your parachute
When you jumped from the clouds
Your safety guide
When you were full of doubts
I was the glass you broke
When you were in pain
I was a sheltering roof
In the pouring rain
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
I want a trip inside your head
To feel the feelings that you felt
About the words I had said
I had said
I had said
I had said
I want to spend a day inside your head
To see the things we never had
And the pain it caused makes me sad
Makes me sad
Makes me sad
So sad
I was the gun you shot
When you were on the edge
I was the key you needed
To get you out of your cage
I was the space you wanted
When you felt like retreating
I was the tears you shed
When you needed healing
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
The chameleon man
Could give you everything
The chameleon man
The chameleon man
The chameleon man
The chameleon man
The chameleon man
The lyrics to Die Krupp's song The Chameleon Man are about wanting to understand someone on a deeper level. The singer of the song wants to get inside the head of the person they are addressing to feel the emotions they felt when hearing the singer's words. This desire to understand is further emphasized when the singer talks about wanting to spend time inside the other person's head. They want to see the things that they never had and to understand the pain that the person feels. The repetition of the phrase "Makes me sad" emphasizes this desire to understand, as does the fact that the phrase "I had said" is repeated multiple times, indicating that the singer is reflecting on their words and wants to understand the impact they had.
The second half of the song is about how the singer was there for the other person during times of need. They were like a parachute when the person jumped from the clouds, a safety guide when they were full of doubt, a shelter in the rain, and so on. By listing all of the ways they were there for the other person, the singer is emphasizing their desire to understand the other person, to know everything about them, and to be everything that they need.
The repeated phrase "The chameleon man could give you everything" could refer to someone who can adapt to any situation and be whatever the other person needs them to be. This may be seen as an admirable quality, but the repetition of the phrase makes it sound like a warning or a cautionary tale about trying to be everything to everyone at the cost of one's own identity.
Line by Line Meaning
I want a trip inside your head
I want to experience what you're feeling and thinking by entering your mind
To feel the feelings that you felt
To sense and understand the emotions that you have experienced
About the words I had said
Concerning the impact of my own words on you
I had said
The words expression that was said before
I want to spend a day inside your head
I want to explore and examine the uncharted territories of your mind
To see the things we never had
To discover new experiences that we never shared before
And the pain it caused makes me sad
The suffering that exists behind what you didn't share is depressing to me
Makes me sad
This effect is so powerful that it causes sorrow and partial depression in me
So sad
I'm extremely grief-stricken about the situation
I was your parachute
I was the one who saved you or slowed down your fall
When you jumped from the clouds
During a difficult situation that you were in or through unexpected circumstances
Your safety guide
I was your protector and guardian, keeping you from harm.
When you were full of doubts
In times of uncertainty or when you were not sure about something
I was the glass you broke
I was fragile, and you took out your physical and emotional pain onto me.
When you were in pain
When you experienced physical or emotional anguish
I was a sheltering roof
I provided protection and concealment for you
In the pouring rain
In times of extreme hardship or distress
The chameleon man
A person who adapts to different environments or personas based on the situation
Could give you everything
Has the capacity to provide what you need or want to thrive and succeed.
I was the gun you shot
I acted as a tool for you to use or channel your aggression.
When you were on the edge
When you were on the brink of losing your restraint or composure.
I was the key you needed
I was the solution to the puzzle or problem you were facing.
To get you out of your cage
To help you break free of constraints or limitations that held you back.
I was the space you wanted
I provided you with the personal room and separation you needed.
When you felt like retreating
When you wanted to withdraw, escape, or hide from a situation.
I was the tears you shed
I was the source of comfort or support during moments of sadness or mourning.
When you needed healing
When you needed to recover or rejuvenate from an injury or hurt.
Contributed by Audrey A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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