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
Vortex
Die Krupps Lyrics
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You confused life with danger
You made the wrong decision
Forever being held in derision
From one extrem to another
Not a moment left to recover
It will never let you go forever
Flowing with the flow
Your life's gyrating round me
Your whole existence's a void
I'm gonna suck you in
I'm gonna spin you round
I'm gonna turn you up
I'm gonna spit you out
Once inside you turn faceless
You become part of the vortex
It's like an eternal treadmill
That never comes to a standstill
And it is useless to resist
As the pressure will persist
It will never let you go forever
Flowing with the flow
Your plans dissolve without me
You lose your dreams inside me
Your mind has been destroyed
I'm gonna suck you in
I'm gonna spin you round
I'm gonna turn you up
I'm gonna spit you out
This is the end of your world
Everything has been upturned
Submit yourself to new rules
Get used to a set of new tools
The song "Vortex" by Die Krupps deals with the theme of being consumed by something, be it a person, an addiction or a destructive behavior. The lyrics suggest that the singer has made the wrong decision, perhaps by selling their soul to a stranger, and is now forever being held in derision. The vortex is a metaphor for the all-encompassing force that has taken over the singer's life, leaving them with no moment left to recover.
The words describe the vortex as a void, a place where the singer's plans dissolve and they lose their dreams. The vortex is portrayed as a powerful entity that consumes everything in its path, and the singer is told that they will never escape its hold. The lyrics suggest the idea of the vortex as an eternal treadmill, a never-ending cycle that offers no escape.
The chorus of the song states "I'm gonna suck you in, I'm gonna spin you round, I'm gonna turn you up, I'm gonna spit you out" which highlights the vortex's ability to control and consume the singer. The lyrics suggest that the only way to survive is to submit to the vortex, to get used to a new set of rules and tools.
In conclusion, the song is a warning about the dangers of giving into something that ultimately proves destructive. The vortex is a powerful metaphor for the forces in life that can have a grip on us and control our actions, leaving us with no escape.
Line by Line Meaning
You sold your soul to a stranger
You gave up everything to someone you didn't know
You confused life with danger
You can't differentiate between living and life-threatening situations
You made the wrong decision
You chose incorrectly
Forever being held in derision
Everyone treats you with contempt permanently
From one extrem to another
You move constantly between opposite states
Not a moment left to recover
There isn't any time to recuperate
It will never let you go forever
It holds onto you indefinitely
Flowing with the flow
You move with whatever direction it takes you
Your world revolves around me
Your life entirely surrounds me
Your life's gyrating round me
Your existence is swirling around me
Your whole existence's a void
You have no substance to your being
I'm gonna suck you in
I'm going to engulf you
I'm gonna spin you round
I'll make you dizzy
I'm gonna turn you up
I will completely alter you
I'm gonna spit you out
I'm going to eject you when I'm finished
Once inside you turn faceless
You lose your identity when you are subsumed
You become part of the vortex
You are now an element of the spiral
It's like an eternal treadmill
It's an everlasting cycle
That never comes to a standstill
It does not halt
And it is useless to resist
There's no point in opposing it
As the pressure will persist
The force is going to continue
Your plans dissolve without me
Your schemes break apart when I'm gone
You lose your dreams inside me
Your aspirations evaporate when you're in my grasp
Your mind has been destroyed
Your intelligence has been ruined
This is the end of your world
Your life, as you comprehend it, is over
Everything has been upturned
Everything has been overturned
Submit yourself to new rules
Give in to a new set of regulations
Get used to a set of new tools
Become accustomed to a new way of life
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Thx for reupload!!
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@joedally1797
This beat and everything feels like it could've fit dead rising 1's soundtrack. Probably for a psychopath