Deichkind
German hip-hop / electro band
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Deichkind (German pronunciation: [ˈdaɪçkɪnt], literally Dyke Child) is a German electropunk band formed in Hamburg in 1997. Current members are “Kryptik Joe” alias Philipp Grütering (rapper/songwriter), Henning “DJ Phono” Besser (DJ), Sebastian “Porky” Dürre (rapper/songwriter) and Roland “Roy” Knauf (producer). Deichkind started with hip hop, later added elements of electronic dance music to its style. The band themselves call their music TechRap as a combination of techno and rap music. The songs are often satirical and criticize consumerism and the performance-oriented society.
Deichkind | |
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Rock'n'heim 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | 1997–2002: Showdown 2006: Island 2008–2012: Universal 2014–present: Sultan Günther 2019–present: Deichkind Enterprises |
| Members |
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| Past members | |
| Website | deichkind |
History
The band had its first success at the turn of the millennium with single Bon Voyage. Deichkind's early style could be described as alternative hip hop, during the 2000s its style incorporated more and more elements from electronic music, dance and punk. The most famous examples of this electronic-leaning hip hop sound are the three singles, Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) (2006), Arbeit nervt (2008), and Leider geil (2012). These three singles placed in the charts.
In 2005, the group represented Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, with the song Electric Super Dance Band, placing 14th with 12 points.[2]
In 2009, Sebastian “Sebi” Hackert, the band's longtime producer, died.
Befehl von ganz unten (2012) was Deichkind's first hit album, selling more than 200,000 units. Niveau Weshalb Warum (2015) debuted at number-one on the album charts in Germany and Switzerland.
The group contributed the song Happy New Fear to the soundtrack of the German film Victoria in 2015.
In 2018, rapper Sascha Reimann alias Ferris MC and “Ferris Hilton” left Deichkind after ten years.
Henning Besser serves as the band's creative director and is responsible for its visual presentation. He oversees the concepts for live shows, as well as costumes, photo and video concepts.[3] In the past, he regularly collaborated with a team of visual artists, including Daniel Josefsohn[4], Tim Bruening[5], Roman Schramm, Benjakon[6], and Auge Altona[7], an alliance of filmmakers.
Although the band originates from Hamburg, it now works mainly in Berlin.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Release | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [8] |
AUT [9] |
SWI [10] | |||||
| 2000 | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | 8 September 2000 | Showdown Records | 18 | — | — | |
| 2002 | Noch fünf Minuten Mutti | 28 January 2002 | Showdown Records | 17 | 56 | — | |
| 2006 | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | 19 May 2006 | Island Records | 68 | — | — | |
| 2008 | Arbeit nervt | 17 October 2008 | Universal Music | 13 | 30 | 80 | |
| 2012 | Befehl von ganz unten | 23 January 2012 | Universal Music | 2 | 5 | 16 | BVMI: Platinum[11] |
| 2015 | Niveau weshalb warum | 31 January 2015 | Sultan Günther Music | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Wer sagt denn das? | 27 September 2019 | Sultan Günther Music | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Neues vom Dauerzustand | 17 February 2023 | Sultan Günther Music | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Length | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [13] |
AUT [9] |
SWI [10] | |||||
| "Wer bremst das?!" | 1998 | 4:37 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bon Voyage" featuring Nina | 2000 | 3:23 (album version), 3:28 (radio edit) | 11 | 17 | 34 | Bitte ziehen Sie durch | |
| "Komm schon" | 3:54 | 76 | — | — | |||
| "Weit weg!" featuring Bintia | 4:53 (album version), 3:52 (radio edit) | 67 | — | — | |||
| "Limit" | 2002 | 3:02 | 21 | 25 | 95 | Noch fünf Minuten Mutti | |
| "Pferd im Stall" | 3:51 | — | — | — | |||
| "E. S. D. B." / "Electric Superdance Band" | 2005 | 2:28 | — | — | — | Aufstand im Schlaraffenland | |
| "Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah)" | 2006 | 3:43 | 68 | — | — | ||
| "Ich betäube mich" featuring Sarah Walker | 3:33 | — | — | — | |||
| "Arbeit nervt" | 2008 | 3:18 | 23 | 29 | — | Arbeit nervt | |
| "Luftbahn" | 2009 | 3:23 | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Bück dich hoch" | 2012 | 4:07 | 11 | 33 | — | Befehl von ganz unten | |
| "Leider geil" | 3:11 (album version), 3:09 (radio edit) | 6 | 6 | 61 | |||
| "Der Mond" | 4:24 | 68 | 61 | — | |||
| "Ich habe eine Fahne" | 2014 | 3:36 | — | — | — | — | |
| "So 'ne Musik" | 3:11 | 27 | — | — | Niveau weshalb warum | ||
| "Denken Sie groß" | 2015 | 4:01 | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Like mich am Arsch" | 3:33 | 3 | — | 81 | |||
| "Selber machen lassen" | 3:39 | 3 | — | 81 | |||
| "Happy New Fear" | — | — | — | Victoria soundtrack | |||
| "Richtig gutes Zeug" | 2019 | 2:50 | — | — | — | Wer sagt denn das? | |
| "Wer sagt denn das?" | 3:32 | — | — | — | |||
| "Keine Party" | 5:34 | — | — | — | |||
| "Dinge" | 3:32 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
