German Music

18th Dye is a Berlin-based German/Danish noise rock band formed in 1992 by German Sebastian Büttrich (vocals, guitar), Danish-German Heike Rädeker (vocals, bass) and Dane Piet Bendtsen (drums).

Frogcircus is a rock band from Berlin (Germany), originally formed in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain in 1996. During August 2006, the band recorded what would be the third full album Not Completely Clean, produced by Jürgen Block, released in July 2008 under BlackRock Records.

Cetu Javu were a German synthpop band which released songs between 1987 and the mid-1990s. The band consisted of Chris Demere, Stefen Engelke, Torsten Engelke, and Javier Revilla. Whilst the band were mainly Germans their lead singer (Revilla) was a Spaniard, so several of their songs were sung in Spanish (the majority of their songs were in English).

Dyko is a German electronica/synthpop duo from Frankfurt. Dyko is composed of John Barrie Dyke, vocalist and e-drummer (as well as the band’s namesake) and Christofer Jost, keyboardist and guitarist. They are sometimes joined by ex-Kraftwerk member Wolfgang Flür as an additional e-drummer. Dyko often performs for high school and college German students around the world. Their lyrics tend to be relatively simple and easy for non-fluent German speakers to understand, making them popular for performances among this particular demographic.

Emil Bulls is a German rock band that formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group is currently constituted of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist. The band also has their own official website fans can visit for more info and updates.

Die Krupps [di ˈkʀʊps] is a German industrial rock/EBM band, formed in 1980 by Jürgen Engler and Bernward Malaka in Düsseldorf. Members of the band are:

• Jürgen Engler – Vocals
• Ralf Dörper – Synth
• Marcel Zürcher – Guitar
• Rüdiger Esch – Bass
• Achim Faerber – Drums

Feeling B was one of the first punk bands in the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The band was founded in Berlin in 1983 and started out firmly grounded in the underground punk scene. Over time, Feeling B’s popularity grew greatly and at the end of the German Democratic Republic, it was one of the most respected and influential Eastern German bands despite their underground status.

Cascada is a German Eurodance group most famous for their hit singles Everytime We Touch (which won them a World Music Award) and What Hurts the Most. Two of their albums have so far sold an estimated 4 million copies worldwide. Cascada consists of singer Natalie Horler, and producers DJ Manian and Yanou.

ATC was a pop group based in Germany, although the four members each came from different countries — Joseph “Joey” Murray from New Zealand, Livio Salvi from Italy, Sarah Egglestone from Australia and Tracey Elizabeth Packham from England. Their debut album Planet Pop featuring songs from Alex Christensen and Clyde Ward was released on February 6, 2001, by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, for which they were awarded an ECHO for ‘Best Dance Act’. Similar sounding follow-up singles were successful in parts of Europe.

Die Ärzte (German for “The Doctors”) is a punk band from Berlin. Along with the Düsseldorf outfit Die Toten Hosen, Die Ärzte is one of the best-known German punk rock bands. They have released 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and sing.