German Music

Deichkind is a hip-hop / electro band formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1999. Deichkind’s characteristic lyrics typically consist of irony and humor. In 2005, Deichkind represented Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Bundesvision Song Contest, finishing 14th of the 16 entries. The band’s single Electric Super Dance Band marked a noted change in their sound. Their recent appearances (mostly at House and Electro clubs) display this change noted by fast, electronic rhythms. The band describes their new sound as TechRap, a mixture of techno and rap.

Blumentopf (Flower Pot in English) is a German hip-hop band from Munich. Their first single was released back in 1997, and they also gained the title of Best Live Band from the readers of Juice, a hip hop journal.

Advanced Chemistry is a German hip-hop group from Heidelberg. The group was founded back in 1987 by Toni L, Linguist, Gee-One, DJ Mike MD (Mike Dippon) and MC Torch. Each member of the group holds German citizenshhip, and Toni L, Linguist, and Torch are of Italian, Ghanian, and Haitian backgrounds, respectively.