- Funker Vogt
Infobox musical artist
Name = Funker Vogt
Background = group_or_band
Img_capt = Funker Vogt Logo
Origin =Hameln ,Lower Saxony ,Germany
Genre =Aggrotech Futurepop Electro-industrial
Years_active = 1995-present
Label = Metropolis
Associated_acts = Ravenous
FictionalFusspils 11
URL = [http://www.funkervogt.com www.funkervogt.com]
[http://www.funker-vogt.com www.funker-vogt.com]
[http://www.funkervogt.de www.funkervogt.de]
[http://www.funkermerch.com www.funkermerch.com]
Current_members =Gerrit Thomas Jens Kästel Björn Böttcher Frank Schweigert Kai Schmidt
Past_members =Thomas Kroll Funker Vogt is a German
aggrotech band, formed byGerrit Thomas andJens Kästel in1995 .History
The members consist of Gerrit Thomas, Jens Kästel,
Björn Böttcher ,Frank Schweigert (who replacedThomas Kroll in 2004), andKai Schmidt . They all hail from the town ofHameln inGermany . The name of the band translates from German to English as 'Radio Operator Vogt', taken from a friend of the band who was a navigator/operator in the German army. The majority of theirlyrics revolve around the concepts ofwar .A distinctive theme is present in the band's work and stage presence; both their musicianship and their costuming are strongly reminiscent of military music and dress. This military aesthetic is also popular with the band's fanbase. However, the political stance of Funker Vogt is decidedly anti-war; the band cites "war and
social injustice " as their primary topics of discussion, noting that the goal of the album "Execution Tracks", along with the accompanying video, was to "present the grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war."Discography
tudio Albums
*"
Thanks for Nothing " (1996)
*"We Came to Kill " (1997)
*"Killing Time Again " (1998) (part new material, part remixes)
*"Execution Tracks " (1998)
*"Maschine Zeit " (2000)
*"T" (2000/2001) (contains 4 new tracks and 10 remixes)
*"Survivor" (2002)
*"Revivor " (2003) (remix album)
*"Navigator" (2005)
*"Aviator" (2007)ingles
*"
Words of Power " (1997)
*"Take Care" (1997)
*"Tragic Hero" (1998)
*"Gunman" (2000)
*"Subspace" (2001)
*"Date of Expiration " (2002)
*"Red Queen" (2003)
*"Fallen Hero" (2005)Maxi-Singles
*"" (1999)
*"Code 7477 " (2001)Compilations
*"
Always and Forever Volume 1 " (2005)
*"Always and Forever Volume 2 " (2006)ide Projects
* Ravenous
* Fictional
*Fusspils 11
* [Z.E.T.A. X]External links
* [http://www.funker-vogt.com/ Official English site]
* [http://www.funkervogt.de/ Official German site]
* [http://www.funkervogt.com/ Funker Vogt dot com (English Fansite)]
* [http://www.side-line.com/interviews_comments.php?id=25215_0_16_0_C Funker Vogt - "We love provocation !" - Interview]
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