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
Fictional
Fusspils 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 by Gerrit Thomas and Jens Kästel in 1995.

History

The members consist of Gerrit Thomas, Jens Kästel, Björn Böttcher, Frank Schweigert (who replaced Thomas Kroll in 2004), and Kai Schmidt. They all hail from the town of Hameln in Germany. 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 their lyrics revolve around the concepts of war.

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]