Umbra et Imago
| Umbra et Imago | |
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 Mozart (10th Nocturnal Culture Night 2015) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Karlsruhe , Germany |
| Genre (s) | New German hardness , Gothic Metal , electronic music |
| founding | 1991 |
| Website | www.umbraetimago.de |
| Founding members | |
| Peter Manuel "Mozart" Munz | |
Keyboard , programming, sampling |
Michael Gillian (until 1995) |
Keyboard, vocals |
Nail (until 1995) |
| Torsten B. (until 1995) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Peter Manuel "Mozart" Munz |
| Sascha Dannenberger (since 2008) | |
guitar |
Freddy Falls (1996-2003, since 2011) |
Show, singing |
Madeleine Le Roy (since 1999) |
| Oliver Himmighoffen (since 2013) | |
bass |
Erwin Schmidt (since 2012) |
| former members | |
Keyboard, programming |
Achim Vogel (1995–1996) |
Keyboard |
Matze B. (1996-2001) |
Bass, guitar, keyboard, programming |
Lutz Demmler (1995-2011) |
bass |
Ingo Römling (Live 2011) |
Guitar, programming |
Alex Perin (1995) |
guitar |
Andi Lehnert (1996) |
guitar |
Freddy Falls (1996-2003) |
guitar |
Sören Jordan (2003-2007) |
Drums, programming, vocals |
Jochen Ritter (1996–1999) |
Drums |
Michael "Migge" Schwarz (1999–2011) |
Drums |
Lars Nippa (2011-2012) |
Drums |
Sebastian Säuberlich (2012-2013) |
Artwork, live performance, vocals |
Kris (1995) |
Samples |
Chris Tin (1994) |
Umbra et Imago ( according to : "Shadow and Image") is a band from Karlsruhe , which was founded in the fall of 1991 by front man Mozart. The original cast consisted of Michael Gillian, Nail, Torsten B. and Mozart. Except for Mozart, the original members left the group.
history
Umbra et Imago emerged in 1991 from the band The Electric Avantgarde, initially as a side project. Both bands existed in parallel the following year. For The Electric Avantgarde there were plans of a style change in the direction of Death Metal , which were discarded a short time later. The group was disbanded and years later revived under the name "Dracul" so that Umbra et Imago became Mozart's main project. In 1992 the band made their first live appearances. In the band, which was still electronically oriented at the time, there were repeated appearances by guest musicians, such as Peter Heppner von Wolfsheim . The group presented itself eccentrically throughout and became known for their shows that took up elements of BDSM . The debut album Dreams, Sex and Death was also released in 1992, and Infantile Spiele a year later .
Most of the pieces on the first two albums were over ten minutes long. Umbra et Imago made a remix of the song Erotica , which they called ZöllerMussEsSpiele Mix , referring to the DJ Michael Zöller, of the Bochum discotheque incident , in order to achieve better compatibility for scene discos .
In 1995 Michael Gillian and Torsten B. left the band, shortly afterwards also Nail and were replaced by Lutz Demmler and Alex Perin. With the change there was also a break in style. The band's music was much guitar-oriented and on the album idea of a vampire to hard rock extended elements. With the album Mystica Sexualis this change culminated in 1996 in the turn to metal elements . With the 1997 Maxi No God and No Love , elements of the New German Hardship emerged and Umbra et Imago were compared with bands like Rammstein .
In 2003 guitarist Freddy Sturz left the band. In 2010 the band announced on their official homepage that the work Opus Magnus , published in the same year, would be the last studio album in the history of Umbra et Imago for reasons of cost. Although the band said they didn't want to record any more sound carriers in the studio, they released the cover of the popular hit from the Nazi propaganda film The Great Love , From This The World Doesn't End as a single in 2011 in collaboration with Lex von Megaherz . Another album followed in 2015 with Die Immortlichen . In 2011 Lutz Demmler and Michael "Migge" Schwarz left the band after the anniversary concert. The anniversary concert was played with various guest musicians such as last instance member Rico Schwibs alias M.Stolz, the guitarist Matthias "Matze" Ambre , who formerly belonged to the ASP band, and the violinist Ally Storch (Ally the Fiddle) and in November 2011 as a live DVD published in three variants. In 2011 Freddy Sturz returned to guitar, and Erwin Schmidt has been playing bass since 2012. In October 2011 Ingo Römling replaced Lutz Demmler for a live performance in Dresden on the bass of Umbra et Imago.
Creation and appearance
Umbra et Imago was founded as a concept band. The band concept was initially based in particular on the preparation of sadomasochistic fantasies. The band's early stage shows were also known for their sexual and sadomasochistic elements. After 2011, however, the band changed the show to more reduced performances without any major show elements.
Discography
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Demo recordings
- 1992: Night journey of the soul (demo tape limited to 100 copies)
Albums
- 1992: dreams, sex and death
- 1993: Infantile games
- 1995: Thoughts of a Vampire (2004 re-release)
- 1996: Mystica sexualis
- 1998: Machina Mundi
- 1999: The hard years
- 2000: Mea culpa
- 2001: Dark Energy
- 2004: Memento mori
- 2005: Motus animi
- 2010: Opus magnus
- 2015: The Immortals
- 2017: The Immortals - The Second Book
Singles and EPs
- 1994: Remember Ditto
- 1996: sex instead of war
- 1997: No God and no love
- 1999: are you crying? (featuring Tanzwut )
- 2001: Fire and Light (featuring Tanzwut)
- 2004: Sweet Gwendoline
- 2007: God wants it
- 2010: Without you (limited to 333 pieces)
- 2011: The world won't end of that (limited to 222 pieces)
- 2012: The Final Last Dream (limited to 99 pieces)
- 2014: Requiem of the Nephilim (limited to 111 pieces)
- 2014: Get off (limited to 111 pieces)
- 2014: Radio song (limited to 111 pieces)
Compilations
- 2001: 2 Originals of Umbra et Imago: The Hard Years & Machina Mundi
- 2003: The Best Of
- 2003: 2 Originals of Umbra et Imago: Mea Culpa & Dark Energy
- 2004: Umbra et Imago & Dracul
- 2004: Mystica Sexualis & Sex instead of War
- 2004: The Early Years
- 2010: Geist is awesome
- 2013: Mea Culpa & Die Welt burns
- 2013: Machina Mundi & You Weep & Fire and Light
- 2013: Dark Energy & The Hard Years - Live
- 2013: Mystica Sexualis & Thoughts of a Vampire
Live and video albums
- 1997: The Hard Years
- 2002: The world is on fire
- 2004: Memento mori
- 2005: Motus animi
- 2006: Imago picta
- 2008: Past Bizarre 1993-1997
- 2011: 20
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GIFT Kultur- und Sound-Magazin: Interview with Umbra et Imago , issue 8/92, p. 12, November 1992
- ↑ Andreas Josupeit: Umbra et Imago - No God and No Love , Fragment Musikmagazin, Edition 2/97, p. 35, 1997
- ↑ officialcharts.de