Feindflug
Encyclopedia
is a controversial German
electro-industrial
band founded in 1995. Translated, the name means "attack-raid" or literally "foe-flight" ("flight against the enemy"); it corresponds in military use to the French
/English
word "sortie
".
/electronica
scene. The only vocals that can be heard are in samples, mostly taken from movies dubbed
in German or excerpts of Adolf Hitler
or Klaus Kinski
. The music tends to be on the harsh side, verging on power noise
at times.
Recurring themes and topics are authoritarian regime
s, the death-penalty
and total war
, especially World War II and the Third Reich
.
The band has been associated with the German Neo-Nazi
scene by critics in the past due to the themes presented in their music and their album cover graphics. The band-members, who are fully aware of the association, oppose this critique and have stated that their music is intended as a reflection of the issues it describes, not as support. The band's motto is "Use your brain and think about it!".
, Germany
.
In 2004 the band was invited to perform at the 13th music festival in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2006 the band performed at the 15th music festival in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2010 the band performed at the E-tropolis music festival in Berlin
, Germany.
In 2011 the band performed at the 20th edition of in Leipzig, Germany and at the 6th edition of Amphi Festival in Cologne.
intro features photographs of several German World War 2 scenes, an electric chair
and President George W. Bush
in between their song, . Voice Sample
s ("From here, there is no escape") and ("Stop it!" or "Stop that!") can be heard along with the band's slogan "Use your brain and think about it!" appearing in between.
Feindflug's first official release, I. / St. G. 3, was released on the radical right-wing VAWS
label. They say they regret this, and didn't know what VAWS was about, but that no-one else was willing to release their work due to the controversial name, imagery, and use of samples.
All subsequent releases have been made on the Black Rain label, but not without trouble. The Dutch producer for the EP refused production because of explicit images of an execution with an electrical chair, and the Austrian producer for refused production later because of the right-wing accusations.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electro-industrial
Electro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
band founded in 1995. Translated, the name means "attack-raid" or literally "foe-flight" ("flight against the enemy"); it corresponds in military use to the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
/English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
word "sortie
Sortie
Sortie is a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific mission....
".
Style and themes
Feindflug's music is entirely instrumental, a rarity in the modern industrialIndustrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
/electronica
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
scene. The only vocals that can be heard are in samples, mostly taken from movies dubbed
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
in German or excerpts of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
or Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
. The music tends to be on the harsh side, verging on power noise
Power noise
Power noise is a fusion genre among noise music and various styles of electronic dance music. It should not be confused with "power electronics", which lacks rhythmic elements and is closer to harsh noise...
at times.
Recurring themes and topics are authoritarian regime
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. It has three possible meanings:...
s, the death-penalty
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
and total war
Total war
Total war is a war in which a belligerent engages in the complete mobilization of fully available resources and population.In the mid-19th century, "total war" was identified by scholars as a separate class of warfare...
, especially World War II and the Third Reich
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
.
The band has been associated with the German Neo-Nazi
Neo-Nazism
Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism or some variant thereof.The term neo-Nazism can also refer to the ideology of these movements....
scene by critics in the past due to the themes presented in their music and their album cover graphics. The band-members, who are fully aware of the association, oppose this critique and have stated that their music is intended as a reflection of the issues it describes, not as support. The band's motto is "Use your brain and think about it!".
Career highlights
In 1999 the band had their first official performance at the 8th music festival in LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
In 2004 the band was invited to perform at the 13th music festival in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2006 the band performed at the 15th music festival in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2010 the band performed at the E-tropolis music festival in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany.
In 2011 the band performed at the 20th edition of in Leipzig, Germany and at the 6th edition of Amphi Festival in Cologne.
Website
As of 2006, the band's website's flashAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
intro features photographs of several German World War 2 scenes, an electric chair
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
and President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in between their song, . Voice Sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
s ("From here, there is no escape") and ("Stop it!" or "Stop that!") can be heard along with the band's slogan "Use your brain and think about it!" appearing in between.
Albums
- FeindflugFeindflug (album)Feindflug is the first release by German musical project Feindflug, released in 1997.The album is only a private release by Feindflug's members DJ Felix and DJ Banane, and it was released in three versions - the first two in a limited edition of 30 copies each, the third with a pressing of 100.-...
(CD-RCD-RA CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
, 1997, private release) - (1999, re-release of above)
- (2002)
- (2005)
- (2009), limited picture vinyl re-release
Singles and EPs
- I. / St. G. 3I. / St. G. 3I. / St. G. 3 is the second a release of German musical project Feindflug, released in 1998.I. / St. G. 3 was released on the radical right-wing VAWS label...
(MCDMaxi singleA maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
, 1998) - (MCDMaxi singleA maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
, 1999) - (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, 2000) - I. / St. G. 3 (Phase 2)I. / St. G. 3 (Phase 2)I. / St. G. 3 [Phase 2] is the seventh release of German musical project Feindflug, released in 2003. It is a re-release of the original I. / St. G...
(MCDMaxi singleA maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
, 2003, rerelease of 1998 version with 1 extra track) - KollaborationKollaboration (album)Kollaboration is the eight release of German musical project Feindflug, released in 2004.The album is a remix/mix collaboration between Killing Ophelia, Ivy Cyclone, Jesus and the Gurus, I.P.X., DavaNtage, Polarlicht 4.1, Tactical Sekt and Feindflug...
(Vinyl, 2004, only available on tour)
Video
- (DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, Boxset version available) (2006-06-05) features Live-clips, Bonusclups, Concertfilm and more.
Collaborative releases
- Supreme Court feat. Feindflug – We'll F*** You Up! (2006-02-24)
Feindflug's first official release, I. / St. G. 3, was released on the radical right-wing VAWS
VAWS
VAWS is a controversial record label. They promote neofolk, industrial and bands in related genres, such as Von Thronstahl. Artists such as Feindflug have left the label....
label. They say they regret this, and didn't know what VAWS was about, but that no-one else was willing to release their work due to the controversial name, imagery, and use of samples.
All subsequent releases have been made on the Black Rain label, but not without trouble. The Dutch producer for the EP refused production because of explicit images of an execution with an electrical chair, and the Austrian producer for refused production later because of the right-wing accusations.