Neuroticfish
Encyclopedia
Neuroticfish was a German
musical project whose styles were borrowed from Electronic body music
, futurepop, and synthpop
, as well as other types of electronic music. It released its music on the Dancing Ferret Discs record label.
, Nine Inch Nails
, The Cure
, and Depeche Mode
, and began experimenting with music on his own in the early '90s. After Neuroticfish was born, Klein did not make the typical efforts of a musician to send out a demo; instead, he relied on the internet as a medium of expression for his music. Klein was eventually offered a place on a synthpop compilation called A Reflexion of Synthpop. From this point on, Neuroticfish gained popularity in the club scene, where he has made an impact ever since.
Klein gained some notoriety after a song (variously, one of Black Again and Prostitute, both of which contain the sample in question) contained the sample "Electronic body music is dead." It has since become somewhat of a catchphrase for Neuroticfish. In the single "The Bomb" there is an advertisement for the band's website, www.ebmisdead.com.
On January 4, 2008 the official Neuroticfish MySpace page had a message announcing that the band would cease to exist after its performance at the 2008 edition of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig, Germany. On May 12, 2008, the official Neuroticfish web site states that the musical project is "closed".
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...
musical project whose styles were borrowed from Electronic body music
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
, futurepop, and synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
, as well as other types of electronic music. It released its music on the Dancing Ferret Discs record label.
History
Neuroticfish’s sole member is Sascha Mario Klein. Klein cites his musical inspirations as such bands as Skinny PuppySkinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial musical group, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The group is widely considered to be the founders of the electro-industrial genre....
, Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, and Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, and began experimenting with music on his own in the early '90s. After Neuroticfish was born, Klein did not make the typical efforts of a musician to send out a demo; instead, he relied on the internet as a medium of expression for his music. Klein was eventually offered a place on a synthpop compilation called A Reflexion of Synthpop. From this point on, Neuroticfish gained popularity in the club scene, where he has made an impact ever since.
Klein gained some notoriety after a song (variously, one of Black Again and Prostitute, both of which contain the sample in question) contained the sample "Electronic body music is dead." It has since become somewhat of a catchphrase for Neuroticfish. In the single "The Bomb" there is an advertisement for the band's website, www.ebmisdead.com.
On January 4, 2008 the official Neuroticfish MySpace page had a message announcing that the band would cease to exist after its performance at the 2008 edition of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig, Germany. On May 12, 2008, the official Neuroticfish web site states that the musical project is "closed".
Studio Albums
- No InstrumentsNo Instruments (album)No Instruments is a the debut album from Neuroticfish released in 1999.Track listing#"Close" - 3:49#"Unexpected" - 4:23#"Skin" - 4:05#"Black Again" - 5:08#"Pain" - 5:10#"Inside" - 5:06#"Mechanic of the Sequence" - 4:07#"M.F.A.P.L." - 4:19...
, 1999, CD - Les Chansons NeurotiquesLes Chansons Neurotiques (album)Les Chansons Neurotiques is the third studio album by Neuroticfish. Female vocals on "Startup" were provided by Eva Spanyar. All songs were written and performed by Neuroticfish.-Track listing:#"Startup" - 0:46#"Reinvent the Pain" - 5:14#"Waste" - 3:58...
, 2002, CD - GelbGelb (album)Gelb is the fifth and final studio album from futurepop/EBM project Neuroticfish.-Track listing:#"Loading" - 1:40#"Why Don't You Hate Me?" - 6:45#"The Bomb" - 5:55#"I Don't Need The City" - 4:39#"I Never Chose You" - 6:11#"Waving Hands" - 5:03...
, 2005, CD
Singles, EPs, Compilations and Etc
- M.F.A.P.L., 2000, CDS
- Velocity N1, 2000, CDS
- WakeMeUp, 2001, CDEP
- SushiSushi (EP)The second EP from German Synthpop band Neuroticfish.- Track listing :#"WakeMeUp! " - 5:12#"WakeMeUp! " - 4:54#"Care " - 6:08#"Rotten " - 4:10...
, 2001, CDEP - ProstituteProstitute (EP)The third EP from German synthpop band Neuroticfish featuring three remixes of "Prostitute" and the song "3 Minutes Breakdown".- Track listing :#"Prostitute " - 3:45#"Prostitute " - 5:11#"Prostitute " - 4:28...
, 2002, CDS - Need / It's Not Me, 2003, CDEP
- SurimiSurimi (album)Surimi is a Limited European version of the single collection 'Sushi' containing new remixes of Skin and a bonus CD with previously unreleased demos from Neuroticfish.-Track listing:#"Skin " - 5:59#"Skin " - 5:24...
, 2003, 2xCD Ltd - Bomb, 2004, CDEP
- A Greater Good (History 1998-2008), 2008, CD, Comp