Absurd Minds (sometimes styled ''(ABSUЯD) minds'') is an
electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...
group from
Germany
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. It was created by Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig in 1995.
History
The formation of Absurd Minds began in 1995 with Stefan Großmann (voice, composing) and
Tilo Ladwig (composing, programming, sampling). Musically they were inspired by the
EBM of the early 1990s. The lyrics are inspired by religion and urge the listener to think for themselves, about themselves, about dreams, deceptions by the media and the forces of nature.
In the years 1995-1999, Absurd Minds released 3 CD-R's in limited quantities, laying the foundation for further developments by the band. After a long creative phase their first concert took place at the
Dresden
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club,
Bunker
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. As a result of this, the band came into contact with
Music Cooperation who undertook the job as management. A recording contract with the label, Scanner, followed in December, 1999. In the meantime, Absurd Minds played in
Electromania II in
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
. The recording for their first single, "Brainwash" and album, ''Deception'' began in January, 2000.
In March, the band played live at the
Nostromo Festival in
Görlitz
Görlitz (; ; ; ; ; Lusatian dialects, East Lusatian: , , ) is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia, the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia after ...
and opened for the
Electromania III festival which was part of the
Wave-Gotik-Treffen
The (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, Electronic body music, EBM, Industrial music, indust ...
2000. In December their second single, "Come Alive" appeared and in January, 2001 they began recording the album, ''Damn the Lie''. During the work on this album the band took on a third member,
Timo Fischer, who up to then had only played as reinforcement during live performances.
Their third album ''The Focus'' followed in October 2003, with the singles 'Master Builder' and 'Herzlos' both doing well in the DAC. Another appearance at the Wave-Gotik Treffen followed in 2004, whilst the fourth Absurd Minds album ''Noumenon'' was released in November 2005. It would take another five years for Absurd Minds to release their fifth album, ''Serve or Suffer'', in 2010.
Discography
Albums
* ''Venture Inward'' (Album) (1998)
* ''Deception'' (Album) (Jun 2000)
* ''Damn The Lie'' (Album) (Regular & Limited Versions) (May 2001)
* ''The Focus'' (Album) (Regular & Limited Versions) (Oct 2003)
* ''Revived'' (Remix/Compilation Album) (Sep 2005)
* ''Noumenon'' (Album) (Regular & Limited Versions) (Nov 2005)
* ''Serve or Suffer'' (Album) (March 2010)
* ''Tempus Fugit'' (Album) (Jan 2017)
* ''Sapta'' (Album) (April 2020)
* ''Gravitas'' (Album) (November 2023)
Singles & EPs
* ''Planetary Empire Demo'' (Demo) (1996)
* ''Brainwash'' (Maxi) (May 2000)
* ''Come Alive'' (Maxi) (Dec 2000)
* ''Master Builder'' (Maxi) (Nov 2002)
* ''Herzlos'' (Maxi) (Feb 2004)
* ''
The Cycle (Absurd Minds)'' (EP) (Regular & Limited Versions) (Dec 2006)
Compilation appearances
* "Herzlos (E3 Remix by Soman)" (''Aderlass'' vol 2, 2004)
References
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External links
Absurd Minds Official SiteAbsurd Minds(official MySpace page)
Musical groups established in 1995
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