Relatives Menschsein is a

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band formed in 1990 by the musicians Amadeus, Lissy Mödl and Jörg Wolfgram. They are one of the first "Neue Deutsche Todeskunst" (''New German Death Art'') bands. They were signed to label Danse Macabre, founded by the members of

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History

Their first singles were a unique blend of music and poetry that became popular in the Darkwave scene. The songs ''Tempel'', ''Glaube'' and ''Verflucht'' attracted enough attention for the band to get a record deal with

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. Their first album, ''Gefallene Engel'', was released in

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in 1992 on Danse Macabre. The album featured six tracks and was produced by

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. The band's next album,

Die Ewigkeit ''Die Ewigkeit'' is the second release from German electronic/darkwave band Relatives Menschsein Relatives Menschsein is a German darkwave band formed in 1990 by the musicians Amadeus, Lissy Mödl and Jörg Wolfgram. They are one of the fir ...

, was released later in 1993. The album featured two more tracks, guest Thar on guitar and was mixed again by

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also mixed, produced and recorded the album. The album

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, released in 2002 on Alice In..., collects the songs from ''Gefallene Engel'' and ''Die Ewigkeit'' and also features live versions and further tracks. Their last appearance was in 1999, when they officially disbanded.

Line-up

* Amadeus – Vocals * Lissy Mödl – Lyrics * Jörg Hüttner – Music and composition * Jörg Wolfgram – Guitars

Discography

Albums

* 1992: ''Gefallene Engel'' * 1993: ''

'' * 2002: ''

Exclusive tracks appearing on compilations

''We Came To Dance - Indie Dancefloor Vol. IV'' – "Die Zeit"
''Touched by the Hand of Goth'' – "Verbotene Triebe"
''Künstler Zum 7. Wave-Gotik-Treffen'' – "Masken"
''Wellenreiter In Schwarz Vol. 2'' – "Rosa Leidenschaft"
''Nachtschwärmer 3'' – "Verflucht (Original)"
''Extreme Jenseitshymnen 1'' - "Ausgeblutet"
''Mondenblut 1'' – "Passion"

External links

Official Site
(in German)

Relatives Menschsein on Myspace
(in German) German electronic music groups German dark wave musical groups Neue Deutsche Todeskunst groups {{Germany-band-stub