Neuroticfish
EBM
Germany
Disbanded
Neuroticfish--like another Darktronica favorite, Boole, but to a smaller degree--is a relative unknown in the scene, but a fantastic artist who deserves to be heard.
When Sascha Mario Klein decided to strike out on his own to create his own style of EBM, he decided not to send out demos to any of the major European labels, instead relying on Internet buzz to generate hype for his music. In the saturated German electronica scene, a bold move for sure, but rather than spend his energy on the endless grind of self-promotion, Klein stuck to doing what he did best--producing catchy dancefloor beats with a distorted, aggressive edge. Eventually the persistence paid off, winning spots on a few synthpop compilations and attracting a deal with Bloodline, a now-defunct Zoth Ommog imprint.
Neuroticfish is most well-known for making the claim that "electronic body music is dead" in the song "Black Again." All of his songs are either eminently danceable or slow and introspective, with the most striking element being Klein's silky, echoing vocals.
In addition to his own work, Neuroticfish has been responsible for some pretty good remixes, most notably producing two versions of :wumpscut:'s "Wreath Of Barbs" accepted for the Wreath Of Barbs (Classic Remixes) EP. In one, he supplants the heavily vocoded lyrics with his own haunting baritone, and on the other, the music is re-arranged into a much lighter, more ethereal tune.
Darktronica favorites are "It's Not Me," "Reinvent The Pain," "The Bomb," and "Suffocating Right."
Sascha announced that Neuroticfish's performance at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2008 would be the project's final show. It would appear that Neuroticfish's brand of EBM is dead, after all. Cheers to a decade of impressive musical production.
Members
Sascha Mario Klein - all
Henning Verlage - keyboards (live shows only)
Band Links
Official website
MySpace profile
Neuroticfish Discography
No Instruments
(1999, Bloodline)
1. Close
2. Unexpected
3. Skin
4. Black Again
5. Pain
6. Inside
7. Mechanic Of The Sequence
8. Music For A Paranormal Life
9. Breaking The Cliche
10. Hospitality
11. War
12. Ultrahymn
Sushi
(2001, Dancing Ferret)
1. WakeMeUp! (Club Edit)
2. WakeMeUp! (JAB Remix)
3. Care
4. Rotten (Demo)
5. Mechanic Of The Sequence (Smooth)
6. WakeMeUp! (Recompiled)
7. WakeMeUp! (Extended Dance)
8. Velocity (Original)
9. Velocity (Club Edit)
10. Neurocaine
11. M.F.A.P.L. (Intelligent Tribal Freak Mix)
12. All I Say
13. Black Again V3
Les Chansons Neurotiques
(2002, Dancing Ferret)
1. Startup
2. Reinvent The Pain
3. Waste
4. Prostitute
5. Wake Me Up
6. Modulator
7. Breakdown
8. Darkness & Influence
9. Stop & Go
10. It's Not Me
11. Inverse
12. Need
13. Velocity N2
Need / It's Not Me (EP)
(2003, Strange Ways)
1. Need (Core)
2. Need (External)
3. Need (Root)
4. It's Not Me (Core)
5. It's Not Me (Root)
6. It's Not Me (External)
7. There's A Light...
Surimi
(2003, Dancing Ferret)
Disc 1
1. Skin (Binary 2002)
2. Skin (Broken Boyband)
3. Skin (Live)
4. M.F.A.P.L. (Intelligent Tribal Freak Mix)
5. All I Say
6. Black Again V3
7. Velocity (Original)
8. Velocity (Club Edit)
9. Neurocaine
10. Wakemeup! (Club Edit)
11. Wakemeup! (Jab Remix)
12. Care
13. Rotten
14. Wakemeup! (Extended)
Disc 2
1. I Don't Care
2. Black Again
3. Mechanic Of The Sequence
4. Love And Hunting
The Bomb (EP)
(2004, Dancing Ferret)
1. The Bomb (Single Edit)
2. The Bomb (Extended)
3. The Bomb (Club Mix)
4. The Bomb (Remix By O. Froning)
5. Suffocating Right (Raw)
6. No More Ghosts
7. Care (Greek Symphonic Version)
Gelb
(2005, Dancing Ferret)
1. Loading...
2. Why Don't You Hate Me?
3. The Bomb
4. I Don't Need The City
5. I Never Chose You
6. Waving Hands
7. Short Commercial Break
8. Ich Spüre Keinen Schmerz
9. Are You Alive?
10. You're The Fool
11. Solid You
12. They Are Coming To Take Me Away
13. Suffocating Right
A Greater Good - History 1998-2008 (Compilation)
(2008, Dancing Ferret)
1. Can't Stop A Riot
2. A Greater Good
3. M.F.A.P.L. 2008
4. Prostitute
5. Skin
6. The Bomb
7. Velocity
8. Need
9. Close
10. I Don't Need The City
11. It's Not Me
12. Care
13. Suffocating Right
14. Wake Me Up
15. Black Again
16. Waste
Last updated October 14, 2008.
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