egodram
1997, Edel

reviews (in german) are also found within the discography on Das Ich's site.

Egodram is the latest release from the hard German darkwave act Das Ich. With this new release Das Ich seemed to have moved further towards a more noisier electro style, especially with their development of more complex beats and denser sequences. The title track is a short piece that combines symphonic elements with distorted noise and laid back German vocals. Kindgott continues to experiment with the noise side of things with its rough synth rhythm and dark sequences. The beat on this piece is energetic as are the vocals.

Again, as is Das Ich's nature, there are plenty of synthesized string sounds added into the mix. Destillat packs a powerful punch with its aggressive vocal delivery, complicated synths, and pounding rhythm. More militaristic in nature He Mensch is a less structured piece with a pounding percussion intro, eriee, symphonic arrangements, and angry vocals. The song pace fluctuates between fast and slow, all depending on the speed of the particular drum pattern being used. Krieger is a solid electro dance piece with cybernized backing sequences, tumultuous beats, and soundtrack styled synths.

Things are slowed down a tad with the soft instrumental entitled Dorn. This piece is a subtle, yet moving composition that sounds like it was created to be used as the closing credit theme music for a horror / sci-fi movie. Elaborate beats play throughout Reflex; a more dance oriented track with slight noise elements aligned against hard electro rhythms. Egodram was a long time coming and I was worried that it really wasn't going to be worth the wait, but I was wrong. This is a great album that fuses together so many different styles of electronic music. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying it.
industrial-bible.com

Das Ich are always quite a difficult band to describe. They never come under any easy category. Quite often labelled as goth but I think that is more to do with the way they look than anything else. They generally combine crunchy drums with bits of distorted fuzz and strange bass patterns. The best feature though are the strings and the vocals. The stings are the most important part, creating the drama and the atmosphere, and the rasping vocals of Stefan Ackerman are superb as ever - sung totally in German and all the better for it. Really you cannot compare this band to anyone else, no one sounds even vaguely similar! .... The whole album is quality throughout, I cant really find fault with it. They always manage to do something that you don't expect, such as He Mensch which sounds like a mid period Einsturzende Neubauten track at the beginning. You can even find a bit of breakbeat on the track Kriger!
oblivion (old UK site)

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