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Die Form

February 23, 2023

Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977-78. The name 'Die Form' means '(the) form/shape' in German, like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed).

Die Form
Also known asD.F. Sadist School
OriginRennes, France
Genres
Years active1977–present
Labels
Spinoffs
  • D.Sign
  • Ukiyo
  • Société Anonyme
  • Sombre Printemps
  • Elektrode
Members
  • Philippe Fichot
  • Éliane P. (since 1986)
Websitewww.dieform.net

Biography

Die Form is the primary project of the French electronic musician and multimedia artist Philippe Fichot. He began his own record label, Bain Total, in 1977 and began recording a number of experimental cassette releases as Die Form,[1] starting with Die Form 1 in 1977, with the first Die Form vinyl release ('Die Puppe') appearing in 1982. Whilst the project was still in its infancy, the underlying concepts were still evident - a combination of esoteric electronic experiments with an underlying theme of erotism,[2] death and other 'taboo' subjects, apparent in both the music and the album artwork, which Philippe also produces. Other early projects of Philippe Fichot included Krylon Hertz, Mental Code, Camera Obscura, Eva-Johanna Reichstag, Hurt and Fine Automatic.

'Some Experiences With Shock' followed in 1984, with the project taking a direction towards a more commercial sound on 1986's 'Poupée Mécanique'. The project then consolidated its experimental and melodic sides on 'Photogrammes', before introducing vocalist (and model) Eliane P. on the 1991 album 'Corpus Delicti', who remains with the project to this day. The next release, 1992's 'Confessions' saw a club hit in 'Silent Order', with sister album 'Ad Infinitum' (which originated from the same recording sessions) released a year later.

The next 'Die Form' releases saw the poetic, emotional side of their sound richen via 'The Trilogy of Passions', starting with 'Suspiria De Profundis' in 1994, followed by 'L'âme électrique' the following year. 1997's 'Duality' does not complete the trilogy, Phillipe Fichot choosing to leave the project open-ended. The 'Histories' compilation discs appeared in 1998, with the next album 'Extremum/XX' appearing in 2000. Then followed the 'diptych' of 'InHuman' (2004) and 'ExHuman' (2006), continuing their release of interrelated concept albums.

"The Bach project"[3] was released in January 2008, an album obviously devoted to Bach.[4] Die Form first presented this work live during the annual Bach Days in the German city of Leipzig, where they got invited. Die Form has created a new show for this project with the German dancer Sabine Seume.

Die Form left Trisol to join Out of Line in late 2008. A new single, "Her[t]z Frequenz", was released in October 2008, followed by the "Best of XXX" in November 2008 (a compilation with reworked and remastered songs from the past 30 years).

In 2009, "Noir Magnétique" saw Die Form back in a club-oriented sound. The album was made available on CD only, with a special edition limited to 999 copies in a box with a 7-inch single and extra artwork. Die Form created a new show with Laina Fischbeck on stage.

In March 2010, a vinyl boxset compilation of early K-Cassette material was released on Vinyl-On-Demand.

In 2011, a double-CD digipak limited edition of Sombre Printemps ("Ambient & Film Music 1+2") has been released on Out Of Line.

Discography

Albums

  • 1982: Die Puppe (LP and Cassette, CD issued in 1986, remastered CD issued in 2001 as 'Die Puppe II')
  • 1983: Some Experiences with Shock (LP and Cassette, CD issued in 1986, remastered CD issued in 2001)
  • 1987: Poupée Mécanique (LP and CD, remastered CD issued in 2001)
  • 1988: Photogrammes (LP and CD, remastered CD version issued in 2001)
  • 1990: Corpus Delicti (LP, CD and Cassette, remastered CD issued in 2001 as 'Corpus Delicti 2')
  • 1992: Confessions (LP, CD and Cassette, remastered CD issued in 2001)
  • 1993: Ad Infinitum (LP and CD, remastered CD issued in 2002)
  • 1994: Suspiria de Profundis (CD only, remastered CD issued in 2002)
  • 1995: L'âme électrique (CD only, remastered CD issued in 2002)
  • 1997: Duality (CD only)
  • 2000: Extremum/XX (CD and LP)
  • 2004: InHuman (CD and LP)
  • 2006: ExHuman (CD only)
  • 2008: Bach Project (CD only)
  • 2009: Noir Magnétique (CD only)
  • 2014: Rayon X (CD and LP)
  • 2017: Baroque Equinox (3 Editions, Boxset, CD and LP)
  • 2021: Mental Camera (CD and LP)

Compilations

  • 1988: Archives & Doküments (CD and LP, reissued as 'Archives & Documents II' in 1991, and as a remastered 'Archives & Documents III' in 2001)
  • 1996: Vicious Circles: The Best Of (CD only)
  • 1998: Histories (US edition released as double CD, European edition released as separated CDs 'Histories 1' and 'Histories 2')
  • 2001: AKT - Sideprojects & Experimental Collection (CD only)
  • 2008: Best of XXX (3 CD box)
  • 2010: Chronology - The Bain Total Years 1.977-1.985 (6 LP + 7-inch)
  • 2015: Die Form ÷ Fine Automatic (2 LP)

Singles & EPs

  • 1977: Bain Total Cleaning Solution, Music for Deaf and Dumb Persons + Mini albums 1 & 2 (1 copy metal albums, Bain Total)
  • 1978: Zoophilic Lolita / Tanz (split 7-inch single with Eva.Johanna Reichstag, Bain Total)
  • 1981: Situation Base / Gestual Equivoque (split 7” with Metabolist, Bain Total)
  • 1984: Autolyse / Masochist (split EP with Portion Control and Rinf, Free 1984 Sect. One, Lacerba)
  • 1984: Heart Of The Monster (7-inch single, Front de l'Est)
  • 1986: Slow Love (12-inch, Attitudes)
  • 1988: Face to Face, Vol. 1 (Split-LP with Asmus Tietchens)
  • 1988: Poupée Mécanique / Sadia (7-inch single, New Rose)
  • 1989: After The Last Gaze (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Die Puppe LP, Normal)
  • 1989: Présence (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Some Experiments With Shock LP, Normal)
  • 1989: Teufel Im Leibe (7-inch single, New Life)
  • 1990: Slow Love (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Poupée Mécanique LP, Normal)
  • 1990: Savage Logic (12-inch & MCD, Parade Amoureuse)
  • 1992: Imagine / Impudicus Rex (7-inch single, Scharlach)
  • 1993: Tears of Eros (MCD, Hyperium)
  • 1994: Silent Order / Re-Versions (MCD, Hyperium)
  • 1994: Rose au Coeur Violet (MCD, Hyperium)
  • 1996: Phenomena of Visitation (MCD, Hyperium)
  • 1998: The Hidden Cage / Spiral (12-inch & MCD, Trisol)
  • 1998: Automatic Love (split 7-inch with The Nuns, Musical Tragedies)
  • 1999: Rain of Blood (MCD, Trisol)
  • 2000: Deep Inside (12-inch & MCD, Trisol)
  • 2003: Zoopsia (12-inch & MCD + video track, Trisol)
  • 2009: Kobol (7-inch single, Noir Magnétique limited edition boxset, Out of Line)
  • 2014: Schaulust (MCD, Out of Line)
  • 2017: Psychic Poison (MCD, Trisol)
  • 2017: S(P)LIT / FLUXUS (LP) with Mama Baer (dedicated to Hubert Toyot)*2008: Her[t]z Frequenz (MCD, Out of Line)

Videos

  • 1995: Phenomena of Visitation (VHS, Bain Total)
  • 1998: Videography Vol.1 (VHS, Trisol)
  • 2017: Psychic Poison (DVD, Exclusively available in the Baroque Equinox box, Bain Total)

Tapes (K-Cassettes)

  • 1978: Product 002/K.01 "I" (2 different covers)
  • 1978: Product 003/K.02 KRYLON HERTZ "I" (C.20, and re-issue C.30)
  • 1980: ENDLESS K7 1 : FINE AUTOMATIC "Caddy Musak"
  • 1980: ENDLESS K7 2 : FINE AUTOMATIC "Freezer Musak"
  • 1980: ENDLESS K7 3 : FINE AUTOMATIC "Flipper Musak"
  • 1981: ENDLESS K7 4 : DIE FORM "Disabled Landscape"
  • 1981: K.04 "Virgin Flavour"
  • 1981: K.05 KRYLON HERTZ "Smuggle Death"
  • 1981: K.06 "Eva-Johanna REICHSTAG & DIE FORM : Memorial 78-79"
  • 1982: K.08 FINE AUTOMATIC (C.60) (re-issue from the endless cassettes)
  • 1982: K.10 CAMERA OBSCURA "1"
  • 1982: K.11 CAMERA OBSCURA "2"
  • 1982: K.12 CAMERA OBSCURA "3" & DIE FORM "Final Edition"
  • 1982: K.14 "Le Plomb des Cartes" / "La Loge Infernale"
  • 1983: K.16 MENTAL CODE "Flexible Music Vol. 2/3"
  • 1983: K.18 "Images du Monde" ("Best of" Die Form/Eva-Johanna Reichstag)
  • 1983: K.19 "Excisions" (3 different covers)
  • 1983: K.20 "Archives & Doküments 1"
  • 1985: K.22 "Du Coeur Humain"
  • 1985: K.25 "Red Action" (co-production B.T./T.M., other side by KOSA)
  • 1985: K.27 FINE AUTOMATIC / D.F. SADIST SCHOOL "OrgasMechanism"
  • 1985: K.28 GRAPH 4 "Messe Basse" (one side cassette) (poems soundtrack)
  • 1985: K.29 "HURT" D.F. SADIST SCHOOL (one side cassette)
  • 1986: K.F. "Fetish 1" (C.50)
  • 1986: K.04 "Virgin Flavour 2" C.60 (re-issue, total remix extra-track)
  • 1986: K.14 "Le Plomb des Cartes" / "La Loge Infernale" (C.90) (re-issue, total remix extra-track)
  • 1986: K.X. "X.ACTION" (SADIST SCHOOL 1.984)
  • 1987: K.30 "Die Puppe" (C.50) (re-issue of the first LP / 1982)
  • 1987: K.31 "Some Experiences With Shock" (re-issue of the 2nd LP / 1984)
  • 1987: K.32 "Es lebe der Tod" (C.50)
  • 1989: K.35 "Flexible Music vol.1" (guest : DZ LECTRIC)
  • 1998: "Limited Documents Vol. 1" (incl. unreleased tracks of 1982-86, limited edition of 300 copies with 1 original photo)

Side projects

D.Sign - Project with Philippe Fichot, Éliane P. & Mark Verhaeghen (Klinik)

Die Form Sadist School

  • 1990: Les Cent Vingt Journées de Sodome (LP & CD, Die Form Side-Project 1, Parade Amoureuse)
  • 1992: Bacterium (Split 12-inch & CD with Etant Donnés (Tracks 1-3 DFSS, Tracks 4-6 Etant Donnés, Danceteria)
  • 1995: The Visionary Garden (CD, Die Form Side-Project 6, Hyperium)
  • 2005: The Visionary Garden 2 (CD re-release with 1 Videotrack, Ultra Mail Prod)

Société Anonyme

  • 1991: S.A. 123 (LP, CD & Cassette, Die Form Side-Project 2, Danceteria)

Sombre Printemps

  • 1991: Ambient & Film Music (LP & CD, Die Form Side-Project 3, Danceteria)
  • 2011: Ambient & Film Music 1+2 (Double CD, Out Of Line)

Elektrode

  • 1993: Die Operative Maschine (CD, Die Form Side-Project 4, Hyperium)

Ukiyo - Die Form and Akifumi Nakajima|Aube

  • 1994: Ukiyo (CD, Die Form Side-Project 5, Hyperium/Hypnobeat)

Die Form ÷ Musique Concrète

  • 2015: Cinema Obscura (CD, Bain Total)

References

  1. ^ Reed, S. Alexander (2013). Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780199832583. OCLC 1147729910 – via the Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Reed 2013, p. 135.
  3. ^ . Side-Line. 19 Oct 2007. Archived from the original on 27 Oct 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ Reed 2013, p. 46.

External links

  • Die Form Homepage
  • Philippe Fichot Photography
  • Fan made Bain Total guide
  • Die Form discography at Discogs  
  • French fan page with discography
  • French female fan blog
  • Industrial/Gothic Music Database

February 23, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Die Form news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Die Form is a French post industrial and electronic band formed in 1977 78 The name Die Form means the form shape in German like the Bauhaus diary and is a play on the English homonym deform and on the French homonym difforme deformed Die FormAlso known asD F Sadist SchoolOriginRennes FranceGenresColdwave early Post industrialNeoclassical dark waveYears active1977 presentLabelsBain TotalNormalParade AmoureuseDanceteriaHyperiumTrisolOut of LineMetropolisSpinoffsD SignUkiyoSociete AnonymeSombre PrintempsElektrodeMembersPhilippe Fichot Eliane P since 1986 Websitewww wbr dieform wbr net Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Compilations 2 3 Singles amp EPs 2 4 Videos 2 5 Tapes K Cassettes 2 6 Side projects 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditDie Form is the primary project of the French electronic musician and multimedia artist Philippe Fichot He began his own record label Bain Total in 1977 and began recording a number of experimental cassette releases as Die Form 1 starting with Die Form 1 in 1977 with the first Die Form vinyl release Die Puppe appearing in 1982 Whilst the project was still in its infancy the underlying concepts were still evident a combination of esoteric electronic experiments with an underlying theme of erotism 2 death and other taboo subjects apparent in both the music and the album artwork which Philippe also produces Other early projects of Philippe Fichot included Krylon Hertz Mental Code Camera Obscura Eva Johanna Reichstag Hurt and Fine Automatic Some Experiences With Shock followed in 1984 with the project taking a direction towards a more commercial sound on 1986 s Poupee Mecanique The project then consolidated its experimental and melodic sides on Photogrammes before introducing vocalist and model Eliane P on the 1991 album Corpus Delicti who remains with the project to this day The next release 1992 s Confessions saw a club hit in Silent Order with sister album Ad Infinitum which originated from the same recording sessions released a year later The next Die Form releases saw the poetic emotional side of their sound richen via The Trilogy of Passions starting with Suspiria De Profundis in 1994 followed by L ame electrique the following year 1997 s Duality does not complete the trilogy Phillipe Fichot choosing to leave the project open ended The Histories compilation discs appeared in 1998 with the next album Extremum XX appearing in 2000 Then followed the diptych of InHuman 2004 and ExHuman 2006 continuing their release of interrelated concept albums The Bach project 3 was released in January 2008 an album obviously devoted to Bach 4 Die Form first presented this work live during the annual Bach Days in the German city of Leipzig where they got invited Die Form has created a new show for this project with the German dancer Sabine Seume Die Form left Trisol to join Out of Line in late 2008 A new single Her t z Frequenz was released in October 2008 followed by the Best of XXX in November 2008 a compilation with reworked and remastered songs from the past 30 years In 2009 Noir Magnetique saw Die Form back in a club oriented sound The album was made available on CD only with a special edition limited to 999 copies in a box with a 7 inch single and extra artwork Die Form created a new show with Laina Fischbeck on stage In March 2010 a vinyl boxset compilation of early K Cassette material was released on Vinyl On Demand In 2011 a double CD digipak limited edition of Sombre Printemps Ambient amp Film Music 1 2 has been released on Out Of Line Discography EditAlbums Edit 1982 Die Puppe LP and Cassette CD issued in 1986 remastered CD issued in 2001 as Die Puppe II 1983 Some Experiences with Shock LP and Cassette CD issued in 1986 remastered CD issued in 2001 1987 Poupee Mecanique LP and CD remastered CD issued in 2001 1988 Photogrammes LP and CD remastered CD version issued in 2001 1990 Corpus Delicti LP CD and Cassette remastered CD issued in 2001 as Corpus Delicti 2 1992 Confessions LP CD and Cassette remastered CD issued in 2001 1993 Ad Infinitum LP and CD remastered CD issued in 2002 1994 Suspiria de Profundis CD only remastered CD issued in 2002 1995 L ame electrique CD only remastered CD issued in 2002 1997 Duality CD only 2000 Extremum XX CD and LP 2004 InHuman CD and LP 2006 ExHuman CD only 2008 Bach Project CD only 2009 Noir Magnetique CD only 2014 Rayon X CD and LP 2017 Baroque Equinox 3 Editions Boxset CD and LP 2021 Mental Camera CD and LP Compilations Edit 1988 Archives amp Dokuments CD and LP reissued as Archives amp Documents II in 1991 and as a remastered Archives amp Documents III in 2001 1996 Vicious Circles The Best Of CD only 1998 Histories US edition released as double CD European edition released as separated CDs Histories 1 and Histories 2 2001 AKT Sideprojects amp Experimental Collection CD only 2008 Best of XXX 3 CD box 2010 Chronology The Bain Total Years 1 977 1 985 6 LP 7 inch 2015 Die Form Fine Automatic 2 LP Singles amp EPs Edit 1977 Bain Total Cleaning Solution Music for Deaf and Dumb Persons Mini albums 1 amp 2 1 copy metal albums Bain Total 1978 Zoophilic Lolita Tanz split 7 inch single with Eva Johanna Reichstag Bain Total 1981 Situation Base Gestual Equivoque split 7 with Metabolist Bain Total 1984 Autolyse Masochist split EP with Portion Control and Rinf Free 1984 Sect One Lacerba 1984 Heart Of The Monster 7 inch single Front de l Est 1986 Slow Love 12 inch Attitudes 1988 Face to Face Vol 1 Split LP with Asmus Tietchens 1988 Poupee Mecanique Sadia 7 inch single New Rose 1989 After The Last Gaze 7 inch single bonus with limited edition Die Puppe LP Normal 1989 Presence 7 inch single bonus with limited edition Some Experiments With Shock LP Normal 1989 Teufel Im Leibe 7 inch single New Life 1990 Slow Love 7 inch single bonus with limited edition Poupee Mecanique LP Normal 1990 Savage Logic 12 inch amp MCD Parade Amoureuse 1992 Imagine Impudicus Rex 7 inch single Scharlach 1993 Tears of Eros MCD Hyperium 1994 Silent Order Re Versions MCD Hyperium 1994 Rose au Coeur Violet MCD Hyperium 1996 Phenomena of Visitation MCD Hyperium 1998 The Hidden Cage Spiral 12 inch amp MCD Trisol 1998 Automatic Love split 7 inch with The Nuns Musical Tragedies 1999 Rain of Blood MCD Trisol 2000 Deep Inside 12 inch amp MCD Trisol 2003 Zoopsia 12 inch amp MCD video track Trisol 2009 Kobol 7 inch single Noir Magnetique limited edition boxset Out of Line 2014 Schaulust MCD Out of Line 2017 Psychic Poison MCD Trisol 2017 S P LIT FLUXUS LP with Mama Baer dedicated to Hubert Toyot 2008 Her t z Frequenz MCD Out of Line Videos Edit 1995 Phenomena of Visitation VHS Bain Total 1998 Videography Vol 1 VHS Trisol 2017 Psychic Poison DVD Exclusively available in the Baroque Equinox box Bain Total Tapes K Cassettes Edit 1978 Product 002 K 01 I 2 different covers 1978 Product 003 K 02 KRYLON HERTZ I C 20 and re issue C 30 1980 ENDLESS K7 1 FINE AUTOMATIC Caddy Musak 1980 ENDLESS K7 2 FINE AUTOMATIC Freezer Musak 1980 ENDLESS K7 3 FINE AUTOMATIC Flipper Musak 1981 ENDLESS K7 4 DIE FORM Disabled Landscape 1981 K 04 Virgin Flavour 1981 K 05 KRYLON HERTZ Smuggle Death 1981 K 06 Eva Johanna REICHSTAG amp DIE FORM Memorial 78 79 1982 K 08 FINE AUTOMATIC C 60 re issue from the endless cassettes 1982 K 10 CAMERA OBSCURA 1 1982 K 11 CAMERA OBSCURA 2 1982 K 12 CAMERA OBSCURA 3 amp DIE FORM Final Edition 1982 K 14 Le Plomb des Cartes La Loge Infernale 1983 K 16 MENTAL CODE Flexible Music Vol 2 3 1983 K 18 Images du Monde Best of Die Form Eva Johanna Reichstag 1983 K 19 Excisions 3 different covers 1983 K 20 Archives amp Dokuments 1 1985 K 22 Du Coeur Humain 1985 K 25 Red Action co production B T T M other side by KOSA 1985 K 27 FINE AUTOMATIC D F SADIST SCHOOL OrgasMechanism 1985 K 28 GRAPH 4 Messe Basse one side cassette poems soundtrack 1985 K 29 HURT D F SADIST SCHOOL one side cassette 1986 K F Fetish 1 C 50 1986 K 04 Virgin Flavour 2 C 60 re issue total remix extra track 1986 K 14 Le Plomb des Cartes La Loge Infernale C 90 re issue total remix extra track 1986 K X X ACTION SADIST SCHOOL 1 984 1987 K 30 Die Puppe C 50 re issue of the first LP 1982 1987 K 31 Some Experiences With Shock re issue of the 2nd LP 1984 1987 K 32 Es lebe der Tod C 50 1989 K 35 Flexible Music vol 1 guest DZ LECTRIC 1998 Limited Documents Vol 1 incl unreleased tracks of 1982 86 limited edition of 300 copies with 1 original photo Side projects Edit D Sign Project with Philippe Fichot Eliane P amp Mark Verhaeghen Klinik 1991 D Sign 12 inch amp MCD Antler Subway Die Form Sadist School 1990 Les Cent Vingt Journees de Sodome LP amp CD Die Form Side Project 1 Parade Amoureuse 1992 Bacterium Split 12 inch amp CD with Etant Donnes Tracks 1 3 DFSS Tracks 4 6 Etant Donnes Danceteria 1995 The Visionary Garden CD Die Form Side Project 6 Hyperium 2005 The Visionary Garden 2 CD re release with 1 Videotrack Ultra Mail Prod Societe Anonyme 1991 S A 123 LP CD amp Cassette Die Form Side Project 2 Danceteria Sombre Printemps 1991 Ambient amp Film Music LP amp CD Die Form Side Project 3 Danceteria 2011 Ambient amp Film Music 1 2 Double CD Out Of Line Elektrode 1993 Die Operative Maschine CD Die Form Side Project 4 Hyperium Ukiyo Die Form and Akifumi Nakajima Aube 1994 Ukiyo CD Die Form Side Project 5 Hyperium Hypnobeat Die Form Musique Concrete 2015 Cinema Obscura CD Bain Total References Edit Reed S Alexander 2013 Assimilate A Critical History of Industrial Music New York Oxford University Press p 117 ISBN 9780199832583 OCLC 1147729910 via the Internet Archive Reed 2013 p 135 Die Form goes Bach with The Bach project Side Line 19 Oct 2007 Archived from the original on 27 Oct 2007 Retrieved 13 January 2021 Reed 2013 p 46 External links EditDie Form Homepage Philippe Fichot Photography Musee de l Extase Museum of Ecstasy French Fan Site Fan made Bain Total guide Die Form discography at Discogs French fan page with discography French female fan blog Industrial Gothic Music Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Die Form amp oldid 1130190752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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