STYLE..... Dark-Electro,
Industrial
LABEL..... Infacted Recordings
REL.DATE... 15.04.2010
COUNTRY... Germany
MENSCHDEFEKT was
established in Germany as a solo project of Dominik R. in 2004.
In February of 2009, Fredrik became a permanent member of
the lineup, as lyricist and vocalist. Stylistically the sound
mainly moves between electro, industrial and gothic. However,
MENSCHDEFEKT are also influenced by different genres such
as trance, futurepop and others. The lyrics are deliberately
constructed to be socially critical and provocative in order to
reflect the name 'Menschdefekt'. Fredrik's vocals are
aggressive, and usually significantly distorted. The lyrics
deal with such topics as war, nationalism/ fascism, murder,
consumer consumption and our wasteful society. The human psyche
plays a major role in the development of the lyrics. Movie
quotes placed in the songs add to their bizarre quality,
conveying a sense of insanity and absurdity.
MENSCHDEFEKT's first album, "Realitaetsverlust" was produced and distributed
in 2006, as the result of request from a friend's request for
the album to be made. The second album "Degeneration"
followed in the middle of 2007, showcasing even clearer song
structures and a more sophisticated sound. MENSCHDEFEKT
went on to win the AESTHETIC PERFECTION Remix Contest in
March of 2008 with their version of "Schadenfreude" should have
appeared on the album "A Violent Emotion", but the bonus CD which
was expected to contain the remix was never published by
Bractune/Out of Line (although the remix does appear on the
Japanese Limited Edition of the album from Death Watch
Asia).
Since gaining first place in this remix competition, MENSCHDEFEKT's
popularity has risen astronomically. The song "Stalingrad" was
created in late summer of 2008, from the mutual cooperation
between MENSCHDEFEKT, STAHLNEBEL and BLACK SELKET, and proved to
be MENSCHDEFEKT's much-needed breakthrough. The track was soon
playing across the dancefloors, and in a flash national as well
as international clubs had jumped on the bandwagonIt is also
played on different webradio programs. In August 2009
MENSCHDEFEKT finally got signed to Infacted Recordings for
the release of their first official album, "The Human Parasite".
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