KiEw (band)
KiEw is a German electro-industrial project from Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in late 1990 by Andreas "Thedi" Thedens in order to make music inspired by Thedis lyrics, that made him a local hero of Lüneburg underground culture.
History
KiEw began with avant-garde and dada-industrial sound experiments and later changed to more rhythmic power electro-industrial/power noise upon the release of Feierabend in 2000. The band uses a lot of break beat, techno elements, and voice samples from movies and audio books, among other sources. The band has been signed to Out Of Line Music since 2000. The main themes of the music are insanity, schizophrenia, paranoia, and therapy.The first lineup of KiEw consisted of founder Andreas "Thedi" Thedens and his school friends Thilo Eichenberg, Birk Lübberstedt and Jan Michel Luckow. After the early recording sessions beginning of 1991, Birk Lübberstedt left the band. Tassilo Schmitt joined during the first sessions and also Thomas "Biwi" Bierbach became a new band member as a singer and percussionist. In December 1993 KiEw had its live debut at Dorfgemeinschafthaus Ochtmissen near Lüneburg. Meanwhile, Tassilo Schmitt did not identify with KiEws music and aims anymore, so he left. Stephan "Thiemi" Thiemicke joined the band for playing bass, analog synth, and live performance shouting. Thilo Eichenberg took part in the rehearsals, but left a short time before the debut show at Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Ochtmissen. Matthias Kulcke became new guitarist. Together with Stephan Thiemicke, Martin Mälzer, and Thorsten Krolow he also formed the band Mohai in the early 90s.
In 2000 Thomas Bierbach and Jan Michel Luckow left, so KiEw became a trio until 2010, when Martin Mälzer officially joined KiEw. Before becoming an official member, Martin Mälzers voice appeared on some KiEw releases. He was special guest at some KiEw live shows as a singer, did remixes for KiEw and assisted the KiEw audio engineer Hauke Dressler several times since 2009. In 2017 Martin Mälzer resigned from the band after the Primal Uproar Festival at Motorschiff Stubnitz in Hamburg in July.
Members
- Andreas "Thedi" Thedens
- Matthias Kulcke
- Stephan "Thiemi" Thiemicke
Former members
- Birk Lübberstedt
- Tassilo Schmitt
- Thilo Eichenberg
- Jan Michel Luckow
- Thomas "Biwi" Bierbach
- Martin Mälzer
Discography
Albums, EPs, Vinyl
- Feierabend – 2000 - KickBox
- Divergent – 2001 - Out Of Line
- Diskette – 2003 - Out Of Line
- Audiotherapy – 2004 - Out Of Line
- Festplatte – 2004 - Out Of Line
- Exit #72 – 2005 - Out Of Line
- Visite – 2006 - Out Of Line
- mental mutation - 2010 - Out Of Line
CDr Recordings
- Die Geburt deines Kalbes erfüllt unser Dorf mit Freude – 1997 - no label
- Sauberkeit – 1997 - no label
- kiew killz! – 1998 - no label
- Aas, 500m – 1999 - no label
- Aas, 500m – 1999 - no label
- Aas, 500m – 1999 - no label
- Aas, 500m – 1999 - no label
- Aas, 500m – 1999 - no label
Demo Tapes
- Operationssaal
- Kühlschrank
- Untitled
- Die Geburt deines Kalbes erfüllt unser Dorf mit Freude
Compilation appearances
- E – 1999, Track #1 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Kafue Systeme
- Electro Club Attack - Shot Three – 2000, Disc #1, Track #13 "Feierabend" -
- Electro Technik - The Very Limited Collection Vol. 3 – 2000, Track #11 "Gerüchte Aus Kiew " - VLE Media
- Access – 2001, Disc #2, Track #10 "Heisse Silke" - XXC
- Awake The Machines Vol. 3 – 2001, Track #9 "Graograman" - Out of Line
- Electro Club Attack - Shot Four 2001, Disc #1, Track #5 "Gerüchte" - XXC, Zoomshot Media Entertainment
- Extreme Jenseitshymnen 1 – 2001, Track #6 "Feierabend In Kiew" - UpSolution Recordings
- Gothic Compilation Part XIV – 2001, Track #1 "Heisse Silke" - Batbeliever Releases
- Industrial for the Masses – 2001, Track #14 "Ausser Kontrolle " and Track #15 "Staub " - Out of Line
- Machineries of Joy – 2001, Disc #1, Track #16 "Zimmer 72" - Out of Line
- Wellenreiter In Schwarz Vol. 5 – 2001, Disc #2, Track #8 "Feierabend" - Nova Tekk
- Extreme Jenseitshymnen 2 – 2002, Track #5 "Graograman " - UpSolution Recordings
- Machineries of Joy Vol. 2 – 2002, Disc #2, Track #15 "Sojifu" - Out of Line
- Sliding Horse One – 2002, Track #10 "Graograman" - Sliding Horse
- Awake the Machines Vol. 4 – 2003, Track #18 "DCDisk" - Out of Line
- DSSG - Der Sampler 2 – 2003, Track #2 "Tunnel " - no label
- Extreme Clubhits VIII – 2003, Track #4 "Tunnel" - UpSolution Recordings
- Advanced Electronics Vol. 3 – 2004, Disc #2, Track #15 "DCDisk" - Synthetic Symphony
- Industrial for the Masses Vol. 2 – 2004, Disc #1, Track #16 "DCDisk " - Out of Line
- Intensivstation - 2004, Track #3 "DCDisk " - Totentanz
- Machineries of Joy Vol. 3 – - 2004, Disc #2, Track #15 "Odessa" - Out of Line
- Zillo Club Hits 9 – 2004, Track #12 "DCDisk " - Zillo
- Awake the Machines Vol. 5 – 2005, Disc #2, Track #14 "Synapsenbrecher " - Out of Line
- Bodybeats – 2005, Track #14 "Graograman " - COP International
- Celebrate the Machines - An Out of Line 10th Anniversary Megamix! – 2005, Track #10 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Out of Line
- M'era Luna Festival 2005 – 2005, Disc #1, Track #13 "Nachtwache" - Totentanz
- New Signs & Sounds 12/05-01/06 – 2005, Track #6 "Gabriel " - Zillo
- This Is... Techno Body Music Vol. 1 – 2005, Disc #1, Track #11 "Zimmer 72 " - Masterhit Recordings
- Advanced Electronics Vol. 5 – 2006, DVD Track #4 "Nachtwache" - Synthetic Symphony
- Dark Flower Vol. II – 2006, Disc #2, Track #5 "Gabriel " - Angelstar
- Industrial for the Masses Vol. 3 – 2006, Disc #1, Track #7 "Mr. 29 " - Out of Line
- Out of Line Festival Vol. 2 – 2006, Track #18 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Out of Line
- Public Convenience II – 2006, Side A, Track #3 "Sojifu " - Restroom Records
- Scenes from a Galton's Walk – 2006, Track #11 "Killers " - Ant-Zen
- Cut&Go – 2007, Track #10 "Mister 29 " - Invasion Wreck Chords
- Machineries of Joy Vol. 4 – 2007, Disc #2, Track #15 "Delusion" - Out of Line
- Awake the Machines Vol. 6 – 2008, Disc #2, Track #15 "Käferfrühstück " - Out of Line
- Advanced Electronics Vol. 7 – 2008, Disc #2, Track #10 "Käferfrühstück " - Synthetic Symphony
- Kinetik Festival Volume One – 2008, Disc #1, Track #6 "Graograman " - Artoffact Records
- Brainstorm Compilation 1 – 2009, Disc #2, Track #11 "Harvey" - Not on Label
- Industrial for the Masses Vol. 4 – 2010, Disc #1, Track #6 "Stille/Stimme " - Out Of Line
- Extreme Störfrequenz 5 – 2010, Track #12 "Käferfrühstück" - UpScene
- Awake The Machines Vol. 7 – 2011, Disc #3, Track #15 "Unter Dem Grund " - Out Of Line
- Musik Für Eingeweide Vol. 1 – 2012, Track #10 "Staub " - Empty Room Exploration