Deichkind

Deichkind (German pronunciation: [ˈdaɪçkɪnt], literally Dyke Child) is a German electropunk band formed in Hamburg in 1997. Current members are “Kryptik Joe” alias Philipp Grütering (rapper/songwriter), Henning “DJ Phono” Besser (DJ), Sebastian “Porky” Dürre (rapper/songwriter) and Roland “Roy” Knauf (producer). Deichkind started with hip hop, later added elements of electronic dance music to its style. The band themselves call their music TechRap as a combination of techno and rap music. The songs are often satirical and criticize consumerism and the performance-oriented society.

Deichkind
Rock'n'heim 2014
Background information
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	German hip hop electropunk electroclash electropop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	1997–2002: Showdown 2006: Island 2008–2012: Universal 2014–present: Sultan Günther 2019–present: Deichkind Enterprises
Members	Philipp “Kryptik Joe” Grütering Henning “DJ Phono” Besser Sebastian “Porky” Dürre (since 2005) Roland “Roy” Knauf (since 2009)
Past members	Malte Pittner (1997–2006) Bartosch “Buddy Buxbaum” Jeznach (1997–2008) Sebastian “Sebi” Hackert (1997–†2009) Ferris MC (Sascha “Ferris Hilton” Reimann) (2008–2018)[1]
Website	deichkind.de

History

The band had its first success at the turn of the millennium with single Bon Voyage. Deichkind's early style could be described as alternative hip hop, during the 2000s its style incorporated more and more elements from electronic music, dance and punk. The most famous examples of this electronic-leaning hip hop sound are the three singles, Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah) (2006), Arbeit nervt (2008), and Leider geil (2012). These three singles placed in the charts.

In 2005, the group represented Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, with the song Electric Super Dance Band, placing 14th with 12 points.^[2]

In 2009, Sebastian “Sebi” Hackert, the band's longtime producer, died.

Befehl von ganz unten (2012) was Deichkind's first hit album, selling more than 200,000 units. Niveau Weshalb Warum (2015) debuted at number-one on the album charts in Germany and Switzerland.

The group contributed the song Happy New Fear to the soundtrack of the German film Victoria in 2015.

In 2018, rapper Sascha Reimann alias Ferris MC and “Ferris Hilton” left Deichkind after ten years.

Although the band originates from Hamburg, it now works mainly in Berlin.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Release	Label	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
				GER [3]	AUT [4]	SWI [5]
2000	Bitte ziehen Sie durch	8 September 2000	Showdown Records	18	—	—
2002	Noch fünf Minuten Mutti	28 January 2002	Showdown Records	17	56	—
2006	Aufstand im Schlaraffenland	19 May 2006	Island Records	68	—	—
2008	Arbeit nervt	17 October 2008	Universal Music	13	30	80
2012	Befehl von ganz unten	23 January 2012	Universal Music	2	5	16	BVMI: Platinum[6] IFPI Austria: Gold[7]
2015	Niveau weshalb warum	31 January 2015	Sultan Günther Music	1	2	1
2019	Wer sagt denn das?	27 September 2019	Sultan Günther Music	3	4	8
2023	Neues vom Dauerzustand	17 February 2023	Sultan Günther Music	2	2	4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Length	Peak chart positions			Album	Certifications (sales thresholds)
			GER [8]	AUT [4]	SWI [5]
"Wer bremst das?!"	1998	4:37	—	—	—
"Bon Voyage" featuring Nina	2000	3:23 (album version), 3:28 (radio edit)	11	17	34	Bitte ziehen Sie durch
"Komm schon"		3:54	76	—	—
"Weit weg!" featuring Bintia		4:53 (album version), 3:52 (radio edit)	67	—	—
"Limit"	2002	3:02	21	25	95	Noch fünf Minuten Mutti
"Pferd im Stall"		3:51	—	—	—
"E. S. D. B." / "Electric Superdance Band"	2005	2:28	—	—	—	Aufstand im Schlaraffenland
"Remmidemmi (Yippie Yippie Yeah)"	2006	3:43	68	—	—
"Ich betäube mich" featuring Sarah Walker		3:33	—	—	—
"Arbeit nervt"	2008	3:18	23	29	—	Arbeit nervt
"Luftbahn"	2009	3:23	36	—	—
"Bück dich hoch"	2012	4:07	11	33	—	Befehl von ganz unten	BVMI: Gold[9]
"Leider geil"		3:11 (album version), 3:09 (radio edit)	6	6	61		BVMI: Gold[10] IFPI Austria: Gold[11]
"Der Mond"		4:24	68	61	—
"Ich habe eine Fahne"	2014	3:36	—	—	—	—
"So 'ne Musik"		3:11	27	—	—	Niveau weshalb warum
"Denken Sie groß"	2015	4:01	36	—	—
"Like mich am Arsch"		3:33	3	—	81
"Selber machen lassen"		3:39	3	—	81
"Happy New Fear"			—	—	—	Victoria soundtrack
"Richtig gutes Zeug"	2019	2:50	—	—	—	Wer sagt denn das?
"Wer sagt denn das?"		3:32	—	—	—
"Keine Party"		5:34	—	—	—
"Dinge"		3:32	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.