Schiller (band)

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Schiller

Background information
Origin Flag of Germany Germany
Genre(s) Ambient
Electronic
House music
New Age
Trance
Synthpop
Years active 1998 - present
Label(s) Universal Music Group
Polydor Records
Radikal Records
SLEEPINGROOM
Website Official site
Members
Christopher von Deylen
Former members
Mirko von Schlieffen

Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician. Von Deylen doesn't provide vocals for any of his music, instead choosing to collaborate with singers from within and outside of Germany. Musicians and talent who have worked with von Deylen include: German actor and musician Ben Becker, Irish singer Moya Brennan of the Celtic group Clannad and sister to international new age star Enya, International theater star Sarah Brightman, Peter Heppner of the German synth pop band Wolfsheim, miLù, Xavier Naidoo, Maya Saban, Kim Sanders formerly of Culture_Beat, Ana Torroja, lead singer of the Spanish pop group Mecano, Tarja Turunen, former frontwoman of Finnish symphonic power metal group Nightwish, Greek singer Despina Vandi, and Alexander Veljanov of German Darkwave group Deine Lakaien, as well as other electronic musicians including Klaus Schulze, Mike Oldfield and others.

Most likely due to technical and legal considerations, it has often taken a year or longer for Schiller to release the North American editions of their albums. European countries see a release much sooner, usually within a month or so, but the North American releases have either had some of the German-language tracks re-recorded in English, or contain exclusive or previously unreleased material. After the North American release of Life, Christopher Von Deylen stated that he did not wish to continue mixing English translations of the German language tracks.

The name of the band is taken from one of von Deylen's heroes, famed German poet Friedrich Schiller.

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[edit] History

Schiller was founded by Christopher von Deylen and Mirko von Schlieffen in 1998, signaled with the release of their first single Glockenspiel. They then followed up with the release of their first album, Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) in 1999. Schiller's second studio album Weltreise (World Trip) was inspired by a two-month-long road trip that Deylen took with his father from London to Peking.

Von Deylen and von Schlieffen had creative differences, and a conflict between the both of them regarding the direction the two wished to take Schiller led to to Von Schlieffen leaving the group

Schiller's fourth studio album is entitled Tag Und Nacht (Day And Night). It was released in Germany through Universal Music in mid-fall 2005, with two editions:

  • A standard release.
  • A two disc deluxe edition with two new songs, a remix of "Der Nacht...", and a chill-out sample compilation of the album.

The North American release of Day And Night came on July 10th, 2007. A dvd by the same name containing footage of a live concert was released simultaneously.

Schiller's fifth album, Sehnsucht (Longing) was announced in December of 2007 and later released on February 22nd, 2008. Sehnsucht was simultaneously released in two formats and in three editons which are as follows:

  • A limited super deluxe edition 3-disc release with two CDs and a DVD. Over 30 new songs will be on the album, with prior musical talent including Kim Sanders and Jette von Roth slated to return, as well as new talent including Klaus Schulze, Ana Torroja, Despina Vandi, Ben Becker, Xavier Naidoo, and others.

The DVD is slated to contain footage from the Schiller concert in Kiev, as well as music video clips and 15-minute segment with von Deylen himself. Also to be included is a 36-page book containing photos, discussions, deailed information about particular songs, and other ephemera.

  • A limited edition which contains only one audio disc and a DVD. The audio disc is comprised of a selection of tracks from the first and second discs of the super deluxed edition. The dvd is identical to the one in the super deluxe edition

Sehnsucht, a track from the new album, is the first video, and likely the first single from the album.

Over 100,000 copies of Sehnsucht have been sold since its release and the album has received the golden certification.[1]

[edit] Discography

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The original German releases are under various subsidiaries of Universal Music Group, such as Polydor Records Germany. The US releases, with translated titles and song titles, were under Radikal Records until Day and Night, released by 4 West Records.

[edit] Albums

[edit] German releases

English translation in parentheses.

  • 1999 Zeitgeist (Spirit of the age)
  • 2001 Weltreise (World Trip)
  • 2003 Leben (Life)
  • 2004 Live ErLeben (Live Experience)
  • 2005 Tag Und Nacht (Day and Night)
  • 2006 Tagtraum (Daydream)
  • 2008 Sehnsucht (Desire)

All albums received special edition release alongside standard release.

[edit] US releases

  • 2001 Zeitgeist (Spirit of the Time)
  • 2002 Voyage& DVD
  • 2004 Life* (Collectors edition includes amended, translated version of "Leben" DVD)
  • 2005 Prologue (previously Germany concert sales only)
  • 2007 Day and Night
  • 2008 Desire

[edit] Singles

[edit] German releases

English translation in parentheses

  • 1998 Das Glockenspiel (The Glockenspiel)
  • 1999 Liebesschmerz (Lover's Pain)
  • 1999 Ruhe (Calm)
  • 2000 Ein Schöner Tag (A Beautiful Day) (with Isgaard)
  • 2001 Dream of You (with Peter Heppner)
  • 2001 Dancing With Loneliness (with Kim Sanders)
  • 2003 Liebe (with Mila Mar) (Love)
  • 2004 Leben... I Feel You (with Peter Heppner)
  • 2005 Die Nacht... Du Bist Nicht Allein (with Thomas D.) (The Night... You Are Not Alone)
  • 2006 Der Tag... Du Bist Erwacht (with Jette Von Roth) (The Day... You Are Awake)
  • 2008 Sehnsucht (with Xavier Naidoo) (Desire)

[edit] US releases

  • 2000 Das Glockenspiel/ The Bell
  • 2002 Dream of You
  • 2003 Remixed EP, Vol. 1
  • 2005 I Feel You

[edit] Video

[edit] German releases

  • 2001 Weltreise - Die DVD
  • 2004 Leben - Die DVD
  • 2004 Live ErLeben (live DVD)
  • 2006 Tagtraum (double DVD + audio CD)

[edit] US releases

  • 2002 Voyage - The DVD
  • 2004 Life Special editions of the album contained an ammeded, translated version of the DVD "Leben".
  • 2007 Day and Night Live

[edit] References

  1. ^ Όλα για τη συνεργασία Βανδή/Φοίβου/Schiller.(Greek) MAD TV. Retrieved on April 2, 2008

[edit] External links