Die Form


Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977–78. The name 'Die Form' means ' form/shape' in German, like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme'.
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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, starting with Die Form 1 in 1977, with the first Die Form vinyl release 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, 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 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' 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' and 'ExHuman', continuing their release of interrelated concept albums.
"The Bach project" was released in January 2008, an album obviously devoted to Bach. 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, "Herz Frequenz", was released in October 2008, followed by the "Best of XXX" in November 2008.
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 has been released on Out Of Line.

Discography

Albums

  • 1982: Die Puppe
  • 1983: Some Experiences with Shock
  • 1987: Poupée Mécanique
  • 1988: Photogrammes
  • 1990: Corpus Delicti
  • 1992: Confessions
  • 1993: Ad Infinitum
  • 1994: Suspiria de Profundis
  • 1995: L'âme électrique
  • 1997: Duality
  • 2000: Extremum/XX
  • 2004: InHuman
  • 2006: ExHuman
  • 2008: Bach Project
  • 2009: Noir Magnétique
  • 2014: Rayon X
  • 2017: Baroque Equinox
  • 2021: Mental Camera

Compilations

  • 1988: Archives & Doküments
  • 1996: Vicious Circles: The Best Of
  • 1998: Histories
  • 2001: AKT - Sideprojects & Experimental Collection
  • 2008: Best of XXX
  • 2010: Chronology - The Bain Total Years 1.977-1.985
  • 2015: Die Form ÷ Fine Automatic

Singles & EPs

  • 1977: Bain Total Cleaning Solution, Music for Deaf and Dumb Persons + Mini albums 1 & 2
  • 1978: Zoophilic Lolita / Tanz
  • 1981: Situation Base / Gestual Equivoque
  • 1984: Autolyse / Masochist
  • 1984: Heart Of The Monster
  • 1986: Slow Love
  • 1988: Face to Face, Vol. 1
  • 1988: Poupée Mécanique / Sadia
  • 1989: After The Last Gaze
  • 1989: Présence
  • 1989: Teufel Im Leibe
  • 1990: Slow Love
  • 1990: Savage Logic
  • 1992: Imagine / Impudicus Rex
  • 1993: Tears of Eros
  • 1994: Silent Order / Re-Versions
  • 1994: Rose au Coeur Violet
  • 1996: Phenomena of Visitation
  • 1998: The Hidden Cage / Spiral
  • 1998: Automatic Love
  • 1999: Rain of Blood
  • 2000: Deep Inside
  • 2003: Zoopsia
  • 2009: Kobol
  • 2014: Schaulust
  • 2017: Psychic Poison
  • 2017: SLIT / FLUXUS with Mama Baer *2008: Herz Frequenz

Videos

  • 1995: Phenomena of Visitation
  • 1998: Videography Vol.1
  • 2017: Psychic Poison

Tapes (K-Cassettes)

  • 1978: Product 002/K.01 "I"
  • 1978: Product 003/K.02 KRYLON HERTZ "I"
  • 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
  • 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"
  • 1983: K.19 "Excisions"
  • 1983: K.20 "Archives & Doküments 1"
  • 1985: K.22 "Du Coeur Humain"
  • 1985: K.25 "Red Action"
  • 1985: K.27 FINE AUTOMATIC / D.F. SADIST SCHOOL "OrgasMechanism"
  • 1985: K.28 GRAPH 4 "Messe Basse"
  • 1985: K.29 "HURT" D.F. SADIST SCHOOL
  • 1986: K.F. "Fetish 1"
  • 1986: K.04 "Virgin Flavour 2" C.60
  • 1986: K.14 "Le Plomb des Cartes" / "La Loge Infernale"
  • 1986: K.X. "X.ACTION"
  • 1987: K.30 "Die Puppe"
  • 1987: K.31 "Some Experiences With Shock"
  • 1987: K.32 "Es lebe der Tod"
  • 1989: K.35 "Flexible Music vol.1"
  • 1998: "Limited Documents Vol. 1"

Side projects

D.Sign - Project with Philippe Fichot, Éliane P. & Mark Verhaeghen
  • 1991: D.Sign
Die Form Sadist School
  • 1990: Les Cent Vingt Journées de Sodome
  • 1992: Bacterium
  • 1995: The Visionary Garden
  • 2005: The Visionary Garden 2
Société Anonyme
  • 1991: S.A. 123
Sombre Printemps
  • 1991: Ambient & Film Music
  • 2011: Ambient & Film Music 1+2
Elektrode
  • 1993: Die Operative Maschine
Ukiyo - Die Form and Akifumi Nakajima|Aube
  • 1994: Ukiyo
Die Form ÷ Musique Concrète
  • 2015: Cinema Obscura
Outre Mondes
  • 2024: Outre Mondes / Ph. Fichot Solo Project