Die Form

Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977¹–78. The name 'Die Form' means '(the) form/shape' in German, like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed).

Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977–78. The name 'Die Form' means '(the) form/shape' in German, like the Bauhaus diary, and is a play on the English homonym 'deform' and on the French homonym 'difforme' (deformed). ==Discography== ===Albums=== 1982: Die Puppe (LP and Cassette, CD issued in 1986, remastered CD issued in 2001¹ as 'Die Puppe II') 1983: Some Experiences with Shock (LP and Cassette, CD issued in 1986, remastered CD issued in 2001) 1987: Poupée Mécanique (LP and CD, remastered CD issued in 2001) 1988: Photogrammes (LP and CD, remastered CD version issued in 2001) 1990: Corpus Delicti (LP, CD and Cassette, remastered CD issued in 2001 as 'Corpus Delicti 2') 1992: Confessions (LP, CD and Cassette, remastered CD issued in 2001) 1993: Ad Infinitum (LP and CD, remastered CD issued in 2002) 1994: Suspiria de Profundis (CD only, remastered CD issued in 2002) 1995: L'âme électrique (CD only, remastered CD issued in 2002) 1997: Duality (CD only) 2000: Extremum/XX (CD and LP) 2004: InHuman (CD and LP) 2006: ExHuman (CD only) 2008: Bach Project (CD only) 2009: Noir Magnétique (CD only) 2014: Rayon X (CD and LP) 2017: Baroque Equinox (3 Editions, Boxset, CD and LP) 2021: Mental Camera (CD, LP, Book, Box) ===Compilations=== 1988: Archives & Doküments (CD and LP, reissued as 'Archives & Documents II' in 1991, and as a remastered 'Archives & Documents III' in 2001) 1996: Vicious Circles: The Best Of (CD only) 1998: Histories (US edition released as double CD, European edition released as separated CDs 'Histories 1' and 'Histories 2') 2001: AKT - Sideprojects & Experimental Collection (CD only) 2008: Best of XXX (3 CD box) 2010: Chronology - The Bain Total Years 1.977-1.985 (6 LP + 7-inch) 2015: Die Form ÷ Fine Automatic (2 LP) ===Singles & EPs=== 1977: Bain Total Cleaning Solution, Music for Deaf and Dumb Persons + Mini albums 1 & 2 (1 copy metal albums, Bain Total) 1978: Zoophilic Lolita / Tanz (split 7-inch single with Eva.Johanna Reichstag, Bain Total) 1981: Situation Base / Gestual Equivoque (split 7” with Metabolist, Bain Total) 1984: Autolyse / Masochist (split EP with Portion Control and Rinf, Free 1984 Sect. One, Lacerba) 1984: Heart Of The Monster (7-inch single, Front de l'Est) 1986: Slow Love (12-inch, Attitudes) 1988: Face to Face, Vol. 1 (Split-LP with Asmus Tietchens) 1988: Poupée Mécanique / Sadia (7-inch single, New Rose) 1989: After The Last Gaze (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Die Puppe LP, Normal) 1989: Présence (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Some Experiments With Shock LP, Normal) 1989: Teufel Im Leibe (7-inch single, New Life) 1990: Slow Love (7-inch single, bonus with limited edition Poupée Mécanique LP, Normal) 1990: Savage Logic (12-inch & MCD, Parade Amoureuse) 1992: Imagine / Impudicus Rex (7-inch single, Scharlach) 1993: Tears of Eros (MCD, Hyperium) 1994: Silent Order / Re-Versions (MCD, Hyperium) 1994: Rose au Coeur Violet (MCD, Hyperium) 1996: Phenomena of Visitation (MCD, Hyperium) 1998: The Hidden Cage / Spiral (12-inch & MCD, Trisol) 1998: Automatic Love (split 7-inch with The Nuns, Musical Tragedies) 1999: Rain of Blood (MCD, Trisol) 2000: Deep Inside (12-inch & MCD, Trisol) 2003: Zoopsia (12-inch & MCD + video track, Trisol) 2009: Kobol (7-inch single, Noir Magnétique limited edition boxset, Out of Line) 2014: Schaulust (MCD, Out of Line) 2017: Psychic Poison (MCD, Trisol) 2017: S(P)LIT / FLUXUS (LP) with Mama Baer (dedicated to Hubert Toyot)*2008: Her[t]z Frequenz (MCD, Out of Line) ===Videos=== 1995: Phenomena of Visitation (VHS, Bain Total) 1998: Videography Vol.1 (VHS, Trisol) 2017: Psychic Poison (DVD, Exclusively available in the Baroque Equinox box, Bain Total) ===Tapes (K-Cassettes)=== 1978: Product 002/K.01 "I" (2 different covers) 1978: Product 003/K.02 KRYLON HERTZ "I" (C.20, and re-issue C.30) 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 (C.60) (re-issue from the endless cassettes) 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" ("Best of" Die Form/Eva-Johanna Reichstag) 1983: K.19 "Excisions" (3 different covers) 1983: K.20 "Archives & Doküments 1" 1985: K.22 "Du Coeur Humain" 1985: K.25 "Red Action" (co-production B.T./T.M., other side by KOSA) 1985: K.27 FINE AUTOMATIC / D.F. SADIST SCHOOL "OrgasMechanism" 1985: K.28 GRAPH 4 "Messe Basse" (one side cassette) (poems soundtrack) 1985: K.29 "HURT" D.F. SADIST SCHOOL (one side cassette) 1986: K.F. "Fetish 1" (C.50) 1986: K.04 "Virgin Flavour 2" C.60 (re-issue, total remix extra-track) 1986: K.14 "Le Plomb des Cartes" / "La Loge Infernale" (C.90) (re-issue, total remix extra-track) 1986: K.X. "X.ACTION" (SADIST SCHOOL 1.984) 1987: K.30 "Die Puppe" (C.50) (re-issue of the first LP / 1982) 1987: K.31 "Some Experiences With Shock" (re-issue of the 2nd LP / 1984) 1987: K.32 "Es lebe der Tod" (C.50) 1989: K.35 "Flexible Music vol.1" (guest : DZ LECTRIC) 1998: "Limited Documents Vol. 1" (incl. unreleased tracks of 1982–86, limited edition of 300 copies with 1 original photo) ===Side projects=== D.Sign - Project with Philippe Fichot, Éliane P. & Mark Verhaeghen (Klinik) 1991: D.Sign (12-inch & MCD, Antler-Subway) Die Form Sadist School 1990: Les Cent Vingt Journées de Sodome (LP & CD, Die Form Side-Project 1, Parade Amoureuse) 1992: Bacterium (Split 12-inch & CD with Etant Donnés (Tracks 1-3 DFSS, Tracks 4-6 Etant Donnés, Danceteria) 1995: The Visionary Garden (CD, Die Form Side-Project 6, Hyperium) 2005: The Visionary Garden 2 (CD re-release with 1 Videotrack, Ultra Mail Prod) Société Anonyme 1991: S.A. 123 (LP, CD & Cassette, Die Form Side-Project 2, Danceteria) Sombre Printemps 1991: Ambient & Film Music (LP & CD, Die Form Side-Project 3, Danceteria) 2011: Ambient & Film Music 1+2 (Double CD, Out Of Line) Elektrode 1993: Die Operative Maschine (CD, Die Form Side-Project 4, Hyperium) Ukiyo - Die Form and Akifumi Nakajima|Aube 1994: Ukiyo (CD, Die Form Side-Project 5, Hyperium/Hypnobeat) Die Form ÷ Musique Concrète 2015: Cinema Obscura (CD, Bain Total) Outre Mondes 2024: Outre Mondes / Ph. Fichot Solo Project (LP, Book, Bain Total) ==References== ==External links== Die Form Homepage Philippe Fichot Photography Musée de l'Extase - Museum of Ecstasy (French Fan Site) French fan page with discography Industrial/Gothic Music Database

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