(EBM, Futurepop) Funker Vogt - Der Letzte Tanz (EP) - 2017 (RepoRecords), FLAC (tracks), lossless

When "Funker Vogt" was founded in 1995 by Gerrit Thomas and Jens Kästel, nobody could foresee that, within just one year, it would grow into one of the leading electro-acts of today. Originally, it had been envisaged as just one more of Gerrit Thomas's many musical projects; however, the project took the world by storm and grew to become his main act.
The members consist of Gerrit Thomas, Jens Kästel, Björn Böttcher, Frank Schweigert (who replaced Thomas Kroll in 2004), and Kai Schmidt. They all hail from the town of Hameln, Germany. Jens Kästel recently announced on the band's website that Funker Vogt's November 30, 2013 show in Berlin was his final show as lead singer for the band.
The name of the band translates from German to English as 'Radio Operator Vogt', taken from a friend of the band who was a navigator/radio operator in the German army. This choice of name describes and defines the theme of the project: German army - military - war.
The responsibilities/roles of each member of the band are clearly defined: Gerrit Thomas composes the music, while Jens Kästel is the singer. Most of the lyrics are written by Kai Schmidt, with occasional contributions by Jens and Gerrit. In concert Jens and Gerritt are supported by two guests, namely Björn Böttcher (keyboard) and Thomas Kroll (guitar). For three years Kai Schmidt managed the band, when he handed the management over to Repomanagement (KS/BB).

‘Der letzte Tanz’ (The Last Dance) attracts with his hymnic and ear-catching melody and owns all ingedients that are necessary to become another great FUNKER VOGT hit! The EP features 4 different versions of the title-track plus the exclusive (non-album) song ‘Blut und Schmerz’ (Blood and Pain). Two versions of ‘Der letzte Tanz’ have been remixed by PATENBRIGADE WOLFF and WINTERHART.