KiEw is a German electro-industrial project from Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in late 1990 by Andreas "Thedi" Thedens in order to make music inspired by Thedis lyrics, that made him a local hero of Lüneburg underground culture.
KiEw began with avant-garde and dada-industrial sound experiments and later changed to more rhythmic power electro-industrial/power noise upon the release of Feierabend in 2000. The band uses a lot of break beat, techno elements, and voice samples from movies and audio books, among other sources. The band has been signed to Out Of Line Music since 2000. The main themes of the music are insanity, schizophrenia, paranoia, and therapy.
The first lineup of KiEw consisted of founder Andreas "Thedi" Thedens and his school friends Thilo Eichenberg, Birk Lübberstedt and Jan Michel Luckow. After the early recording sessions beginning of 1991, Birk Lübberstedt left the band. Tassilo Schmitt joined during the first sessions and also Thomas "Biwi" Bierbach became a new band member as a singer and percussionist. In December 1993 KiEw had its live debut at Dorfgemeinschafthaus Ochtmissen near Lüneburg (Lower Saxony/Germany). Meanwhile, Tassilo Schmitt did not identify with KiEws music and aims anymore, so he left. Stephan "Thiemi" Thiemicke joined the band for playing bass, analog synth, and live performance shouting. Thilo Eichenberg (guitar) took part in the rehearsals, but left a short time before the debut show at Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Ochtmissen. Matthias Kulcke became new guitarist. Together with Stephan Thiemicke (bass), Martin Mälzer (guitar, vocals), and Thorsten Krolow (drums) he also formed the band Mohai in the early 90s.
In 2000 Thomas Bierbach and Jan Michel Luckow left, so KiEw became a trio until 2010, when Martin Mälzer (vocals, drums) officially joined KiEw. Before becoming an official member, Martin Mälzers voice appeared on some KiEw releases. He was special guest at some KiEw live shows as a singer, did remixes for KiEw and assisted the KiEw audio engineer Hauke Dressler several times since 2009.
Andreas "Thedi" ThedensMatthias Kulcke (since 1993)Stephan "Thiemi" Thiemicke (since 1993)Martin Mälzer (since 2010)Birk Lübberstedt (1990–1991)Tassilo Schmitt (1991–1993)Thilo Eichenberg (1990–1993)Jan Michel Luckow (1990–2000)Thomas "Biwi" Bierbach (1991–2000)Feierabend – (CD, EP) 2000 - KickBoxDivergent – (CD) 2001 - Out Of LineDiskette – (CD, EP) 2003 - Out Of LineAudiotherapy – (CD Album + DVD) 2004 - Out Of LineFestplatte – (12", Ltd. Edition White Vinyl [300 copies]) 2004 - Out Of LineExit #72 – (CD, EP) 2005 - Out Of LineVisite – (CD, Limited to 500 copies sold at 15 years of KiEw anniversary show) 2006 - Out Of Linemental [per]mutation - (2 CD, Album) 2010 - Out Of LineDie Geburt deines Kalbes erfüllt unser Dorf mit Freude (remastered) – (2CDr, Ltd. Edition [10 copies]) 1997 - no labelSauberkeit – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [77 copies]) 1997 - no labelkiew killz! – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [111 copies]) 1998 - no labelAas, 500m (Ilmenau Edition) – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [25 copies]) 1999 - no labelAas, 500m (Bielefeld Edition) – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [25 copies]) 1999 - no labelAas, 500m (Dresden Edition) – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [25 copies]) 1999 - no labelAas, 500m (Living Dead Edition) – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [75 copies]) 1999 - no labelAas, 500m (black Living Dead Edition) – (CDr, Ltd. Edition [2 copies]) 1999 - no labelOperationssaal (1991)Kühlschrank (1992)Untitled (1993)Die Geburt deines Kalbes erfüllt unser Dorf mit Freude (1994)E – (CD) 1999, Track #1 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Kafue SystemeElectro Club Attack - Shot Three – (2xCD) 2000, Disc #1, Track #13 "Feierabend" -Electro Technik - The Very Limited Collection Vol. 3 – (CD) 2000, Track #11 "Gerüchte Aus Kiew (KiEw Kontact Mix)" - VLE MediaAccess [One] – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #10 "Heisse Silke" - XXCAwake The Machines Vol. 3 – (CD) 2001, Track #9 "Graograman" - Out of LineElectro Club Attack - Shot Four (2xCD) 2001, Disc #1, Track #5 "Gerüchte" - XXC, Zoomshot Media EntertainmentExtreme Jenseitshymnen 1 – (CD) 2001, Track #6 "Feierabend In Kiew" - UpSolution RecordingsGothic Compilation Part XIV – (CD Enhanced) 2001, Track #1 "Heisse Silke" - Batbeliever ReleasesIndustrial for the Masses – (CD) 2001, Track #14 "Ausser Kontrolle (Kurzschluss Edit)" and Track #15 "Staub (Stoned)" - Out of LineMachineries of Joy – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition [3000 copies]) 2001, Disc #1, Track #16 "Zimmer 72" - Out of LineWellenreiter In Schwarz Vol. 5 – (2xCD) 2001, Disc #2, Track #8 "Feierabend" - Nova TekkExtreme Jenseitshymnen 2 – (CD) 2002, Track #5 "Graograman (Death Surrounds Mix)" - UpSolution RecordingsMachineries of Joy Vol. 2 – (2xCD) 2002, Disc #2, Track #15 "Sojifu" - Out of LineSliding Horse One – (CD) 2002, Track #10 "Graograman" - Sliding HorseAwake the Machines Vol. 4 – (CD) 2003, Track #18 "DCDisk" - Out of LineDSSG - Der Sampler 2 – (CD Sampler) 2003, Track #2 "Tunnel (Live at Matrix, Bochum, 2002-12-13)" - no labelExtreme Clubhits VIII – (CD) 2003, Track #4 "Tunnel" - UpSolution RecordingsAdvanced Electronics Vol. 3 – (2xCD) 2004, Disc #2, Track #15 "DCDisk" - Synthetic SymphonyIndustrial for the Masses Vol. 2 (Limited Edition) – (2xCD) 2004, Disc #1, Track #16 "DCDisk (Marble Mix)" - Out of LineIntensivstation - (CD) 2004, Track #3 "DCDisk (Soman Special Edit)" - TotentanzMachineries of Joy Vol. 3 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) - (2xCD) 2004, Disc #2, Track #15 "Odessa" - Out of LineZillo Club Hits 9 – (CD) 2004, Track #12 "DCDisk (DD Version)" - ZilloAwake the Machines Vol. 5 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2005, Disc #2, Track #14 "Synapsenbrecher (13th Monkey Remix)" - Out of LineBodybeats – (CD) 2005, Track #14 "Graograman (F/A/V Remix)" - COP InternationalCelebrate the Machines - An Out of Line 10th Anniversary Megamix! – (CD Sampler, Ltd. Edition) 2005, Track #10 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Out of LineM'era Luna Festival 2005 – (2xCD) 2005, Disc #1, Track #13 "Nachtwache" - TotentanzNew Signs & Sounds 12/05-01/06 – (CD Sampler, Enhanced) 2005, Track #6 "Gabriel (Architect Remix)" - ZilloThis Is... Techno Body Music Vol. 1 – (2xCD) 2005, Disc #1, Track #11 "Zimmer 72 (Rob Acid Remix)" - Masterhit RecordingsAdvanced Electronics Vol. 5 – (2xCD + DVD) 2006, DVD Track #4 "Nachtwache" - Synthetic SymphonyDark Flower Vol. II – (2xCD) 2006, Disc #2, Track #5 "Gabriel (Convulsive Therapy By Skinjob Mix)" - AngelstarIndustrial for the Masses Vol. 3 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2006, Disc #1, Track #7 "Mr. 29 (Feat. Ambassador 21)" - Out of LineOut of Line Festival Vol. 2 – (DVD) 2006, Track #18 "Feierabend In Kiew" - Out of LinePublic Convenience II – (12") 2006, Side A, Track #3 "Sojifu (Kinderlandmix)" - Restroom RecordsScenes from a Galton's Walk – (CD) 2006, Track #11 "Killers (Nachtwache-RMX Re-Edit)" - Ant-ZenCut&Go – (CDr) 2007, Track #10 "Mister 29 (Ambassador 21 Remix)" - Invasion Wreck ChordsMachineries of Joy Vol. 4 – (2xCD) 2007, Disc #2, Track #15 "Delusion" - Out of LineAwake the Machines Vol. 6 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2008, Disc #2, Track #15 "Käferfrühstück (7 Uhr Edit)" - Out of LineAdvanced Electronics Vol. 7 – (2xCD + DVD) 2008, Disc #2, Track #10 "Käferfrühstück (8 Uhr Edit)" - Synthetic SymphonyKinetik Festival Volume One – (2xCD) 2008, Disc #1, Track #6 "Graograman (Death Surrounds)" - Artoffact RecordsBrainstorm Compilation 1 – (2xCD) 2009, Disc #2, Track #11 "Harvey" - Not on LabelIndustrial for the Masses Vol. 4 – (2xCD, Ltd. Edition) 2010, Disc #1, Track #6 "Stille/Stimme (IFTM Edit)" - Out Of LineExtreme Störfrequenz 5 – (CD) 2010, Track #12 "Käferfrühstück" - UpSceneAwake The Machines Vol. 7 – (3xCD) 2011, Disc #3, Track #15 "Unter Dem Grund (Underground Version)" - Out Of LineMusik Für Eingeweide Vol. 1 – (CD) 2012, Track #10 "Staub (Live)" - Empty Room Exploration
